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Letter To The Editor
By Ron | July 25, 2010
Today, I am submitting a letter to my local newspaper. The reason I am including it my blog is because I believe that it is relevant to all Human Resource people everywhere, especially for those of you who are in the public sector. One more time, I ask the question, “Where is the common sense, the proper judgement, the sense of fair play, in the HR departments in our government? How does the compensation and benefits personnel get so out of control?” If you answered “Feathering their nest” and/or “Conflict of Interest,” you would probably be right. Anyway, here is my letter….
We recently heard about the city of Bell in Southern California where the city officials are making outrageous salaries and are walking away with pensions around the half million a year each. Although not approaching these figures, I am sure that our own city employees are doing very well. On the other hand, most of us in the private sector are struggling to get by and hoping that our own savings in a 401K plan will let us squeak by in our old age. The monument to our local government excess is being erected on the site of our previously beautiful park. If the government is the servant of the people, you would think that they would be tightening their belt during these tough times just like we are. We are doing everything we can to save the homes we live in while, at the same time, our city is building a huge extravagant home in our midst. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that there is something wrong with this picture. Oh, and I miss the gazebo, a symbol of “Small Town, USA.”
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