Is private Job better then Government Job?

Which is better government job or private job?

• govt job Vs pvt job

• Answer:

  Government jobs include jobs of the federal government, state government, municipal government. Private jobs include jobs of the large multi national corporations, small to medium size companies, NGOs(non government organizations), and sole proprietor companies. Therefore, jobs in each category is different. Federal jobs rarely subject to layoffs, but they happen when a program or a military base is closed. Hundreds if not thousands jobs have been lost when military bases are closed or port is closed. When 150,000 combat troops are returning from Iraq, you can bet some of them will be left without a position soon. State jobs are even more volatile depending on the health of the state budget. California not only laid off staff this summer but also issued IOUs for paychecks to the state employees. Municipal government is even more volatile in hiring. Many firemen and policemen are laid off because of the budget cut. State colleges and community colleges are also part of the government system. Many teachers have been laid off last year and this year. For private companies, large companies hire each year, but some have this forced attrition policy. The bottom 10% of the staff in terms of performance will be let go each year. General Electric, Microsoft, are a few companies practice such approach. Smaller companies are sometimes risky and they may even go out of business if the economy gets bad. Then there are the NGOs. Normally their pay scale is much lower than the government or private companies. Therefore, my conclusion is that there are pros and cons for government positions and there are also pros and cons for private positions. It is better to evaluate the job itself than to determine the potential employer as a category for comparison.