Grassroots officials have little to complain about

"I'M MAKING EFFORTS TO GO TO A BIGGER CITY - even kilometers away would be better. Life is without any hope for a civil servant here and the older officials treat us like slaves," Jun'er, a young civil servant in a small town, was recently reported as saying. She also complained about the low pay, bureaucratism and corruption in the lower level government agencies. Comments:

Even if Jun'er makes it to a bigger city, will the situation necessarily be better? She said she wants to stay in government agencies, but corruption and bureaucratism may be found at other levels, not only at the bottom level. Maybe when she succeeds in going to a bigger city she will find life even more hopeless.

Beijing News, May 4