Paper/Speech Details of Conference Program for the 15th NISPAcee Annual Conference Program Overview Panel on Human Resources Management (HRM) in a Modern Public Author(s) Miruna Mazurencu Bucharest University of Economic Studies BUCHAREST Romania Professor Constanta Mihaescu, Ph.D., Senior Lecturer Ileana Gabriela Niculescu Aron, Ph.D. Title On the other side of the barricade: perceptions and attitudes of the Romanian public service servant regarding their proffessional life File Paper files are available only for conference participants, please login first. Presenter Abstract The perception on the Romanian Public Service Servant is rather negative as it came out from the most recent public opinion barometers. Our paper sets out to investigate how it feels to be on the other side of the counter, and to what extent the multifaceted professional life of the Romanian Public Service Servant is influenced by various determinants like: work related conditions, education and training, citizens behavior in relation with administration’s staff, general social environment, specific laws and regulations, politics, aspects of personal life etc. in order to better satisfy their ultimate goal, namely to best serve the citizens.