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As a public employee, I don't feel like I am any better than anyone in the private sector. I don't have a choice of taking a pay cut, I either have a job or I don't. With the current state of the budget, I will probably lose my job.

Yes, it is true that I haven't put money into my institution to keep it running (aside from the personal income and property taxes that I pay). However, I don't get any returns either. The best that I get is the satisfaction that I am helping people gain education or job retraining. Guess what? Those people end up in the private sector and possibly, eventually at your company. 

posted 2 years, 10 months ago
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