More of a moan I guess… but it’s frustrating. Anyone else in the public sector and feeling this?
I work pt and work approached me about going ft. Lots of talk, planning, acknowledgement I’d be giving up my other pt job. Then they put the advert out… five months fixed term. I said no, and they are funny because they ring fenced it internally. No other applications. Surely no one would resign from a permanent job for this? Not even promotion, possibly even a scale point lower for more responsibility.
It’s public sector and finances are bad, but they advertise all the ‘big’ roles permanently and anything at all operational only goes out fixed term cos ‘finances’. Departments are halving in size, workload is up, people leave due to the general instability and workload and no one applies for the fixed term roles. Partly as some are internal and it’s sheer madness to switch to fixed term contractually. Even those on casual contracts feel better as it’s not got an end date- some I know have been casual for years and years doing the same role.
I actually like the job, am willing to work.. but it’s mad. My other pt role is available for more hours, permanent work and higher pay and like everyone else I’m being squeezed into leaving a job I like. The departments never get out of the holes and it gets more and more inefficient due to staff turnover and anyone with experience going. They spend more than they ever would have done before redundancy because their statutory duties still remain