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Orlando
02-24-2018, 11:14 AM
Well its official, I have been promoted to stupidvisor of out Street Dept. I am now the head trash picker upper, hole filler, grass cutter, etc. I mentioned to my wife she should get another job so I could retire but that went over like a fart in church:)
Punch The Clown
02-24-2018, 01:00 PM
trash picker uppers over here earn well over 100k plus benefits total package worth around 150+. How can you walk away from that?
Orlando
02-24-2018, 01:42 PM
Ha, you have to remember I am in a small 3 traffic light town, my salary is less than half that. Good thing is I do get all I can eat for free out of the back of the truck
Bob W
02-24-2018, 02:19 PM
Congratulations Orlando! I just retired from a good Municipal job and am looking at jobs in a Dept. in a smaller town myself. As you say, they pay less than half what I make now, even as Chief, but then I won't be paying $7000 a year in property taxes for starters. A gallon of milk or loaf of bread is about the same everywhere, but taxes and property are so much better elsewhere. Not to mention quality of life and general mentality. Our home town had no traffic lights (pop. 120). As soon as the kids are out of school I'm out of here too!
canes7
02-24-2018, 05:20 PM
I feel for you O. I too am a Stupidvisor. Not for a municipality but for state government. 95% of the time I love it. That 5% I hate is when one of the guys games the system just because they dont want to do something. But I get over it and move on. Have fun and congratulations.
ordmm
02-25-2018, 12:37 PM
they pay less than half what I make now, even as Chief, but then I won't be paying $7000 a year in property taxes for starters. A gallon of milk or loaf of bread is about the same everywhere, but taxes and property are so much better elsewhere. Not to mention quality of life and general mentality. Our home town had no traffic lights (pop. 120). As soon as the kids are out of school I'm out of here too!

Something has to pay for the wages and bennies. Taxes.
Bob W
02-25-2018, 02:50 PM
Something has to pay for the wages and bennies. Taxes.

Unfortunately the Govmt brain trust thinks that way.
Or as I've advocated for years, dept autonomy. Fines, fees etc generate more than enough revenue to run things if you trim the waste and stop the fraud, which I believe is a leading source of income here. But then all the lib voters on the doll would revolt. As I've always said, take away the free cheese and the rats will leave. Oh well, topic for a different thread. Sorry.
Happy for you, Orlando
timshufflin
02-25-2018, 04:12 PM
Orlando, I will pray to the kid for you :)
cuppednlocked
02-25-2018, 05:40 PM
Congratulations on beating those other guys out!
Orlando
02-25-2018, 06:02 PM
Congratulations on beating those other guys out!
Funny thing, people applied for the job but when they found out it was a "working" supervisor position they weren't so interested. I knew one guy didn't have a clue as to what the job was about as he came to the interview in a suit and tie:o
toolman
02-28-2018, 07:34 PM
I'm so SAD. I did not realize. That my taxes where paying sooo many peoples way! I will pray for you all! Peace toolman
Orlando
02-28-2018, 08:23 PM
I pray your taxes will go up so my income will to;)
toolman
02-28-2018, 09:10 PM
LOL, Normal reply!!! I wont saying anything else ! Because I will make some government employee's mad! Peace toolman

( I just wish there was mandatory classes in high school that taught kids all about taxes! Taking from others and then the federal/state/local deciding where it goes. And to whom it goes to! Then telling me I'm patriotic because I pay taxes )
Bob W
03-01-2018, 03:21 AM
LOL, Normal reply!!! I wont saying anything else ! Because I will make some government employee's mad! Peace toolman

( I just wish there was mandatory classes in high school that taught kids all about taxes! Taking from others and then the federal/state/local deciding where it goes. And to whom it goes to! Then telling me I'm patriotic because I pay taxes )

I taught my Grandkids about taxes when they were young with their Halloween candy. I explained that even though other kids stayed home and didn't go work and get candy, the Democrats thought they should share the candy they had worked for.
And that Republicans thought they should keep what they earned. My Grandson said " I'm A-publican".
Their second lesson was when I take a bite of their ice cream when I walk by- they scream "Grandpa No Tax!"