I don't give a crap about useless government workers...they are like weeds and cannot be destroyed. What I want is some real peace of mind and sleep by stopping that retarded time change coming up next weekend.
Being a citizen, no, asset, no, slave of the US Corporation Government is not so bad. You are relieved of the task of planning the use of most of your money. In exchange for giving up your sovereignty as a free serf, when you retire you get to sit home to wait for a non-livable pension check. You get to give back some of your pension for second (maybe third) rate health insurance which includes a slight discount on overpriced "medicine". Also, in exchange for your liberty and freedom which you have been relieved of, the corporate US enslavement provides protection from foreign enemies. Just to aware that protection does not extend to hostile government employees or foreign barbarians that have been admitted by the government through open borders. Don't forget you are also provided protection against taxpayer financed pandemics by the DOD and the UN/WHO, thanks to "vaccines" created by computer genius Bill Gates of Hell. Now, where on the planet do slaves have a better life? Soon you will be able to be a hybrid human, courtesy of Laus Snob and the WEF. WEF, in coordination with the US corporate government, will offer life where you will be happy and own nothing. No cares no responsibility, no money-- a dream come true.
Actually, alot of government employees make less that corporate jobs. To offset the lower pay we better benefits and a bit of job security. A very select few make enormous amounts of money. I know people with phds making almost minimum wage. Please tell me what jobs you know in any government position that is making a huge salary. Most government positions aren't easy to get. Federal employment is harder to get past the initial screening. Normal employees are struggling. It's hard to get promotions in some areas.
But they have extra retirement benefits besides Medicare, what means a lot. Medigap is expensive, Medicare Advantage is crap. Without a Medigap seniors are liable for the difference of 20% Medicare is not paying for, plus the uncovered services.
Medicare Advantage is still better than simple Medicare, because the 20% out-of-pocket expenses can destroy most households after hospitalization. With the "best" company, one can get away about $4-6k out-of-pocket (I have access to six "insurers" and only one offers a GMO plan with $3,850 out-of-pocket a year. PPOs are more expensive, and some other companies charge up to $10.5k. Still, after a surgery, it's easy to end up with a $20 debt on Medicare only. The 20% is covered by the state (Medicaid) for those who already own nothing or make less than living wage.
What you have stated is true. I used to work for a municipality. The pay was crap, but the benefits were great. However, they don't put food on the table. I was fortunate enough when I had to have all these surgeries, it was pretty much covered, and for that, I thank God. We had a Union which fought for pay increases, of a whopping 3%. Its not much when your pay is so low. The Civil Service exams to upgrade to another pay scale is a total joke.
I worked with a gal that sat at her desk doing her homework during work hours. You can't go against a Union brother or sister. Transferred to another department after 4 years, and worked with another gal who sat on the phone and consistently fought with her husband. Most companies would never have allowed this kind of behavior.
I have worked for the same company for almost 11 years now, with a great manager and work from home part-time. I really want to officially retire, but Social Security is not something I can live off, like most of us. So for now, I have to suck ass.
There are pluses and minus's to each. Either way, us employees are basically screwed unless you are in management. The corporate world and government own us.
Can you say a bit more about the Civil Service Exam, please?
I'll also have to work until I croak, but at least, I haven't compromised myself, either. Being lower-middle class has its perks. For that matter, I've never had good sick-care coverage, and over 65, a single surgery can take the house...
I remember working for Staples on the floor for three weeks around 2001. The highest advantage of that was that I developed enormous respect for anyone working in a store, but it wasn't living wage for anyone there. The "manager" worked 16-hour days and went home with around $24k. You can imagine the rest of the workers...
I didn't have to take a civil service due to that fact I have a Master's degree in my field. I heard from others without degrees how you can score 90 or even 93 percent to still get beat out by someone scoring higher. With degrees it gives you a score of a 100%. It is still up to hr to push you through to interviews based off your skills and experience. They usually have a committee to determine who gets interviewed. Most of the time it is people outside of that group to interview. I can only speak from higher level tech positions
Back in the 90s, they were written exams, multiple choice, a variety of questions. I could never get above 90, so was not able to "move up". A test doesn't qualify a person's work ethic or common sense, and certainly not the ability to take care of the public. Being there over 5 years, one can get a pension at age 60. At that time, you had to work there at least 4 years to receive a pension. If you wait until over 60, the monthly payout does not increase. So that couple hundred bucks I receive every month helps. You can either take a full payout, or take the monthly stipend, which is what I took. It increases slightly over time. I left there near the end of 1995. Parking downtown was expensive.
In addition, they were required to hire DEIs, which was a joke. My boss even complained, he showed me the sheet he had to complete. Hiring folks not qualified to do the job.
I know from others that the benefits I had while working there has drastically changed. So is vacation time. Federal or State would definitely pay more.
Not sure how they handle cut-backs or if people are laid off.
One of my siblings works for Home Depot. That is a place to stay away from. Unless you want to work full-time. Even then, to put up with rude customers, I wouldn't work there.
ALL "tests" suck. As a professor, I tried to give a written exam with multiple choices only once in my career, and I realized it could never be completely fair. At least, I adjusted the results accordingly...
Corporate workers are lucky to have severance pay, once they are chewed up. Government workers receive decent pensions, unlike social security payments. Federal and state pensions are the largest portion of uncovered debts... It is the taxpayer, who pays, of course.
For the average person, the big deal is to get a job with a living wage... The guy at the local Kroger's grocery department has been there for 30 years, and still not paid even $20 an hour, although he has been running the department for several years and working his ass off.
You are correct, except the fact that retirees do not have Obamacare but Medicare which is way worse and expensive.
In my understanding, Medicare Advantage Plus is Obamacare with a new name.
I don't give a crap about useless government workers...they are like weeds and cannot be destroyed. What I want is some real peace of mind and sleep by stopping that retarded time change coming up next weekend.
And allegedly, the new morons/servants of evil are going to cancel "daylight savings."
That's what people who don't care might be looking for...
Being a citizen, no, asset, no, slave of the US Corporation Government is not so bad. You are relieved of the task of planning the use of most of your money. In exchange for giving up your sovereignty as a free serf, when you retire you get to sit home to wait for a non-livable pension check. You get to give back some of your pension for second (maybe third) rate health insurance which includes a slight discount on overpriced "medicine". Also, in exchange for your liberty and freedom which you have been relieved of, the corporate US enslavement provides protection from foreign enemies. Just to aware that protection does not extend to hostile government employees or foreign barbarians that have been admitted by the government through open borders. Don't forget you are also provided protection against taxpayer financed pandemics by the DOD and the UN/WHO, thanks to "vaccines" created by computer genius Bill Gates of Hell. Now, where on the planet do slaves have a better life? Soon you will be able to be a hybrid human, courtesy of Laus Snob and the WEF. WEF, in coordination with the US corporate government, will offer life where you will be happy and own nothing. No cares no responsibility, no money-- a dream come true.
And who would believe they are still "free"
https://rayhorvaththesource.substack.com/p/ask-your-doctor-when-you-are-going
Actually, alot of government employees make less that corporate jobs. To offset the lower pay we better benefits and a bit of job security. A very select few make enormous amounts of money. I know people with phds making almost minimum wage. Please tell me what jobs you know in any government position that is making a huge salary. Most government positions aren't easy to get. Federal employment is harder to get past the initial screening. Normal employees are struggling. It's hard to get promotions in some areas.
But they have extra retirement benefits besides Medicare, what means a lot. Medigap is expensive, Medicare Advantage is crap. Without a Medigap seniors are liable for the difference of 20% Medicare is not paying for, plus the uncovered services.
Medicare Advantage is still better than simple Medicare, because the 20% out-of-pocket expenses can destroy most households after hospitalization. With the "best" company, one can get away about $4-6k out-of-pocket (I have access to six "insurers" and only one offers a GMO plan with $3,850 out-of-pocket a year. PPOs are more expensive, and some other companies charge up to $10.5k. Still, after a surgery, it's easy to end up with a $20 debt on Medicare only. The 20% is covered by the state (Medicaid) for those who already own nothing or make less than living wage.
What you have stated is true. I used to work for a municipality. The pay was crap, but the benefits were great. However, they don't put food on the table. I was fortunate enough when I had to have all these surgeries, it was pretty much covered, and for that, I thank God. We had a Union which fought for pay increases, of a whopping 3%. Its not much when your pay is so low. The Civil Service exams to upgrade to another pay scale is a total joke.
I worked with a gal that sat at her desk doing her homework during work hours. You can't go against a Union brother or sister. Transferred to another department after 4 years, and worked with another gal who sat on the phone and consistently fought with her husband. Most companies would never have allowed this kind of behavior.
I have worked for the same company for almost 11 years now, with a great manager and work from home part-time. I really want to officially retire, but Social Security is not something I can live off, like most of us. So for now, I have to suck ass.
There are pluses and minus's to each. Either way, us employees are basically screwed unless you are in management. The corporate world and government own us.
Can you say a bit more about the Civil Service Exam, please?
I'll also have to work until I croak, but at least, I haven't compromised myself, either. Being lower-middle class has its perks. For that matter, I've never had good sick-care coverage, and over 65, a single surgery can take the house...
I remember working for Staples on the floor for three weeks around 2001. The highest advantage of that was that I developed enormous respect for anyone working in a store, but it wasn't living wage for anyone there. The "manager" worked 16-hour days and went home with around $24k. You can imagine the rest of the workers...
I didn't have to take a civil service due to that fact I have a Master's degree in my field. I heard from others without degrees how you can score 90 or even 93 percent to still get beat out by someone scoring higher. With degrees it gives you a score of a 100%. It is still up to hr to push you through to interviews based off your skills and experience. They usually have a committee to determine who gets interviewed. Most of the time it is people outside of that group to interview. I can only speak from higher level tech positions
Back in the 90s, they were written exams, multiple choice, a variety of questions. I could never get above 90, so was not able to "move up". A test doesn't qualify a person's work ethic or common sense, and certainly not the ability to take care of the public. Being there over 5 years, one can get a pension at age 60. At that time, you had to work there at least 4 years to receive a pension. If you wait until over 60, the monthly payout does not increase. So that couple hundred bucks I receive every month helps. You can either take a full payout, or take the monthly stipend, which is what I took. It increases slightly over time. I left there near the end of 1995. Parking downtown was expensive.
In addition, they were required to hire DEIs, which was a joke. My boss even complained, he showed me the sheet he had to complete. Hiring folks not qualified to do the job.
I know from others that the benefits I had while working there has drastically changed. So is vacation time. Federal or State would definitely pay more.
Not sure how they handle cut-backs or if people are laid off.
One of my siblings works for Home Depot. That is a place to stay away from. Unless you want to work full-time. Even then, to put up with rude customers, I wouldn't work there.
ALL "tests" suck. As a professor, I tried to give a written exam with multiple choices only once in my career, and I realized it could never be completely fair. At least, I adjusted the results accordingly...
Corporate workers are lucky to have severance pay, once they are chewed up. Government workers receive decent pensions, unlike social security payments. Federal and state pensions are the largest portion of uncovered debts... It is the taxpayer, who pays, of course.
For the average person, the big deal is to get a job with a living wage... The guy at the local Kroger's grocery department has been there for 30 years, and still not paid even $20 an hour, although he has been running the department for several years and working his ass off.