We do here the exact same thing. In Argentina the spanish expression for "government employee" has come to mean for decades "someone who lives greatly without working". It's literally used that way, someone will say to you for example "what are you doing just laying there? are you a gov employee?? come here to help!"

If I ever hear someone utter the word "government worker" I correct them to say "government employee"

I'd never disrespect the word work like that.

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Anyone that """"""works"""""" for the state 