RantyRex, contributor extraordinaire
Yes, I admit it, I work for the local government (county job and no, I don’t hold a shovel on the side of the road). Have you heard about the lazy and “take advantage of the system” attitudes people have in government work? Because if you have, it’s all TRUE!
I work with men and women (if you can call them that), that are never to work on time. They clock in (fingerprint scanners), then walk back out across the street to get Starbucks and donuts and come back 30 minutes later. Yes, eating and drinking on taxpayer’s money.
At 0830 it’s off to the races to see who can pawn their work off on someone else the fastest before the bosses come in. Did I say “bosses?” Now there is a useless position of authority. I should say “overpaid babysitters” instead. I think each department could let the supervisors and managers go and it would all run just fine.
Sick leave….OMG. It’s a weekly epidemic of so many different “I’m not feeling well” scenarios. I’ve never seen so many sick people come back with tans and smelling like fishing bait in my life. I admit I have used sick leave, but I’m actually sick! Yet I’m sure nobody believes it because I don’t smell like bait from an all-day fishing expedition.
Let’s move on to the “disabling carpal tunnel syndrome or stub your toe at work and claim workman’s comp” people….there is one person here with over 30 (yes 30) workman’s comp claims in 20 years. In a department of 30 people, 12 are out on workman’s comp.
Do I hate my job? No, not really. Why would I hate such a precious source of amusement? I get a kick out of seeing what’s going to happen next here.
This week, I worked all by myself because everyone in my little group called in sick, had a flat tire, or their kids got eaten by a dog. I’ve heard every excuse in the book and some that aren’t in any book on the planet. Sick leave is mandatory around here. You better use it or else you get looked down upon by all the other sickos. I love it!
Wait till I get rolling on part 2!
haha, that’s great. As an anarchist I write all day about how ineffective governmental authority is, and here you have shown us in satire how right I am. Good job rant! I will have to start cooking mine up, it’s been a while since I layed into the American medical system…
OMG, are you Canadian? If you have a blog, I need a link to it. If you don’t, please start one because I’m sure others in the Blog-o-sphere could use a daily dose of your adventures in the Government Job-o-rama.
Tyrantasaurus Says: actually, he’s from right here in the San Francisco Bay Area.
LOL!!! My mother has worked a gov job for 15 years and that is EXACTLY what she says as well. LOL!!! Time to start working on that tan of yours!