Graft disguised as civil service employment in Greece

There is an interesting article on Greece's "efforts" to reduce its civil service "work" force over the past few years in the New York Times today.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/12/world/europe/greece.html?smid=pl-share

The state used to employ about 1/3 of the country's "workers," but this number has shrunk to about 1/4. Further reductions have become somewhat intractable, with even "temporary" "workers" getting court injunctions that prevent their discharge.

It doesn't bother me that some people don't work; work is over-rated and the value of leisure is not appreciated as much as it should be. On the other hand, I don't believe someone else should pay for my leisure. Unless, of course, there are volunteers. . . Anyone?