i work for dol and im a grade 6 ( lowest ft position) im making 25,900 yr. and this year they wanna lag a weeks pay (again) and we will lose our 3% raise. oh well though. im just glad i have a job.
from what i see and hear. its such a mixed bag of hard working people and do nothings.
all i know is the state is F@CKED UP!
nah… its actually cheaper to hire contractors then FTEs or else they wouldn’t do it. State isn’t THAT stupid. Benefits and retirement cost a ton. Having consultant on contracts eliminates long term costs to the state. It makes sense. Only people that would whine are current state employees that claim that they do that same work as us for much less money… sorry buds, it aint true, cuz if it was then we wouldn’t be here :D. I love when I overhear the state workers here talk about how there are too many consultants on our project. I’ve yet to meet a competent programmer that is a state employee. COBOL doesn’t count, haha!
state workers get a bad rap cause the stereotype is true. I do feel bad for those that actually do work. Hopefully you can score good on those tests and get a promotion (what a joke that is).
that’s actually all very true… if you factor in the retirement especially. that is worth millions, and is the only reason i’m here.
That’s legit data and it’s a bit sickening how low NYS employees are paid. However, knowing many of them and how worthless they are, I giggle.