Is your general impression of state government employees positive or negative?

It’s been said that people are more apt to vocalize criticism than compliments. When a news article mentions a state employee, most of the reader responses express some sort of negative opinion. Obviously, this doesn’t mean that no members of the public appreciate their worth, right?

The term, “state employee”, is sometimes used as if it were a job title all on it’s own, rather than a very large umbrella under which thousands of different jobs exist. In reality, government officials categorize state employees so that they’re on different pay scales, receive different benefits, and are subject to different rules. If possible, please provide information in your response that will enable me to identify the nature of the worker’s job. Thanks a bunch folks!!!