Wang Shou-lai also shows us that at every level of officialdom, among rookies as well as among the highest-placed officials, there are helpful and conscientious public servants who take their work seriously. We also discover that it is mistaken to tar all government officials with the same brush and assume that all are rotten apples that cling to old routines, are afraid of making decisions, and lack creativity.
我們也會發現，從初入公門的菜鳥科員到各層「長」級的高官，公務員中也有非常多和作者一般盡責、敬業的「好官」，無須一竿子打翻一船人，認為公務員都是因循怕事、缺乏創意的「米蟲」。