Well, when the IT posts were all under public government it was a disaster.
Unfortunately here practically ALL public services (except, but not fully, the health system and, a bit, the school system) has been considered this way:
- 75% people that want a working place where they can simply do nothing after being hired and be payed with none that can simply fire these dumbass out
- 20% same like previous but friend of someone with power (politicians). These generally become managers, totally unworthy of their role, but getting huge money from our taxes.
- 5% people willing to work but ending up in an environment composed by the upper 95% fu__ers, and therefore getting marginalized and frustrated like hell.
And, the more south you go into Italy, the worse this situation is.
I mean situations where you ask for an information to one of those guys who is openly reading a newspaper during working hours and getting back a reply like "Eeehhh, uff... we are not here to give information...". You know...
Now the postal system is much more private and also works as a bank system, and it works also much better (at lease here around Milan area)