Meh: How one public servant describes going back to office 3 days a week

Steve Partridge, a public servant, casts his vote in the MEH category about returning to work 3 days a week as a public servant in Ottawa.

[canuckflxnfly]

This is why I went back to the private sector. Having a brain and a work ethic is not permitted in the public service.

[philc]

Just quit, let another person have your job.

[Rainbowpandas]

The whiny reactions of the public servants is embarrassing for all Canadians.

[BudzzableRides]

The horror of actually showing up at work. Yes we all would love to stay at home and receive government money.

[wardenwilson]

These poor babies have to actually come to work, 3 whole days a week! The horror!
I, on the other hand, showed up, and worked 5, sometimes 6, days a week. 50 weeks a year. For 35 years. And for 30 of those years, I travelled an hour+, each way. And I thought I was lucky!
I guess I, and most hard working Canadians, were wrong.

[Girl-Next-Door]

I didn't even know that this was still happening. I thought that everyone had went back to work after covid. They're bitching about having to go into the office?! Hey listen, I'll take his job with a 10% pay cut and promise to come in EVERY DAY.

[ReganPicheRiri]

Public employees are spoiled rotten, no private sector employees are getting paid like these fools.
They just want more and more benefits and money!
Research how much a food service worker makes at a hospital, also Research what a by- law officer makes!
FACT, FACT, FACT
the average salary for a jr. Vice-president in the private sector is 105, 867.00 the higher paid ones make 156, 000.00.
It cost the Ontario government pays teachers, a salary over 100k benefits that cost a fortune, a indexed pension for life including the benefits till death and if the have a partner that person gets a survivors pension. So the cost is roughly 145% of there salary hey and they have 220, 000 teachers.
I would cancel all collective bargaining agreements and renegotiate them to bring them in line with private sector employees!!
I grew up in Ottawa and this is a big government town, the ones i know are honest and say the truth which is they are over paid under worked and have to many privileges.
Can anyone name a private corporation that would pay these amounts.
No because they would go bankrupt real quick.😮

[bobbarclay]

Meh, take your 64% pension and sunny days then🎉

[dekr]

Taxpayers are paying your wages. 50% of you should be laid off, the rest of you get back to work at the work place, its not too much to ask or demand. Enough of this bullshit.

[gofour]

It depends on the industry. If I work for the government, I would make less but get a slightly better benefits and pension package. It goes both ways.

[murffromcanadamurf]

32 years with the same job.. your very lucky..
If you don't want to travel in .. please let me come for your job.. I would be more than happy to travel into a office for a shit down desk job..