I’m terrible at my job, AIBU to try and get in to the civil service?

[overthinkersanonnymus]

I work in finance admin and although I’m extremely organised and proactive, numbers are not my strong point. I also have no pension to speak of so I feel like I need to concentrate on finding a role that won’t give me searing maths anxiety and has decent benefits.

from what I’ve heard it’s quite difficult to get in to, but if I can, what departments would be best to get apply to so I can get my foot in the door?

Pot and kettle

Housing Associations are nothing to do with the civil service!!

My friend works for CS and WFH. They have the cushiest number, and are regularly done by 10am. Over 30k too.

Focus on your strengths

You sound like you would do well in a project management or PMO type role.

If you want good benefits then public sector is your best bet … that is much broader than civil service and includes NHS, police, railways, various regulators etc ….

Please, can I just reiterate that I am in no way implying that the civil service is a “fall back” type of organisation.

My current role is just not a good fit for my abilities which, in my eyes, makes me terrible at my job, and I’m exploring other avenues.

Why is wanting to potentially join the civil service for a progression path and good employment benefits such a heinous thing?

What about insurance like Aviva? Nice easy number with WFH perks.

It's not a heinous thing per se but the wording of your post doesn't exactly demonstrate any viable reasons for you to switch. You talk about being terrible at your job and implying that there is some department which will be easy to join for the sake of it.
Had you talked about your skillset, passions or specific area you are interested in, a response would have been very different.
As it stands, your post reads as "I am crap at what I do, help me get another job where I will be just as crap but with a better pension".

Good pensions are not exclusive to CS
Although unsure how 'good' they will be in the future anyway if RR gets her way (different thread entirely)

Police, NHS, any which offer LGPS (schools, councils etc)

This would open up more options for you for admin based stuff .

I know a few people who work for 111 NHS and they find the shifts good and after probation WFH is an option

Good luck - life is too short to be ina job you dread !

They are really spiteful.

When I read the OP subject this is the first thing I thought of. In fact I thought the post was going to be about how incompetent the civil service was 😂

Its not. Its sensible and on any other thread people would tell you to get a different job with a better pension.

Absolutely nobody can do right for doing wrong on here.

Edit: sorry lemons, no idea how inquired you. Screen must have jumped!

Because you said on a previous thread you liked the idea so you could finish by 10am. For those of us that work incredibly hard and take pride in our work, that’s not going to go down well.

@overthinkersanonnymus I think it’s also pertinent to note that when I once casually had a look at CS jobs available pages about 5 weeks ago ( looking possibly for tech for my son) an awful lot of the jobs were incredibly skill , particular software and sector experience specific - even at not what I call that ‘high paying roles’ - not just ‘decent at admin’ type roles -

Start your own business then. That way you are earning money for your self and can progress as much as you want without barriers. Then when you want to retire, sell.

but you don’t want that do you. You sound lazy and entitled OP.

Which is still a heck of a lot more than a lot of people who work in the private sector get.

Surely you'd be a shoo-in for the
Permanent Secretary for the Department of Administrative Affairs, @overthinkersanonnymus .

Why?

I agree. I was just advising it’s no longer the 6 months that people think it is.

Right. So OP is semi illiterate and was well as innumerate. What’s with the skew of rude NY posters 🤷🏼‍♀️

Some people in the private sector get a lot more

My experience of the CS was that the people who stayed around and got promoted to G7 and above were bloody good and hard working. Those who joined expecting an easy ride were gone in two years. It was (recruited in 1970s) a career for life so low early pay but long term perks was accepted. I suspect that model doesn't match people's expectations or aspirations these days.

That's only the admin grades. The foot soldiers are usually very competent.

Amazingly, I don't know every single person who works in the CS 🙄

What do you think you are good at?

I guess I was confused by the what 'that' meant in "one month half pay per year worked after that" meaning presumable year 1 = 1m 100% pay, 1m 50%, year 2 = 2m 100%, 2m 50% etc.. still meaning one would need to be QUITE sick to unfortunately have to rely upon it..