| Government Job & Organization | Private Job & Organization |
1 | Job security is High or Risk of losing the job is low. | Job security is low or Risk of losing the job is high. |
2 | Getting the job requires lots of formality, good educational qualification, qualifying the entrance tests, quota on basis of birth and health, political influence, etc. | Getting the job is relatively less formal. Practical work skills and experience, Good communication skill, Attitude, plays an important role besides the good educational qualification, and influence from the high profile person, etc. |
3 | The unmarried (mostly male) employee is in better position to get the desired life partner. Whereas the female may have to compromise with her ego, or wait for some time. | The salary and position in the private job, personal convincing skills and location of job will have important role in getting the life partner. Females will not much hesitate in compromising with her job for the life partner. |
4 | Job Survival is less reactive to the Profit and Performance. | Job Survival, promotion and increment is dependent on the Profit and Performance. Perform or Perish! |
5 | Social security is more but Job satisfaction cannot be assured. The habit of job hopping is uncommon. | Social security is dependant on the type of organization. Job dissatisfaction and desire of better facility promotes the habit of job hopping. The business will have the risk of attrition. |
6 | The craving for recognition from senior official is relatively high (Generalized sense). | The craving for recognition is relatively low. (Generalized sense). |
7 | More hierarchical setup of the organization. | Mixed setup (Hierarchical and Networked) of the organization. |
8 | Bureaucrats and ministers have important role in taking the decisions. Some times they will unnecessarily interfere in the decision making process. | The Decision is taken by the team of professionals. Interference and influence of ministers and bureaucrats is relatively less. |
9 | Will have to experience the positive and negative impacts of the employee Union. | The organization tries to prevent the establishment of Employee Union. |
10 | Escaping from tax is difficult. | Escaping from tax is quiet possible. |
11 | Averse to the use of new technology. The organization is slow learner. | Less averse to the use of new technology. The organization has to be a learning organization to meet the challenges from the changing situation. |
12 | The government may try to maintain the existing monopoly by its administrative power, besides the IPR laws and the Patents. | The advantage of monopoly is maintained by the successful competition in the market besides the IPR laws and Patents. |
13 | Customer is generally not treated as the King. | In competitive environment, the Customer is treated as the King. |
14 | Application of Business ethics is quiet possible. | Application of Business ethics depends on the market condition, profit scenario and nature of the organization. |
15 | The organizations expense on salary, other benefits to the employee, meeting the protocol, formalities and social obligations are quiet high. | The organization tries to maintain the cost efficiency and tries to plough back the part of its profit in the growth of the organization. In general the expenses in marketing are quiet high-“Spend More-Earn More” attitude. Expenses towards extravaganza are also considered important for showcasing the rank and position. |
16 | Recruitment and other decisions at whim and fancy do take place but Termination is rare. | Recruitment/Termination and other decisions at whim and fancy is quiet possible. |
17 | Organic Growth of employee is quiet common | Inorganic Growth of employee or combination of Organic and Inorganic Growth of employee is common. |
18 | Loyal Employee’s child has less chance to get job in the same organisation | Loyal Employee’s child has more chances to get job in the same organisation. |
19 | People in developed states, leave government job to get high salaried private job (in-organic growth) | People in underdeveloped states leave private job to get the secured government job. |
20 | Government job has very few employees at the age beyond 60/65 | Many retired and old aged people with good work experience, either in public or private sector find employment in Private sectors. |
21 | Most of the employee retires once in a life | Many employee retires many times and works even after the normal age of retirement. |
Ending Thought | The democratically elected government is itself in a private job, being employed by the public for the given time period (5 years). But once elected, they get job security for the period of 5 years and will have to again get reelected to continue to be in the job. |