I love my job at the moment. I'm a civil servant so i get shit money but 6 weeks holiday plus bank holidays, close at christmas (another 2 weeks off!), Flexi time, brilliant pension, and because i'm actually rather good at fixing PC's, i'm also the mutts nut's in my office.
There could be a few more fitties though...
You strike me as the archetypal civil servant
The money is poor compared to private industry, but as you say, there are some perks to be had, and a degree of job security too.
I've managed to spend three years of my civil service career working in the USA, rent, utilities paid for, cost of living allowance etc. Not many places offer that kind of opportunity. Job itself is utter gash (i.e. why I'm on here a lot), but hey ho.....