Nobody would work as a civil servant now, I understand. The pay is too low, and it’s seen as a low-status job. “He joined the government because he couldn’t go anywhere else,” they say.
I immediately shake my head. Everybody in my family has been involved in public service or something akin to it at some point in our lives. My grandfathers and parents were civil servants, while my brother and I have worked for government-linked corporations (GLCs).
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