[Superman]

That's my point. Public sector folks make decisions that have a huge impact on business and society. It's madness to give these decisions to nitwits, and talented managers are not comfortable with either the pay rates in the public sector, nor are they anxious to adopt the reputation we give to public servants. It's a thankless job in many ways. The folks that whine about public agency performance, are the same ones that would raise even more he!! if you propose to offer compensation comparable to that in the private sector. So, public sector life is a lose/lose proposition.

These principles certainly struck me when I was a public servant. I made calculations and determinations that impacted basically every employer in my state. I took it seriously and folks (even industry folks) say I did a good job, but it seemed crazy to have so much responsibility placed on someone with only my skill.