Comments on: The Magical Transformation http://www.getrichslick.com/the-magical-transformation/1645/ Getting Rich Slick® has never been so easy... Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:13:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: andron frolov http://www.getrichslick.com/the-magical-transformation/1645/comment-page-1/#comment-54457 andron frolov Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:11:46 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/?p=1645#comment-54457 Have you ever heard of the "serpico effect"? Jared has it basically right but here is a different angle: It is the system that people work in. efficiency and hard work are not rewarded and are actually scorned (I've personally been told not to work too hard so as not to make others look bad! IE: conform or you are the enemy) i have since left that private company but i am sure it is similar in the public sector. Have you ever heard of the “serpico effect”?

Jared has it basically right but here is a different angle:

It is the system that people work in. efficiency and hard work are not rewarded and are actually scorned (I’ve personally been told not to work too hard so as not to make others look bad! IE: conform or you are the enemy) i have since left that private company but i am sure it is similar in the public sector.

]]> By: Rich http://www.getrichslick.com/the-magical-transformation/1645/comment-page-1/#comment-54456 Rich Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:38:26 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/?p=1645#comment-54456 Is that's all that there is to it Jared? Fear of termination will make a person work better? I think there have been numerous studies that this type of fear does little or nothing to improve work performance. Don't private companies have mediocre workers? Does your place of employment have 100% dedicated workers (i.e. no "losers")? If so, then why? Isn't there a threat of firing them? I don't disagree that DMV's suck but would privatizing them make them better or would they be just as bad as they are now? Is that’s all that there is to it Jared? Fear of termination will make a person work better? I think there have been numerous studies that this type of fear does little or nothing to improve work performance.

Don’t private companies have mediocre workers? Does your place of employment have 100% dedicated workers (i.e. no “losers”)?

If so, then why? Isn’t there a threat of firing them? I don’t disagree that DMV’s suck but would privatizing them make them better or would they be just as bad as they are now?

]]> By: Jared http://www.getrichslick.com/the-magical-transformation/1645/comment-page-1/#comment-54455 Jared Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:10:14 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/?p=1645#comment-54455 You mentioned that the source of income for both entities (private and gov’t run) come from the public. This is true. However, if a private company is selling a bad product or offering poor service, how long will it be before their income dries up? They have to be efficient or suffer the consequences. I think people (most) working in the private sector know this and act accordingly (work harder/more efficiently). If a government office/entity does a poor job what are the repercussions? I haven’t heard of too many DMVs etc being shut down because they were poorly run/had incompetent workers. The income stream (taxpayer dollars) still flows and a paycheck will be coming to you whether you perform well or not. You mentioned that the source of income for both entities (private and gov’t run) come from the public. This is true. However, if a private company is selling a bad product or offering poor service, how long will it be before their income dries up?

They have to be efficient or suffer the consequences. I think people (most) working in the private sector know this and act accordingly (work harder/more efficiently).

If a government office/entity does a poor job what are the repercussions? I haven’t heard of too many DMVs etc being shut down because they were poorly run/had incompetent workers. The income stream (taxpayer dollars) still flows and a paycheck will be coming to you whether you perform well or not.

]]> By: Mike http://www.getrichslick.com/the-magical-transformation/1645/comment-page-1/#comment-54454 Mike Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:39:23 +0000 http://www.getrichslick.com/?p=1645#comment-54454 You were right about politics, but you pointed at the wrong politics. It's the politics of the speaker, not the politics of the organization, that matter when the government idiot to the private sector miracle worker transition happens. You were right about politics, but you pointed at the wrong politics. It’s the politics of the speaker, not the politics of the organization, that matter when the government idiot to the private sector miracle worker transition happens.

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