Gov't workers - FAT, Minority preferred?
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From: USC
Originally Posted by VAD,Dec 15 2005, 05:28 PM
That's a good one. I'll probably have a chance to use that one over the holidays.BTW When is some state going to get the balls to secede from the union? We need something to shake things up a bit. Enough burdensome government bs already!!!!!!!!!
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From: Albuquerque, NM
Originally Posted by Purple_sky,Dec 14 2005, 03:48 PM
Instead of saying "minority", couldn't you just specifically say African-Americans? Most Asians are not overweight and lazy; quite the opposite actually.
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From: Long Island/C'ville, VA
Originally Posted by JaTe,Aug 23 2006, 08:58 PM
that is for fed govt employees...dont forget that what you show is only base pay. depending on where you live, you will get a locality %. woot woot!
with a college degree, you start at GS5 or GS7 depending on your GPA. the Step also depends on your GPA. As an engineer, you get automatic promotions up to a GS12 level -skipping levels 6, 8, 10 every year with an advanced first promotion at 6 months. GS13 and above is competitive. they also have hiring bonuses (25% 6 yrs ago...not sure about now), they also have tuition reimbursement for undergrad and they will pay for your masters + books!
it all depends on your job series...i do know that they take care of their engineers!!!
here is the 06 scale for the ny/nj metro area (20.99% local on top of base pay):
Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 19378 20024 20669 21310 21955 22334 22969 23611 23638 24242
2 21787 22305 23026 23638 23902 24605 25307 26010 26713 27416
3 23771 24563 25356 26148 26941 27733 28526 29318 30111 30903
4 26686 27575 28464 29353 30243 31132 32021 32910 33800 34689
5 29857 30852 31848 32844 33840 34835 35831 36827 37823 38818
6 33281 34390 35500 36609 37719 38828 39938 41047 42157 43266
7 36983 38216 39449 40682 41915 43147 44380 45613 46846 48079
8 40958 42322 43687 45052 46417 47781 49146 50511 51876 53240
9 45238 46746 48253 49761 51268 52776 54283 55791 57298 58806
10 49818 51479 53140 54801 56462 58124 59785 61446 63107 64768
11 54735 56559 58384 60208 62033 63857 65682 67506 69331 71155
12 65602 67788 69975 72161 74347 76533 78720 80906 83092 85279
13 78012 80612 83212 85812 88412 91012 93612 96212 98813 101413
14 92186 95259 98332 101405 104478 107552 110625 113698 116771 119844
15 108437 112052 115668 119283 122898 126513 130128 133744 137359 140300
with a college degree, you start at GS5 or GS7 depending on your GPA. the Step also depends on your GPA. As an engineer, you get automatic promotions up to a GS12 level -skipping levels 6, 8, 10 every year with an advanced first promotion at 6 months. GS13 and above is competitive. they also have hiring bonuses (25% 6 yrs ago...not sure about now), they also have tuition reimbursement for undergrad and they will pay for your masters + books!
it all depends on your job series...i do know that they take care of their engineers!!!
here is the 06 scale for the ny/nj metro area (20.99% local on top of base pay):
Grade Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Step 10
1 19378 20024 20669 21310 21955 22334 22969 23611 23638 24242
2 21787 22305 23026 23638 23902 24605 25307 26010 26713 27416
3 23771 24563 25356 26148 26941 27733 28526 29318 30111 30903
4 26686 27575 28464 29353 30243 31132 32021 32910 33800 34689
5 29857 30852 31848 32844 33840 34835 35831 36827 37823 38818
6 33281 34390 35500 36609 37719 38828 39938 41047 42157 43266
7 36983 38216 39449 40682 41915 43147 44380 45613 46846 48079
8 40958 42322 43687 45052 46417 47781 49146 50511 51876 53240
9 45238 46746 48253 49761 51268 52776 54283 55791 57298 58806
10 49818 51479 53140 54801 56462 58124 59785 61446 63107 64768
11 54735 56559 58384 60208 62033 63857 65682 67506 69331 71155
12 65602 67788 69975 72161 74347 76533 78720 80906 83092 85279
13 78012 80612 83212 85812 88412 91012 93612 96212 98813 101413
14 92186 95259 98332 101405 104478 107552 110625 113698 116771 119844
15 108437 112052 115668 119283 122898 126513 130128 133744 137359 140300
I can't believe that gov't employees can make so much moolah.
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From: limerick
was sort of fake but it stirred things up a bit
In 1982, the United States Border Patrol set up a roadblock and inspection point on U.S. Route 1, which runs north from Key West over a series of causeways and serves as the Keys' only land link with the mainland. Vehicles were stopped and searched for narcotics and illegal immigrants. The Key West City Council complained repeatedly about the inconvenience for travellers to and from Key West, claiming that it hurt the Keys' important tourism industry. In fact, Eastern Air Lines, which had a hub at Miami International Airport, saw a window of opportunity when the roadblocks were established; Eastern became the only airline to establish jet service to Key West International Airport, counting on travellers from Key West to Miami preferring to fly rather than to wait for police to search their vehicles.
When the City Council's complaints went unanswered by the Federal Government and attempts to get an injunction against the roadblock failed in court, as a form of protest Mayor Dennis Wardlow and the Council declared the Keys "independence" on April 23, 1982. In the eyes of the Council, since the federal government had set up the equivalent of a border station as if the Keys were a foreign nation, the Keys might as well become one. As many of the local citizens were referred to as Conchs, the "nation" took the name of the Conch Republic.
As part of the protest, Mayor Wardlow was proclaimed Prime Minister of the Republic, which immediately declared war against the U.S. (symbolically breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man dressed in a naval uniform), quickly surrendered after one minute (to the man in the uniform), and applied for one billion dollars in foreign aid.
The mock secession and the events surrounding it generated great publicity for the Keys' plight
In 1982, the United States Border Patrol set up a roadblock and inspection point on U.S. Route 1, which runs north from Key West over a series of causeways and serves as the Keys' only land link with the mainland. Vehicles were stopped and searched for narcotics and illegal immigrants. The Key West City Council complained repeatedly about the inconvenience for travellers to and from Key West, claiming that it hurt the Keys' important tourism industry. In fact, Eastern Air Lines, which had a hub at Miami International Airport, saw a window of opportunity when the roadblocks were established; Eastern became the only airline to establish jet service to Key West International Airport, counting on travellers from Key West to Miami preferring to fly rather than to wait for police to search their vehicles.
When the City Council's complaints went unanswered by the Federal Government and attempts to get an injunction against the roadblock failed in court, as a form of protest Mayor Dennis Wardlow and the Council declared the Keys "independence" on April 23, 1982. In the eyes of the Council, since the federal government had set up the equivalent of a border station as if the Keys were a foreign nation, the Keys might as well become one. As many of the local citizens were referred to as Conchs, the "nation" took the name of the Conch Republic.
As part of the protest, Mayor Wardlow was proclaimed Prime Minister of the Republic, which immediately declared war against the U.S. (symbolically breaking a loaf of stale Cuban bread over the head of a man dressed in a naval uniform), quickly surrendered after one minute (to the man in the uniform), and applied for one billion dollars in foreign aid.
The mock secession and the events surrounding it generated great publicity for the Keys' plight
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From: Taipei / NYC Metro
I don't care of they are minorities or white, fat or thin, rude or smiling. I do care when there seems to be an overall lack of intelligence at your local DMV. Who's training these people?