The Demise of Twinkies?
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I joined the fed gov service a few years ago after retiring from the military. I have to attend mandatory supervisory courses which involve union relations. I just sit there and shake my head in disbelief saying how do we get anything accomplished with unions involved.
-I didn't give Johnny an award this year because he just barely did his job as others went above and beyond. Johnny files a grievance, now we got to give him an award?!
-Johnny wants to telecommute every day and I say no. He files grievance now he gets to telecommute every other day?
-Every meeting I have with staff I'm advised to call HR to have the union be present?
-I heard MANY more scenarios during the classes that were unbelievable.
Luckily, I'm in a national security position and the union does not apply to me and my immediate staff.
-I didn't give Johnny an award this year because he just barely did his job as others went above and beyond. Johnny files a grievance, now we got to give him an award?!
-Johnny wants to telecommute every day and I say no. He files grievance now he gets to telecommute every other day?
-Every meeting I have with staff I'm advised to call HR to have the union be present?
-I heard MANY more scenarios during the classes that were unbelievable.
Luckily, I'm in a national security position and the union does not apply to me and my immediate staff.
a couple of yrs ago I was doing a contract JOB for the National Treasury Employees Union ..... at the downtown HQ.
during the course of my JOB I was asked along with one of the staff IT Employees, to talk to one of the attnys trying to keep an Fed Gov Employee from being fired.
this woman had been warned on numerous occasions about surfing PORN at the office, the employees boss had firewall logs, IP's detailing all of the employees web surfing habits - the mildest of which was
'Fisting Lesbians'
the Attny was unfamiliar with the technology involved ... firewalls, content filters, web caching servers .... etc
the other guy and I took one look at the evidence, and immediately suggested they cut any deal they could, sex addiction whatever, otherwise the woman should be left go, the evidence was very conclusive
here was someone OBVIOUSLY guilty who had been warned on numerous occasions, and the UNION was still trying to protect her, even with all the hard evidence ....
I left shaking my head, sometimes you have to CUT People loose ..... but UNIONS will NOT allow the bad to dismissed
what was the story ...
... teachers, a school system could not let back in the classroom for one reason or another, collecting high salaries sitting int the teachers lounge all day, because the UNION will not let the School Board get RID of them
Misfit
Lawful neutral
Hostess orange cupcakes are my favorite dessert.
Better grab as many off the shelves as you can.
I keep thinking about Zombieland and Tallahassee searching for twinkies.
stockgirl
Stocki
Better grab as many off the shelves as you can.
I keep thinking about Zombieland and Tallahassee searching for twinkies.
I plan on it!
That is what you could do in a right to work state.
Illegal for them to do that...or they probably would have.
DipStick
Keep Calm and Don't Care!
I hated working for a union when I did. It had it's advantages but there were many more disadvantages.
My bosses always complained that they couldn't promote people or step up pay based on who was best for the job and had to based on "seniority" instead.
Starman3000m
New Member
kwillia
n/a
I know it's been at least 10 years since I've purchased Twinkies. Daughter just told me I need to get a box for her to keep hidden in her room. I said, "I haven't bought you a Twinkie since you were little why would I bother getting you a box now?" She said, " I can make the supply last! Their shelf-life is years and years, Mom!"
Chasey_Lane
Salt Life
Twinkies can outlast a nuclear holocaust but not a 2nd Obama term... 