99% of people who work are just in it for the money.

You’re a very blessed individual if you’re doing it for the love of the job rather than because you have to pay the bills and buy food.

An aside: I've never once heard the word "blessed" used where the subtext wasn't "fuck you". It's the American equivalent of Britain's "With all due respect..." I love it.

Citation needed, otherwise this sounds like psychological projection.

I don’t think you really need a citation for the fact that most people work to live rather than live to work.

I mean, that doesn’t mean that people can’t enjoy their job. But enjoying your job also doesn’t mean that you’d want to work if it wasn’t for the requirement to earn money.

You just made an argument about government based on a comparison with the private sector, and now you're agreeing that government and the private secctor have fundamentally different goals. Got to admit, I'm a bit lost.

The argument wasn't based on a comparison to the private sector. The argument is based on the fact that I prefer people who passionate about their jobs vs people who just want a stable paycheck. However the argument also applies to the private sector, which is why I mentioned it.

Have you considered that government employees accept less pay because they are passionate?

So this begs the question why we need "stable employment" as a hallmark of the government sector in order to attract talent.

Let's flip the script. How have young people felt about the private sector as their entry level jobs have focused more around a turnover based culture than ever? Do you feel Gen Z is passionate about work or even about trying to maximize their compensation? Do they seem happy or even tolerant of a 9-5 to (not) make ends meet?

What makes you think applying these practices to the public sector will work for the better?

Hard to be passionate about a job that might not be there tomorrow.