en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/668211 Comments by Jings http://biggovernment.com/waroot/2011/03/01/comparing-the-life-of-a-government-employee-with-the-private-sector/#IDComment131643692 PART 2 Third, my job required me to be on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week. I worked on my children's birthdays, after hours and was once sent overseas with only 24 hours notice (I worked at USDA). The head of our agency (he would equal a CEO but paid much less) was on a flight to catch a cruise for vacation but had to return to the office as soon as the plane landed to handle an emergency - no cruise and no reimbursement (this actually happened twice and his wife almost threw him a beating. I just wanted to make it clear there are some people who really do more for less in the Fed. I think there was a time for unions and that it is long past. This includes both public and private sector unions. I am a believer in the PATCO answer to unions but most people don't have the balls for it. Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:01:08 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/waroot/2011/03/01/comparing-the-life-of-a-government-employee-with-the-private-sector/#IDComment131643692 http://biggovernment.com/waroot/2011/03/01/comparing-the-life-of-a-government-employee-with-the-private-sector/#IDComment131643615 A few years ago, I left a Federal job to move to the private section (I couldn't take the waste and politics anymore. Although, 15 months after joining the private section I was laid off). I had been with the Fed for about 15 years and I would like to share some of my observations with you based on the above article. First, the major unions covering federal employees must cover all Federal employees regardless of membership. This was built into the rules to keep them weak as not many Feds join. Second, what looks like a sweet government deal for some is really not. The problem is that pay scale in the Fed is more based on time in service than performance. The GS scale (which is slowly changing) sometimes can't tell the difference between a janitor and a veterinarian or a paralegal and a top notch lawyer. The pay can be the same for both despite the difference in education and experience. There are secretaries who have been there 25 years and reached near the top of the pay scale. Tue, 1 Mar 2011 17:00:44 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/waroot/2011/03/01/comparing-the-life-of-a-government-employee-with-the-private-sector/#IDComment131643615 http://biggovernment.com/jokeefe/2010/09/24/dems-gone-wild-citizen-assaulted-for-filming-gov-john-kitzhaber-event/#IDComment100755662 I'm sorry. This story didn't have an ending. If the cops weren't called to report an assult immediately after it happened then it was all bullshit. Wouldn't it have made more sense to get images of the police cars and officers going into the church? It would have been a much better embarrassment to the candidate for this event to, at the very least, show up in the local police blotter? Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:32:34 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jokeefe/2010/09/24/dems-gone-wild-citizen-assaulted-for-filming-gov-john-kitzhaber-event/#IDComment100755662 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9HCVJMG0&show_article=1#IDComment91027287 Absolutely. Government has no business in marriage. It is a religious institution. In the end, it is all contract law. Thu, 5 Aug 2010 17:40:05 +0000 http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9HCVJMG0&show_article=1#IDComment91027287 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2010/01/07/the-top-twelve-faux-media-scares-of-the-past-decade/#IDComment50923698 Don't forget catching Mad Cow Disease from eating beef. I worked for the USDA at the time and what HHS never said was that it occurs naturally in about 100,000 (I think, it was a while ago) people in the U.S. in a year. A dozen or so people got the new varient kind from eating beef and that is still a strech based on the science. Thu, 7 Jan 2010 22:06:31 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/rfutrell/2010/01/07/the-top-twelve-faux-media-scares-of-the-past-decade/#IDComment50923698 http://biggovernment.com/rperry/2009/12/17/disputed-science-can-lead-to-disastrous-decisions-in-copenhagen/#IDComment47689886 Can we leave the Union yet? Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:16:59 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/rperry/2009/12/17/disputed-science-can-lead-to-disastrous-decisions-in-copenhagen/#IDComment47689886 http://biggovernment.com/rperry/2009/12/17/disputed-science-can-lead-to-disastrous-decisions-in-copenhagen/#IDComment47689210 Hi John. I would love to see a flat tax with an elimination of all tax breaks for all people of the U.S. Then, once we pay down the debt, most Federal taxes can be slowly phased out. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 21:15:51 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/rperry/2009/12/17/disputed-science-can-lead-to-disastrous-decisions-in-copenhagen/#IDComment47689210 http://biggovernment.com/prahe/2009/12/16/tiger-and-barack/#IDComment47615954 Okay, now hold still whilest I slip it in from behind - Tiger mmm mmm mmm - Obama Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:08:23 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/prahe/2009/12/16/tiger-and-barack/#IDComment47615954 http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2009/12/17/12-national-orgs-co-sign-letter-to-congress-demand-kevin-jennings-be-fired/#IDComment47610511 He's protecting it from himself. It's like a protection racket. You pay me and I won't kill you. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:47:47 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2009/12/17/12-national-orgs-co-sign-letter-to-congress-demand-kevin-jennings-be-fired/#IDComment47610511 http://biggovernment.com/ngillespie/2009/12/14/reason-tv-red-white-sacrebleu-how-american-wines-shocked-the-world/#IDComment47159674 Don't you mean whine czar? Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:35:50 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/ngillespie/2009/12/14/reason-tv-red-white-sacrebleu-how-american-wines-shocked-the-world/#IDComment47159674 http://biggovernment.com/sright/2009/12/14/a-disturbing-trend-from-the-white-house-toward-the-jewish-people/#IDComment47159306 Didn't Obama capture the majority of the Jewish vote? 'Nuff said. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:32:10 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/sright/2009/12/14/a-disturbing-trend-from-the-white-house-toward-the-jewish-people/#IDComment47159306 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2009/12/14/unions-out-for-blood-at-the-red-cross-time-for-a-hostage-negotiator/#IDComment47138032 I don't. I just got laid off. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 17:58:18 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/libertychick/2009/12/14/unions-out-for-blood-at-the-red-cross-time-for-a-hostage-negotiator/#IDComment47138032 http://biggovernment.com/chorner/2009/12/11/climategate-dont-know-much-about-history-or-climate/#IDComment46817581 The Earth hasn't been this hot since it was a molten ball of lava. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:00:30 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/chorner/2009/12/11/climategate-dont-know-much-about-history-or-climate/#IDComment46817581 http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2009/12/11/fistgate-vi-obamas-safe-schools-czars-teen-conference-literature-pushed-anal-sx-in-parks-with-strangers/#IDComment46769587 I am tired of reading the same information day after day. We get it. All this repetition makes me want to fist someone. Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:48:34 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2009/12/11/fistgate-vi-obamas-safe-schools-czars-teen-conference-literature-pushed-anal-sx-in-parks-with-strangers/#IDComment46769587 http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2009/12/09/ap-global-warming-fauxtography-updated/#IDComment46536281 That's why the railroads stopped using steam at the end of WWII. Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:26:57 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/amarcus/2009/12/09/ap-global-warming-fauxtography-updated/#IDComment46536281 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/12/09/white-houses-acorn-cookies-surprises-republican-lawmaker/#IDComment46535721 Ha! Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:20:34 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/12/09/white-houses-acorn-cookies-surprises-republican-lawmaker/#IDComment46535721 http://biggovernment.com/sgreen/2009/12/09/the-political-landscape-the-slobs-versus-the-snobs/#IDComment46410208 Amen Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:39:52 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/sgreen/2009/12/09/the-political-landscape-the-slobs-versus-the-snobs/#IDComment46410208 http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2009/12/09/fistgate-iii-obamas-safe-schools-czars-black-book-for-kids-included-tips-on-fisting-and-piing-on-your-partner/#IDComment46409358 Brilliant! Wed, 9 Dec 2009 17:31:26 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2009/12/09/fistgate-iii-obamas-safe-schools-czars-black-book-for-kids-included-tips-on-fisting-and-piing-on-your-partner/#IDComment46409358 http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/07/fistgate-barack-obamas-safe-schools-czars-2000-conference-promoted-fisting-to-14-year-olds/#IDComment46167678 Isn't that called booting? Mon, 7 Dec 2009 16:17:06 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/2009/12/07/fistgate-barack-obamas-safe-schools-czars-2000-conference-promoted-fisting-to-14-year-olds/#IDComment46167678 http://biggovernment.com/chorner/2009/12/02/what-no-raise-your-right-hand-photo-op/#IDComment45597008 If you look closely at the photo you will see what happened to the last guy to tried to raise his right arm! Wed, 2 Dec 2009 20:49:03 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/chorner/2009/12/02/what-no-raise-your-right-hand-photo-op/#IDComment45597008