Having first hand experience dealing with two seperate federal government IT departments - I know how fraking useless bureaucrats can be (just my experience, I know there are a lot of good people working for the government too).
But cutting 1200 positions in the area of water oversight is dangerous to the point of stupid.
Water conservation WILL be a big deal to my generation and subsequent generations. Just because the ignorant boomers don't give a crap doesn't mean they should handcuff their legacy. My hate on for boomer politics continues...
I cant possibly agree with Pylon more. I find that people in the public sector and those who work in unions dont know what real work is. They're lazy, self entitled, and frankly, if not for their government or union would likely be out on their ass in the streets pan handling.
You must have studied the 'Sun' really hard to come up with that little gem.
When I worked for the federal government (MoE) , I know that I made nothing even close to that pay scale posted. I make about 40% more now in the private sector. I also wouldn't say that people were lazier there, although there was certainly no OT or weekend work expectations or opportunities like the private sector which is both good and bad depending.
There was a lot of waste in the government though. We used to get swag which I think is stupid in the government (things like chocolates, mugs and stress balls with the government logo on them). I also used to get flown around and put up in nice hotels for training and workshop opportunities. I guess the thing is, if they don't have perks like that, why would anyone with ambition not just go to the private sector and make more money? I wonder if the people responsible for those bad decisions still have their job? Probably...
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If this is anything to go by, then to have worked for the Federal Government for 35+ years means that Mike F's (Regional Director!) Dad would be making 80-100K in the last years of his employment, according to these scales.
If this is anything to go by, then to have worked for the Federal Government for 35+ years means that Mike F's (Regional Director!) Dad would be making 80-100K in the last years of his employment, according to these scales.
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You must have studied the 'Sun' really hard to come up with that little gem.
I dont listen to or read the "Lame" stream media. I get my news from the best sources out there... talk radio hosted by patriots like Rush Limbaugh and Fox News' hard hitting analysts.
I dont listen to or read the "Lame" stream media. I get my news from the best sources out there... talk radio hosted by patriots like Rush Limbaugh and Fox News' hard hitting analysts.
You know somebody from a union that you say couldn't keep a job taught you to read and write.
I dont listen to or read the "Lame" stream media. I get my news from the best sources out there... talk radio hosted by patriots like Rush Limbaugh and Fox News' hard hitting analysts.
Oh shucks, the above WASN'T sarcasm? Wow...
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Two things:
1.) Hopefully 1200 jobs cut means positions, not people. Perhaps they can do it through attrition.
2.) The US feds. are dealing with the same issue; pressure for massive job cuts to the bureaucrats and civil service. One stat that jumped out at me was that over the last 10 years, the US has spent 3.7 trillion fighting foreign wars*. Our amount is probably in the high billions, but why do so called 'patriots' conveniently forget the bloated military budget while slamming ordinary Canadians for doing their job?
*from SUN News rolling ticker
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Wow, what's the count on the number of completely unfounded assumptions / talking out his a**-isms in that one paragraph alone? We have no idea how much of the $1.6B savings is made up of salaries. I can tell you that my father worked for the federal government for 35+ years, ending up in a regional manager position, and he wasn't making 80-100K with full benefits. And anyone who thinks that every or even most people laid off in this economic environment will simply walk into a new job in short order that is anywhere near comparable hasn't been paying attention to the real world.
If he worked for 35 years, then he's eligible for full DB pension.
@70K year, 3% inflation, for 15 years that's about $835K in PV...
Did he save $835000 when he worked?
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