61.56 BFR Whaaaat?

On Oct 6, 12:30*pm, Ross wrote:
Æslop wrote:
"Dallas" wrote in message
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Yep... *and how they hang on to their "phony baloney" jobs for life.

Government sector jobs are now more than 50% of total employment in this
country and considering benefits, they now make double the average private
sector salary.

When I was a kid, government jobs were for underpaid losers, performed in
offices constructed in the 1930's and executed behind those big greenish
grey desks that were in surplus after WWII.

Now, they office out of brand new gleaming glass towers with marble
lobbies
and fountained courtyards, and retire in a style that 90% of their salary
can provide.

If I had only known that when I was 20 years old I would've signed up.

Do you just make this crap up? I am a government (State) employee, and have
worked very hard at it for 14 years. Including benefits, I still don't make
comparable salary to the same job in the private sector. It was close some
time ago, but due to numerous factors over the last 8 or 9 years, our
salaries have fallen well behind. For an idea of the total government jobs,
you can read this:

http://www.rockinst.org/pdf/governme...20-State_Local...

I work on average 50 - 60 hours a week, and am salaried so get no overtime.
Believe me, I earn every dollar I make.

I believe the post would be more appropriate to the elected officials in
Washington. I thought once for running for one term in Congress. My
platform is "I just want a piece of your pie. I will give you 100% for
one term, take my benefits, and go back home."

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Regards, Ross
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I think the gist of the opinion expressing a negative viewpoint on
government workers was meant to be directed in the overall sense, and
in that context, I believe the evidence is absolutely overwhelming in
favor of general incompetence as pertains to the government worker.
Individual workers notwithstanding of course, where many individuals
do their best to work competently within a structure wrought with
corruption, favoritism, and God only knows what else.
Everyone will have personal examples both pro and con concerning the
government employment experience. In my own family we have not one but
two sons who spent professional careers in government work. BOTH speak
of gross incompetence at all levels of their respective occupations.
One son who worked at the highest level of the defense industry was
relieved beyond words to reach retirement age. I'm sure there will be
other individuals with more positive opinions of government competence
than mine.
This anecdotal data is as I say strictly personal, and the real answer
to government competence must be sought in it's systemic context. My
opinion on that level would be that what would be found is
overwhelming inferiority when directly compared to the private sector.

Dudley Henriques