Iron Rice Bowl

Is it true that if you're in the civil service, you're shielded from punishment according to the law?

You can say and do what you want because the government does not want to lose face.

It's great that prosecution and jail time can be substituted with a mild rap on the hand in the form of "displinary" action.

A while later when the issue has died down, you're back on track and in for a promotion even!

Sugei!

Comments

Gratitude said…
what are you waitin' for then, cepat cepat pergi isi borang permohonan kerja. ;)
+Ant+
Cheryl said…
Yes...iron rice bowl...
Legolas said…
It's true. Maybe not when the government changes.
Shake Trees said…
better get a gold bowl than an iron 1. :)
nicky05 said…
HAHAHAHAHA...now I know what u mean by Iron Rice Bowl ( translated from Chinese).....if got maybe apply....wakakaka
Lucifer said…
is it a good thing that i will be stuck with an iron rice bowl for at least half a decade?
Pike-chan said…
That explains very much too the efficiency of our civil service, there's no competition or desire to improve.
Skyhawk said…
Iron bowl can get rusted too...some agencies have practiced contract employment..usually 1 to 2 years subject to renewal, but not all..
William said…
@Grat:
No thank you! Beh tahan the work culture.

@Cheryl:
*kong kong kong*

@Legs:
They'll be hard-pressed to remove all the deadwood.

@Koala:
Example? :)

@Medie:
:D

@Nicky:
Choi... sekarang baru tahu.

@Lucifer:
You have no choice.

@Pikey:
Don't talk about improvement when it is not even operating on a decent level. :P

@MrD:
Plastic pun OK ma. :P

@SkyHawk:
Contract and permanent got not much difference. Only the perks.
MrBunnyBan said…
yes, yes, yes. They take care of their own, after all.
blue said…
it is. esp if your name has "bin" in it. Gomen taking care of your whole life from cradle to the grave, somemore of your children, cucu cicit, monyet...If this is not iron bowl, seriously i dont know what is...
kidz said…
actually they r only 'iron' to certain 'group'.. my dad use to be civil servant too... well, not as rosy as some i wud say...
William said…
@Ban:
They'll take care of you when they can still hide the issue. Else, they'll drop you like a hot potato.

@Blue:
All you need to do is provide mediocre service. Tak kerja pun tak apa.

@Kidz:
One has to be well-connected.
simonlover said…
Haha.Depends on which Dept. Not all gov depts are inefficient. For e.g. The Immigration Dept & Hospitals. That's because it's very difficult to fire one worker.

Before giving out the 3-warning letters, they will first send him/her for counselling, strict monitoring before d 1st-warning letter & subsequently, before each letter as well. The process will take about 1-3years including interviewing all those involved/to justify that person really should be fired or not.

So, most of the time, during that period, the superiors that made the recommendation have already transferred to another place & the new management are kinda blur of the previous situation, and it's back to square one..So, another 1-3years reprieve for that guy.

That's why, the management prefer to close one eye to avoid all the hassles lor.

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