All Is Fair In The Service

Since I am going to spend a significant portion if not a whole portion of my life serving in the Public Service, might as well I promote the JPA, my boss.

An article on Civil Service in the Star today interviewed a few people of the minority race on their experience in their career. Liow Tiong Lai mentioned that it is part of chinese culture and history for people to study hard and pass exams in orders to be scholars, and thus civil servants. Haha. This clearly reflects some of our fellow SPM-candidate's craze to score as much A1s as possible.

There are a few myths that surround the civil service I suppose,

1) Discrimination
2) Low pay
3) Lack of job prospects and unfair promotions
4) Cultural barriers with colleagues
5) Negative connotations in regards to the inefficiency of the civil service

Dr Chua Hong Teck says, "We always hear people complaining about how the public delivery system is lacking and how frustrated they feel whenever a task, which involves any government procedure, is so arduous.

Why then do they not become a part of the system and make a change? Do not always complain just because the front liners of any given government department give a bit of hassle...

Therefore, I urge parents to help change their mindset, and in so doing, their children’s. Do not base your assumptions of the public service on just what you hear.

Think of the type of country that you want, and take the effort to make it happen."

Goh Wei Liang says, "Don't criticise and criticise and criticise only. If the public service is that bad, why don't you join us and change the system?"

Datuk Dr. Victor Wee says, "We are a democratic country, and with a more balanced ethnic composition of government servants, the nation would see a more dynamic environment – one that would prove very beneficial to us all as Malaysians."

Kerepoklekor says, "Do not ask what the country can do for you, as yourself what can you do for your country? Complaint somemore lah, later when your straight A1 son become a bonded civil servant then you only know."