My friend asks me why I don't want to work for the government. She asks if it's because I didn't think the people who work there are smart.
I said "no. That's not the reason"
To work for the government you don't need to be only smart or clever, the most important thing is you need to be CAPABLE.
Most of my government employees are not capable of doing their job. Most of my government employees want to work for my government because of money. Small works big money.
Big allowance (a lot of allowances that I don't think they need it. Most of the time, I'm questioning the purpose of the allowance, like "wth is this for?!"), even bigger than your salary sometimes.
They guarantee your pension, more "good network", chance to break the rule easier (because you work for the government, most of them feel and think like they own the country), easier to get "pocket" money, used their "jabatan" untuk kepentingan pribadi, padahal "jabatan" nya ga tinggi cuma B aja, tapi gaya tengil selangit, and many more.
Maklumin aja, masih banyak penduduk negara saya yang mentalnya masih mental dijajah. Dulu jaman negara saya dijajah yang dianggap sugih dan dipandang ya pegawai pemerintahan. Makanya pegawai pemerintahan seringnya ngerasa punya power, padahal sih ga ada powernya juga, orang cuma staff biasa, gaya nya aja selangit berasa pejabat pemerintahan.
Point is, you get more profit and advantage when you work for the government.
That's why it's an Indonesian dream job (most of them).
Let's put an example, my current governor.
Is he stupid? No(?)
He has a good degree. But you can't say that someone who has a degree is smart or clever.
Like they said "never confuse education with intelligence"
But I can sure you that he is not that stupid.
Is he capable of his job? OF COURSE NOT.
You can ask other people if you don't believe me.
He failed to prevent the city floods, this year is one of the worst for the past 15 years. What did he say? "It's because the water, the rainfall is so high, nothing we can do about it. And children are happy playing in the flood after all".
When we check further, we knew that the water pump isn't working. And he didn't do dredging.
Is he fit for the job? OF COURSE NOT.
But he is not stupid(?).
Next, my minister of health. When we ask his plan to prevent coronavirus or facing it, he said: "just enjoy it".
Is he stupid? OF COURSE NOT. He is one of the best doctors in Indonesia.
Is he fit for the job? Let's see now when we know that there are around 20 people in an indication that have the virus.
Almost everyone in Indonesia know, when you are dealing with a government don't give them the right way or regulation, give them more unnecessary money then they will do it faster, and you will be their priority.
(Maksudnya kalo lo mau ngapa-ngapain cepet dipemerintahan ya nyogok aja lewat jalan belakang atau lewat calo atau cari orang dalem. Ga perduli lo ngantri dan ngikutin regulasi dari jam 5 pagi, yang diduluin adalah kenalan mereka atau yang ngasih duit ke mereka)
For me, work in government is not only about can you or can you not. It is not only as simple as smart or stupid or clever.
It's about are you capable or are you not. It's about are you fit for the job or are you not. It's about did you have the knowledge for your position or did you not.
That's the reason why a big and settle company so specific about the qualification of its employees.
Education background, expertise background, experience background, knowledge background.
They don't just "hired any people".
They don't care how much money you can give them in the selection test period (ga bisa nyogok maksudnya), who is your father, your uncle, or your family. You are not capable, then you are not the person for the job.
They won't invest in a person who is not capable.
Wasting their money on a person that is not capable.
Send them to a school or training for nothing.
They will ask something in return, not just "doing usual regular work" after you back.
They will demand you to make something different after your learning. That's why they invest in you. They will demand you to make a program or a project that is useful and impactful for the company.
That's the challenge. You don't get it freely.
For me, it's more challenging.
It pushes me to be the best among the best.
Not the best among okay.
Like they said "it's better to be okay among the best than to be the best among okay"
Don't get me wrong.
Are all of the government employees like that?
OF COURSE NOT
There are a lot of good people too and do their job right. But you know, conformity theory. They match their behavior with their environment and the people around them so they can fit in and survive.
The thing is, when you eat like them, walk like them, talk like them, and think like them, you BE like them.
I will get so stress working with that kind of people. Once I have project related to the government and work with the employee I get so frustrated and stress in a bad way. Not because I cant catch up with the good work, but they keep dragging me to work like them. Yes. You read it right. Dragging.
So I was like "nope"
For me, the government environment is not a healthy environment to work and be the best.
My government didn't impress me enough and didn't attractive enough for me to want to work for them. Small work big money didn't attractive enough. Big unnecessary allowance didn't attractive enough.
That's why I don't want it.
For me, the government environment is not a healthy environment to work and be the best.
My government didn't impress me enough and didn't attractive enough for me to want to work for them. Small work big money didn't attractive enough. Big unnecessary allowance didn't attractive enough.
That's why I don't want it.
