And if you don't believe this, work a few years in the private sector then switch to a government sector job. You would need to be brain dead to not notice the cultural differences.
My first job out of college was with the State Dept. of Health (Late '70's). When I was trained by the Section Chief, we did his errands 6 of the 8 hours of the day. His justification was... "The state doesn't pay us enough, do your personal business on state time.
So this "dead head" phenomenon is not a new one.
* Deadhead as a colloquial used to infer "zero work, public servants"