[holograham]

have you ever worked in a government setting? I would hardly call them the epitome of a highly functioning workforce. Laziness and waste is rampant.

[ryandrake]

Sorry, but laziness and waste is rampant in the corporate world as well.

[dragonwriter]

> have you ever worked in a government setting?

Only for a little over 15 years.

> I would hardly call them the epitome of a highly functioning workforce

A mixed bag, IME, as are private orgs. But, even insofar as your claim is true, it would only be relevant as counterevidence (weak, perhaps, because of potential compounding factors) to the article’s claim that government agencies are an environment in which full pay transparency is not demoralizing and demotivating.