Both the different things I was talking about are actually part of my duties as a screener - they're what's called 'collateral duties.' The more collateral duties you take on, SUPPOSEDLY the bigger your potential raise might be, someday in the future if they decide to give us a raise. Although actually when I volunteered to get trained for extra stuff it was just to keep myself from going bugshit from boredom.
And, the gov't is no longer a lifetime gig. Although the other day someone got a five-year award, and someone else teased him "That's like a lifetime achievement award!" For lasting five years with the gov't. Because these days you have to be completely insensitive to not go off your freakin rocker. In fact... I wonder? This just occurred to me. I wonder if they have instituted a policy of trying to drive people crazy so they can get rid of them? Because it's not so easy to fire people from most gov't jobs.
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Date: 2006-05-12 01:26 am (UTC)And, the gov't is no longer a lifetime gig. Although the other day someone got a five-year award, and someone else teased him "That's like a lifetime achievement award!" For lasting five years with the gov't. Because these days you have to be completely insensitive to not go off your freakin rocker. In fact... I wonder? This just occurred to me. I wonder if they have instituted a policy of trying to drive people crazy so they can get rid of them? Because it's not so easy to fire people from most gov't jobs.