There are enough ways and mechanisms available with the Central government to begin a consultative process with its employees, allowing them to air their grievances with the confidence that these views are being heard sympathetically. The reality is that hardly any government is a paymaster comparable to the private sector. And like every other working organisation, governments by their very nature breed and need hierarchies. Yet, they do need to vie ever more for good and reliable talent. In a proper consultative process, the government and its staff could find a viable balance.