&gt; However as an employee in the government sector I can confirm ...<p>One person&#x27;s anecdotal experience doesn&#x27;t confirm anything. There are probably tens of millions of government employees in the United States alone.<p>&gt; It&#x27;s more then just being a large organization there is a real lack of competitive pressures that force efficiency.<p>That&#x27;s true in many large organizations. Inefficiencies due to employees&#x27; (including managers&#x27;) lack of exposure with any marketplace consequence are a very common, well-studied problem. See: Dilbert.