Private Jobs vs Government Jobs

by Advit Mittal 05th Nov. 2022

After graduation or postgraduation, everyone wants to earn and start working on their own. They no longer want to be dependent on their parents for their expenses. Thus, they start to look out for jobs as soon as they complete their education. Now, broadly, jobs can be classified into 2 categories: Private jobs and Government jobs. Now, both of them have their own set of advantages as well as disadvantages. The government sector or the public sector is one of the largest employers in our country and employs over 19 million Indians while the private sector offers jobs to over 13 million Indians.

The biggest dilemma that anyone faces is to apply for which type of job. Here, after reading this blog, you will be clear about your expectations from a job in both sectors and will be easily able to align your career goals accordingly.
Here, I have discussed several parameters based on which a suitable conclusion can be drawn easily:

1. Money

Private sector jobs are high paying as compared to the government ones. Your salary in the government sector is decided based on the next pay commission released officially by the Government of India. In the government sector, all employees at the same level or grade have equal pay scales while the case is not so in the private one. You might be working in similar roles and have similar responsibilities as well, but it might be possible that your pay scale is different from that of another person.

2. Additional Benefits/Perks

In government jobs, although the pay scale remains to be comparatively lower compared to that of private, additional benefits such as Medical Claims, Pension, PPF, Health Insurance etc are additionally provided to the employees. Nowadays, these are also provided by some private sector companies but only for high-ranked employees, while in government jobs everyone is deemed to get these benefits from the very start. Private sector companies don’t prefer to invest in all these insurance companies. No post-retirement benefits are provided to people working in the private sector, while it is provided to people working in the government sector.

3. Job Security

Government jobs or public sector jobs are well known for this parameter. Government jobs are difficult to get and once a person gets them, then it is really difficult to lose them as well. Government organizations are bound by employee protection. They have to present a valid cause of conduct violation for the termination of an employee along with proper evidence. A candidate has to go through multiple interview rounds and crack the national level exam to secure a government job, thus the jobs in this sector are very secure as well as difficult to get in. Private sector jobs are comparatively easier to achieve. If a candidate possesses good grades and communication skills, he/she can easily land a job in the private sector. Security in the private depends entirely and the market and the company’s performance.

4. Promotions/Growth

In the public sector, the growth offered is little to average. If one has to gain senior positions in the government sector, he/she has to be very patient. On the other hand, in the private sector, your everyday work performance affects your growth and promotion probability. If you are one of those bright and hard-working employees, you can gain massive growth in a concise time.

5. Work-Life Balance

Government jobs offer fixed and flexible work timings. They are overall comfortable. On the other hand, in the private sector, there is very high competition among employees as everyone wants to get promoted in a comparatively shorter period. You may sometimes have to do overtime in private sector jobs, and it might be possible that you might not even get paid for that.

6. Professionalism

The overall professionalism and a code of conduct are comparatively more heeded in the private offices. Private sector jobs are popular because of their cut-throat work ethics as compared to that in public sector offices. Your dressing sense to the way you speak, everything matters in private sector jobs. On the other hand, such things are not much heeded in public sector jobs.

Thus, finally, I would like to conclude that jobs in both sectors have their own set of advantages and disadvantages. One can choose accordingly as per their career goals, ambitions and expectations for the future.



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