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[at-l] GOT: Business as bad as governement (was) RE:State workers-non l ist related!
- Subject: [at-l] GOT: Business as bad as governement (was) RE:State workers-non l ist related!
- From: greyowl at rcn.com (greyowl@xxxxxxx)
- Date: Tue Aug 12 08:19:51 2003
I am a federal employee who is a chemist (Ph.D. type) and the
real joy in my life is to go into the lab and do research.
Unfortunately I am writting the year report, putting the
finnishing touches on next years budget, completely
rewritting my research project (for the next 5 years), trying
to write a paper (I have a mandatory requirement of writing
one paper a year, this is paper #3), trying to get a
collaborative research project which some Egyptan scientists
start, trying to get two collaborative research projects with
industry started (Tech Transfer) and clean out my filing
cabinet of old drafts of the above paper work. THe paper
work will kill ya and the government is really into CYA mode
at thie moment. I would blame it on the republicans, but
after they got burned with the Sept 11th attacks they want
everything documented. To make matters worse, I use to have
a part time secretary. She has since left and her position
was eliminated so I have to do all of the typing myself.
Y'all seen how well I type and spell. The government is
doomed.
Grey Owl
---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:11:23 -0400
>From: William Neal <nealb@midlandstech.edu>
>Subject: [at-l] GOT: Business as bad as governement (was)
RE: State workers-non l ist related!
>To: "'jeff peets'" <peetsjeff@hotmail.com>, "AT-L List (E-
mail)" <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>
> I AM A STATE EMPLOYEE!!! I work for one of the
> state technical colleges. I contribute to our state
> retirement fund. Etc. Etc.
>
> BUT, I tend to agree. Unfortunately most state
> employees get burned out quick with the "runaround"
> of gov paperwork and rules -- bureaucracy.
>
> Unfortunately it seems to be creeping into business
> (big not small so far). Time Warner is redoing our
> apt. bldg. so we can have digital cable and hi-speed
> internet access. I got one day's notice that they
> were coming into my apt. They did not say what they
> were going to do. So I moved everything out of the
> storage closet except for the side away from where
> my current cable connection comes into the apt.
> Came back after work and found that they had moved
> that stuff out of the way. But it was over. Wasn't
> it? They said so. Then they came back and had less
> than 24 hrs. warning. So I moved everything out
> this time. They did not come back. Now our cable
> connection is coming and going. And they say its
> the sub-contractor's fault and the sub-contractor
> says its.... No-one knows what's going on!!!
>
> AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> To all those who suffer from government incompetents
> or from stupid rules, I apologize.
>
> William, The Turtle
>
> PS One last example of gov and business
> incompentency: One time last winter, we were
> expecting out checks. I get mine deposited to the
> state credit union. I went by the bank before going
> to work. No money. I checked. Apparently Bank of
> America had a glitch -- they are our college's
> bank. They are suppose to cover the checks on the
> last business day of the month. Monday was a
> national holiday, and so money should have been
> deposited on Friday. I spent most of the day gently
> hasseling the payroll dept. and the credit union.
> The CU gave us an advance based on our previous
> deposits. And payroll called most of the other
> banks on records and arranged something through
> them: I understand they agreed to cover any special
> charges those banks might place on their
> custormers. Bank of America's attitude? Ho-hum.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeff peets [mailto:peetsjeff@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 6:02 PM
> To: KellyGoVols@aol.com; nealb@midlandstech.edu;
> at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: State workers-non list related!
>
> You think STATE employees are bad?
>
> You oughtta try getting ANYTHING done in the
> military side of the Federal Employees!
>
> I have just recently been told I had to submit
> certian paperwork concerning my upcoming move in
> 7 CALANDAR days-no big deal right?
>
> The first two offices I go to to accomplish said
> paperwork tell me their office has 10 WORKING days
> to accomplish their paperwork and I should check
> back with them then.
>
> Passports typically take 90-120 days, I have just
> under 90 days until I leave, we go today to get
> passports done and are told we need the paperwork
> that I have 7 days to turn in, signed and
> submitted, before they can give me the paperwork
> to REQUEST passports. SO... two weeks from now I
> when I get the other stuff done, I can turn in the
> 7 day paperwork, and pray that my passports come
> back in less than 60 days!!
>
> I do agree that it is the rules most of the time,
> but the morons should know they can't have what
> they need in 7 days if they other guys take 10 to
> get it done.
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Jeff W Peets
> Asst. Cubmaster
> Pack 170
> 988-1573
> >From: KellyGoVols@aol.com
> >To: nealb@midlandstech.edu,
> at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> >Subject: Re: [at-l] AT-L license plates
> >Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 10:51:08 EDT
> >
> >In a message dated 8/11/2003 10:37:33 AM Eastern
> Standard Time,
> >nealb@midlandstech.edu writes:
> >
> > > State employees are not necessarily
> ineffiecient. Particularly when they
> > > start out. It's the $%##&**@ rules and paper
> work that makes them that way.
> > >
> >
> >You are never going to convince me that State
> employees aren't idiots. There
> >are exceptions to every rule, however, and
> college professors, librarians,
> >etc., would probably be part of this exception.
> The bottom line is, the
> >majority of them are all freaking idiot morons
> from hell, put here on earth to make
> >my life miserable. So there.
> >
> >GoVols
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