shadowalker

welcome to the real world
you think you are the only one not getting a raise
our tax dollars pay your salary and we have not had a raise in
3 years.

so you will not get a positive reply from me
are most others
find another county to work for
i left the county years ago for same reason
and made more money

shadowalker

welcome to the real world
you think you are the only one not getting a raise
our tax dollars pay your salary and we have not had a raise in
3 years.

so you will not get a positive reply from me
are most others
find another county to work for
i left the county years ago for same reason
and made more money

shadowalker

welcome to the real world
you think you are the only one not getting a raise
our tax dollars pay your salary and we have not had a raise in
3 years.

so you will not get a positive reply from me
are most others
find another county to work for
i left the county years ago for same reason
and made more money

It's not always about just WANTING more but about NEEDING more to survive. I've been a loyal employee to this county for eleven years and have been living in this county that entire time paying taxes and everything else like you. I think what bothers me is that the county spent all of this money to do the assessment, we spent alot of our time (at least I know the people in my department did) filling out the assessment with detailed answers as to our job responsibilities, duties, etc., and were told we'd be informed of something by October. Well, we're just now finding out what their suggestions are and now their suggestions are being put off or scoffed at because obviously there are a lot of us doing a lot of jobs for less money than others around us.

The other problem I have with this arrangement is that it was all being put off until the county figured out what they wanted to do with the retirement. Don't get me wrong, I plan on retiring with this county and I'm glad they're looking at the retirement, but I just wonder if they didn't have too much on their plate all at once. Then, like the person before stated, we did get our "evaluations" but we didn't get any type of merit increase with it because once again the county was waiting to see what happened with the assessment and the retirement. So, now the assessment is done and we're still not getting anything because their suggesting too much money in raises bascially.

It's like Iminsho said, the previous BOC's caused these problems but we're depending on the current BOC to fix the problems. I will continue to faithfully do my job for the county because that's who I'm loyal to, Fayette County, and have been for eleven years. It's not a matter of whining, it's a matter of only expecting to get what you've been told you'll be receiving. So, even if it's not the suggestions of the assessment that we get than we should at least get what we've earned according to our evaluations. But, it probably will all be put off until July and they'll find some way then to roll the COLA into all of it as well so they don't have to pay out that much more.

I think it's just a little disheartening for those of us that have been and will be with the county for the long haul, for good or bad, because we are expected to operate above standard due to the county we work for and we (or at least I) do that proudly and I think it should at least be recognized with our merit increases not being witheld any longer. I think the assessment and the retirement restructure and other things were just all too much to be promising all at once and now it's all come to a head and it can't all be done at once.

Can someone please tell me why all of a sudden when I blog it puts it in three times? I'm really sorry for this, I know it's frustrating and takes up a lot of space and I don't want anyone to think I'm doing it on purpose. I only hit "post comment" once so I don't understand why it's doing this. Any suggestions (be nice)?

When you hit the post button, make sure you only hit it once, sometimes it takes a minute for the site to catch up, and if you hit it multiple times, you post multiple times.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

I guess I thought I was hitting it only once but maybe I wasn't. Obviously I'm going to try it again with this post and hopefully it won't appear three times. Thanks again for responding.

when you hit the post button it will turn a different color, mine turns from orange to blue when it's working right. We've all posted multiple times before, believe it or not it's better now then before, at least till you get to that password thing.

I yam what I yam....Popeye

Who's b*tching? Not me. I love my job. I love working in the same county I live in, helping my neighbors. I am a long-time homeowner and taxpayer in this county. I took this job knowing exactly how much it pays, and I don't necessarily *need* a raise, personally. I took this job knowing that I'd be working, ultimately, for the taxpayers via their elected officials. Does that mean I (or my colleagues) shouldn't have our pay brought up to the level of comparable jobs in comparable areas?

As far as your statement: There are plenty of out of work people who would love to take your place.

They may want it, but that doesn't mean they'd be able to do it. Many apply... relatively few can even pass the first job-specific test, because Fayette County has such high standards (that's a good thing). Of those, some don't make it through training (often because they find the job to be much harder to learn than they expected, and/or can't handle it physically and/or mentally). Also, the pay is barely enough to support a single person on (and the job doesn't lend itself well to having a 2nd job).

The turnover rate is fairly high (though lower in Fayette County than elsewhere), so they're welcome to apply, though. Our department hasn't been fully-staffed for more than a few months, in YEARS.

Thanks for your service to the the county (us), and your wonderful attitude. Too bad more government employess aren't like you. Salute to you!

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In regards to Democrats, Republicans, gangs, and other scads of coterie Kool-Aide drinkers; Remember this..... Eagles Don't Flock

Bus drivers are employed by the Board of Education, not the Board of Commissioners, right? So this would not apply.