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State says worst of layoffs is over; union not so sure
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The state must do more to get out of a welfare and concentrate on being a government, not full of socialized program. Many departments were created during times of plenty and now it is time to close some of these departments. These 71 jobs equates to about $2.7 million dollars on a short fall in the tens of millions of dollars. Common sense dictates that there are still many more ways to cut spending and the peoples dependence on government for welfare.
Making more cuts also means more jobs being eliminated in government, as it should be, in major recessions/depression. Less government can be more if legislators and elected officials would just accept that it is not a government as usual anymore.
Then build little rooms they can sleep in so we have access to them 24/7 and whip them if they don't perform. After all we want perfect roads and perfect services, but why pay for them??
Even better, extend this to the private sector as well so everyone can enjoy the pleasure of being introduced into slavery.
I appreciate the work our state employees do -- including Teachers, Classified Employees, Police Officers, City Employees and everyone else that provides a service to the citizens of this State and Nation.
during the recession/depression cycle, the State usually expands in order to be able to service those people who need thier help (unemployment, welfare, etc)expands.
That is the "Normal" work cycle. All you people who think that working for the State is a cush job has no clue what it takes to do our jobs.
71 people lost their jobs, that does not mean that is all the people, when some choose to retire (with incentive) as normal?? quoted, those positions were never filled which means that the people who are left now has to add to their duties to cover the loss, because we all know how you guys are all such great patrons and NEVER complains about slow service.
In my agency, our director choose to eliminate positions unfilled and loss to retirement than put the "RIF'd" employees on the unemployment list.
Look at what the state has done to make your life so much easier. Go to the web and you can just about do everything you need. Guess what? It took STATE employees to make that possible.
You get what you pay for.
THIS IS NOT A STORY WORTH REPORTING ON.
Sign up before your job gets cut, then you can tell your boss to stick it. Do it, sign up today. Don't forget your pen.
We have to understand that while small government is a wise principle, it doesn't mean ALL government is too big ALL THE TIME - Utah is an excellent example of that. You cut 5% of the state workforce in California, you probably wouldn't notice. You do that here, trust me brother...you'll notice.
So you think that if we give you a raise you are going to work harder. Ya maybe for a few days and then you will be wanting another raise.
You are pathetic. Your productivity should not depend entirely on your salary. Don't you like your job? In the private sector we work hard for many reasons one being if we don't we could get fired. Government workers have no fear of being fired so they know they don't have to work hard.
P.S. We also layed of 25 people in a company of 150. Again, you people are pathetic
The "71 employees laid off" figure is grossly inaccurate. It doesn't include at-will employees. It doesn't include forced retirements. It doesn't include part-time FTE-equivalent layoffs. Just the Dept. of Tech Svcs alone had over 100 layoffs. The problem is, I've heard that the Des News made a GRAMA request to State DHRM (HR Mgmt) for a specific thing, and they blindly gave that over...without thinking through the larger question the Des News was obviously trying to answer.
The real figure is many times 71 employees, something which will probably hit the news soon (hopefully).
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