The latest Frank & Fearless survey conducted by The Mandarin shows public service views on the performance of top brass has slumped in the past two years.
The latest Frank and Fearless survey conducted by The Mandarin shows public service views on the performance of top brass have slumped in the past two years.
The pulse survey of more than 800 public servants working in state and Commonwealth jurisdictions across the country found the negative attitude towards bureaucratic bosses worsened by at least 14 percentage points since 2024.
Two years ago, 25% of public servants respondents described department leaders as “pretty hopeless” or “awful. Today, 39% think this way.