As our budgets shrink, we consider ways to get more work done with smaller staffs. In public service we rarely think of doing less work as an option. Government workers believe in their programs and find little in them that their clients should do without. The clamor for lower taxes seems far removed from the people who utilize public services, including services such as the procedures for selecting a superior workforce. We abhor the thought of hedging on professional standards.
Lights burn late in government offices as diminished staffs execute their commitments.
Even when your manager doesn't comprehend your purpose, you work overtime to get the job done properly. We expect candidates who take our management tests to come up with a better answer than working overtime. On our tests, we never expect candidates to exceed workload standards. Workload standards are alterable. Developing better procedures is one of a work unit's tasks.