"The teachers don't make any allowance......"

[Later]

Jond

Big private sector industry will only ever employ small(ish) part of the working population.  In countries like Britain is is only a very small percentage of the population.  Most private sector jobs are in small companies, sole traders and parnerships and this is where you need independent thinkers.  

Most western countries emply a significant part of the population in government, social services and health.  The biggest single emplyer in the UK is the NHS.