I have seen several arguments by different people comparing the private and public sectors across the globe. Indeed, it's interesting reading about their experiences and preferences, which I respect because we all know what's best for us as individuals.
It's quite understandable that there are lots of differences between these sectors, which have sparked sentiments that influence our choices, but regardless of what we think, both sectors are very important to the growth and success of every country's economy and stability.
While the public sector focuses more on social welfare, community development, and governance, providing essential services, ensuring public safety, providing infrastructure, and others, the private sector is driven by innovation and entrepreneurship that fuels economic growth while creating wealth for individuals. If we look deeply, they have a strong connection and even compliment each other despite their differences, so we can't condemn one just because we enjoy the services of the other.
Despite understanding the importance of both sectors, I do have my sentiments. Looking back at my whole life, I have patronized the private sector more, and one of my problems with them is the habit of putting profit over people.
This is a common habit in the private sector, and yet they paint a different picture about themselves, claiming to put people first. There was a particular time I fell sick at work, and the doctor had to patch me up for work instead of doing the needful just because the company had instructed them not to give sick leave at that time.
According to the profession's law, saving life should be a priority, but the doctor did otherwise because of the hospital's gain. I actually didn't know he wasn't helping until I visited a standard health center in my city where the doctor explained the risk I was taking with my health.
Another instance is how students in private school are being promoted despite not doing well with their students. There was a case like that in my secondary when a teacher insisted on not promoting a student, but the management refused, and we just stopped seeing the teacher anymore, meaning he was sacked because he wouldn't comply with the system.
A lot of private schools just promote students despite extorting parents, and they focus more on social activities rather than educational stuff. I understand quite well that the private sector is profit-driven, but people should be getting the exact service they are paying for. I didn't attend public school until I got into the higher institution, but I know those who did, and some of them had to repeat classes at one point.
It might look like the public sector is cruel regarding their approach to education, but that's not the case. The standard of the school has sparked some level of seriousness and discipline you can barely find in some private schools.
Speaking of the competition in the private sector, I admire them a lot in that aspect because every entrepreneur wants to thrive better than others, therefore driving themselves to improve. Since it's profit-driven, like I mentioned earlier, everyone wants to stay on top to keep the money coming.
The public sector isn't perfect either, and one of the things that annoys me a lot is the need to have a connection before you can access some services. We know it doesn't cost much like the private sector, but there are instances where knowing someone up there is your only ticket to getting something done.
Many public workers even feel reluctant to do their jobs just because you weren't referred by someone up there, and it's a good thing our leaders are gradually fishing out the nonchalant ones among these workers.
Like I mentioned earlier, both sectors have their shortcomings, and we can't completely write them off. We can only hope that they put in more effort to correct these mistakes so that we can enjoy their services more.
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