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Originally Posted by Ramsayfarian
Yes every company hires slackers and a great deal of them are on the web all day. As it appears you can't figure it out, the difference is that the civic employee are paid out of my taxes. The private sector employee is not.
The City deems it worthy that 1500 seasonal workers making $18.00 per hour, spend 16 hours each on Personal Development time that really has nothing to do with their job. It is not The City's job to empower seasonal staff.
Not when those of us who do not still live at home, and have a mortgage, are looking at a 6+% property tax hike.
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I've worked for the government. For a long time. And now I work in the private sector. So don't tell me I haven't figured it out; I've been in the trenches and seen both sides of the coin. These "slackers" are an exception to the rule.
You may not need a professional development program for being a season Parks worker, but it is certainly advantageous if you have a permanent career-oriented role. And besides - if you're working with potentially dangerous equipment, the employer has to do things to cover all their bases in case of an accident. That's a good chunk of why there's an eight-hour orientation.
And if you're worried about wasteful tax spending, then I suggest you make a case of it and get involved in the next election. You seem to be seriously bothered enough by this to thrust yourself into a campaigning or donation role for a candidate that can clean up the excess you have a problem with.