Taipei Times
Date: Jun 19, 2018 
By Liu Li-jen and Sherry Hsiao  /  Staff reporter, with staff writer

About 80 percent of new hires in the civil service chose their careers because of the salaries and benefits, a survey by the Examination Yuan said.

The survey showed that 64.7 percent of respondents agreed that, unlike working in the private sector, working in the public sector prevents stress from the possibility of being fired.

About three-quarters of respondents (76.36 percent) said that they considered the civil service their lifelong career and 94.53 percent said that civil service jobs are stable and secure, the survey showed.

However, 87.18 percent and 84.64 percent of respondents, respectively, would welcome lessons on financial management and retirement planning as part of their training, the survey showed.    [FULL  STORY]