Joke about ‘lazy civil servant’ not so innocent: image problem also affects citizens | Career

The stereotypical image of the civil servant as a lazy coffee drinker is harmful to all parties.

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Amsterdam – They mainly drink coffee, go home at five o’clock sharp and in between they mainly shuffle papers. The stereotypical image of the civil servant is not good. But that image problem is annoying for civil servants themselves and for citizens, argue Utrecht researchers.