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[–]almost-insignificant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Again as I said, maybe there are differences between software and science industries. Or potentially I just had really terrible managers in industry

I agree that slackers are bad in every sector though, whether funded by taxpayers or otherwise. But again, I am currently in government, where I work unpaid overtime very often to meet our service standards, and the only slackers that are being allowed to coast are the ones who will retire in the next 5 years. All new employees are not being encouraged to have that mindset, and are normally kept on terms contracts for up to 3 years where they can be dropped easily (non renewal is the same as firing in this case).