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Tag Archives: public employees
A public (employee) apology
As negotiations have heated up for Oregon public employees, I’ve wondered a few times at my prior posts about the state of public employee pay and benefits. I have to admit, I was a bit wrong about benefits not being … Continue reading
Public employees and one last point
I’m almost done with my ranting. And really, what have I proven? So the private sector sometimes is dumb, too. Big deal, right? It’s not like the private sector costs taxpayers when they screw up. Except when the banks screw … Continue reading
Technology choices and lack of innovation in the public sector
I’m continuing to talk about how frustrated I am that people believe that public employees are too expensive, public employees are lazy and incompetent, and unions only protect morons. So now, on to technology and innovation. I hear that the … Continue reading
What does the union do besides protect stupidity?
Last time, I discussed how the private sector is pretty bad (though admittedly not as bad as the public sector) about retaining incompetent employees. …but all I really did was prove that the private sector ain’t all that great. Those … Continue reading
Unions protect lazy, incompetent employees
Today, continuing with my “public employees suck!” theme, I’m going to address another interesting and confusing myth: the belief that unions protect the lazy and incompetent workers. Really, this argument is ridiculous. I hear it a lot, and apparently the … Continue reading
Incompetent public employees with ridiculous benefits, and the evil unions protecting them
Public employees are the DEVIL. That’s what I’m hearing a lot lately. We cost the state too much. In Wisconsin, they have limited negotiation rights now, and here in Oregon we’re looking at various cuts to our benefits to help … Continue reading