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Ophelia
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don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
thanks for the whopping 3.23% raise.
I'll try not to spend it all in one place. 
and I'll also be holding my breath for Christmas Eve off.
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
At least you get a raise 
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| Posted 12/5/07 2:30 PM |
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wilandnet
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Yup, was hoping for more. Congress was pushing for higher, but Bush turned them down. But don't take away hope for Christmas Eve!!! lol
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| Posted 12/5/07 2:34 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
i have been hearing good things about Christmas eve - keep the faith!!!!
and i wasnt expecting any higher, i think i am jaded already 
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| Posted 12/5/07 2:37 PM |
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mommy2bella
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
you can be like the company I do work with. They are downgrading all of the benefits for "permalancers", taking away the 5 days measly time off, holiday pay, and going to hourly pay...
AND they wanted to tell people with a handout when they went to pick up the xmas party invite.
nice, right?
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| Posted 12/5/07 2:53 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Special-K
you can be like the company I do work with. They are downgrading all of the benefits for "permalancers", taking away the 5 days measly time off, holiday pay, and going to hourly pay...
AND they wanted to tell people with a handout when they went to pick up the xmas party invite.
nice, right?
Jesus.
that's like getting the Santa, from Silent Night, Deadly Night to host your holiday party.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:01 PM |
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mommy2bella
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by Special-K
you can be like the company I do work with. They are downgrading all of the benefits for "permalancers", taking away the 5 days measly time off, holiday pay, and going to hourly pay...
AND they wanted to tell people with a handout when they went to pick up the xmas party invite.
nice, right?
Jesus.
that's like getting the Santa, from Silent Night, Deadly Night to host your holiday party.
yeah, you gotta love it. They have no "staff", rely on permalancers, and now screw them completely. AND god forbid you are a youngster making peanuts...you now have to be grandfathered in to paying the new 40% of your benefits/25k max, if you are just starting out, when you FINALLY qualify you have to pay 80%!!!
Is Hilary/Obama/McCain/whoever really going to address this crisis amongst youngsters when we finally get a new president??? So many people 30 and under go without benefits, it's crazy.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:21 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Is Hilary/Obama/McCain/whoever really going to address this crisis amongst youngsters when we finally get a new president??? So many people 30 and under go without benefits, it's crazy.
ive never had a problem with finding a job with benefits and im only 25. I worked part time at age 20 with medical/dental/401k, etc. I hardly see it as a crisis.
and I dont have a single friend who had a problem finding a job with benefits either
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:25 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Special-
yeah, you gotta love it. They have no "staff", rely on permalancers, and now screw them completely. AND god forbid you are a youngster making peanuts...you now have to be grandfathered in to paying the new 40% of your benefits/25k max, if you are just starting out, when you FINALLY qualify you have to pay 80%!!!
Is Hilary/Obama/McCain/whoever really going to address this crisis amongst youngsters when we finally get a new president??? So many people 30 and under go without benefits, it's crazy.
WOW!!! Just WOW.
And what makes it more disgusting is what these CEO's leave with... their "golden parachutes". If they divided those amounts amongst the thousands of employees everyone could have fully funded benefits.
And the way they planned on telling everyone COWARDS!!! They know they are so wrong
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:27 PM |
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melbalalala
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Is that the final #?  Oy! Looks like here in DC its 3.49
Rumors are swirling around here about Christmas Eve too... whether Bush will give it to us, if he does, whether or not you'll get the leave if you already said you were taking off, etc.
The joys of Federal employment! 
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:28 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Meaghan729
Is Hilary/Obama/McCain/whoever really going to address this crisis amongst youngsters when we finally get a new president??? So many people 30 and under go without benefits, it's crazy.
ive never had a problem with finding a job with benefits and im only 25. I worked part time at age 20 with medical/dental/401k, etc. I hardly see it as a crisis.
and I dont have a single friend who had a problem finding a job with benefits either
just b/c something is not going on in your circle of knowlege doesn't mean it's not rapant someplace else.
do many people in your circle have AIDS or other STD's? are they starving? do they live below the poverty level?
it's the same thing.
I work for the FED, and I pay a LARGE portion of my health ins.
and forget trying to get health ins. if you are a free or perma lancer.
we are in need of a change.
big time.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:29 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by melbalalala
Is that the final #? Oy! Looks like here in DC its 3.49
Rumors are swirling around here about Christmas Eve too... whether Bush will give it to us, if he does, whether or not you'll get the leave if you already said you were taking off, etc.
The joys of Federal employment!
this is my one benefit.
I am so specialized in my office (the only one of it's kind  ) that I don't have to give in my leave info until the day of if need be.
I HATE that they do that. it's ridiculous.
I can't be wasting days. I need them for my non existant maternity leave.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:33 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by melbalalala
Is that the final #? Oy! Looks like here in DC its 3.49
Rumors are swirling around here about Christmas Eve too... whether Bush will give it to us, if he does, whether or not you'll get the leave if you already said you were taking off, etc.
The joys of Federal employment!
i heard that they could tell us the Friday before, that would be pretty messed up but almost expected.
I am going to come in and maybe use just two hours to get out early, i am saving up for my wedding so i dont want to use too much of my time
but i really wish they would just tell us already so people can make plans!!!
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:33 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Tilde
Posted by melbalalala
Is that the final #? Oy! Looks like here in DC its 3.49
Rumors are swirling around here about Christmas Eve too... whether Bush will give it to us, if he does, whether or not you'll get the leave if you already said you were taking off, etc.
The joys of Federal employment!
i heard that they could tell us the Friday before, that would be pretty messed up but almost expected.
I am going to come in and maybe use just two hours to get out early, i am saving up for my wedding so i dont want to use too much of my time
but i really wish they would just tell us already so people can make plans!!!
my office is NOTORIOUS for waiting until the last minute.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:35 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by Tilde
Posted by melbalalala
Is that the final #? Oy! Looks like here in DC its 3.49
Rumors are swirling around here about Christmas Eve too... whether Bush will give it to us, if he does, whether or not you'll get the leave if you already said you were taking off, etc.
The joys of Federal employment!
i heard that they could tell us the Friday before, that would be pretty messed up but almost expected.
I am going to come in and maybe use just two hours to get out early, i am saving up for my wedding so i dont want to use too much of my time
but i really wish they would just tell us already so people can make plans!!!
my office is NOTORIOUS for waiting until the last minute.
well wouldnt it be some sort of presidential announcement? if it depends on the office then we are screwed LOL
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:37 PM |
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MegZee
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by Meaghan729
Is Hilary/Obama/McCain/whoever really going to address this crisis amongst youngsters when we finally get a new president??? So many people 30 and under go without benefits, it's crazy.
ive never had a problem with finding a job with benefits and im only 25. I worked part time at age 20 with medical/dental/401k, etc. I hardly see it as a crisis.
and I dont have a single friend who had a problem finding a job with benefits either
just b/c something is not going on in your circle of knowlege doesn't mean it's not rapant someplace else.
do many people in your circle have AIDS or other STD's? are they starving? do they live below the poverty level?
it's the same thing.
I work for the FED, and I pay a LARGE portion of my health ins.
and forget trying to get health ins. if you are a free or perma lancer.
we are in need of a change.
big time.
i see your point - i was just trying to say that it is my experience, and my friends work in different industries, some college educated, some not, and we all have decent health insurance.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:38 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Tilde
well wouldn't it be some sort of presidential announcement? if it depends on the office then we are screwed LOL
sadly it's almost always left up to the office and the district.
I can't tell you how many days of the year the COURTS are CLOSED, yet we are still required to come to work.
whatever. it's "prestigious"
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:40 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Meaghan729
i see your point - i was just trying to say that it is my experience, and my friends work in different industries, some college educated, some not, and we all have decent health insurance.
the consider yourself lucky.
outside of our own private worlds and experiences, some crazy sh1t goes down.
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| Posted 12/5/07 3:44 PM |
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mommy2bella
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by Meaghan729
i see your point - i was just trying to say that it is my experience, and my friends work in different industries, some college educated, some not, and we all have decent health insurance.
the consider yourself lucky.
outside of our own private worlds and experiences, some crazy sh1t goes down.
agreed. I am educated and very well paid for what I do. But if I wasn't on my DH's health insurance, I would be paying 1000+ a month for insurance. I could take a much lower paying job outside of my skill for benefits, but that is just not smart and ultimately not a good life choice.
MANY businesses have and are taking advantage and negotiating lower health care and less pension benefits.
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| Posted 12/5/07 4:54 PM |
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WhatNow
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
3.23% raise, WOW! I would take that!
It's more than what we get around here!
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| Posted 12/5/07 4:57 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
WE GOT CHRISTMAS EVE OFF CHECK IT OUT!!!!
YIPPEE!
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| Posted 12/6/07 3:10 PM |
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Ophelia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Tilde
WE GOT CHRISTMAS EVE OFF CHECK IT OUT!!!!
YIPPEE!
yeah..did you check out section 2...they COULD make us work.
I am waiting to see what my office says.
but thanks babycakes
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| Posted 12/6/07 3:15 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Ophelia
Posted by Tilde
WE GOT CHRISTMAS EVE OFF CHECK IT OUT!!!!
YIPPEE!
yeah..did you check out section 2...they COULD make us work.
I am waiting to see what my office says.
but thanks babycakes
yeah i read it, but i dont think that we are that important at social security - maybe your job is though LOL
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| Posted 12/6/07 3:23 PM |
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GioiaMia
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
ps - i could totally be jumping the gun here bc they didnt announce it HERE yet
eta: my coworkers actually call me Tiny Tim bc I am always so hopeful  i hope this isnt one of those cases
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| Posted 12/6/07 3:24 PM |
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Whamtastic
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Re: don't blow me over with your generosity Mr. Bush and Congress
Posted by Meaghan729
Is Hilary/Obama/McCain/whoever really going to address this crisis amongst youngsters when we finally get a new president??? So many people 30 and under go without benefits, it's crazy.
ive never had a problem with finding a job with benefits and im only 25. I worked part time at age 20 with medical/dental/401k, etc. I hardly see it as a crisis.
and I dont have a single friend who had a problem finding a job with benefits either
FYI, not all people are as lucky as you. I don't have medical or dental insurance or any kind of retirement plan through my employer. In my industry that sort of thing is not the norm. I think I am eligible for a measly health plan right now, but I change employers often and it's not reliable for that reason. So my DH and I (he doesn't have any of those benefits, either) pay out of pocket for all health insurance and we have to do all of our retirement planning and funding on our own. I'm not complaining, because, thankfully, we make enough that doing all of that on our own is not an issue, but it is for so many people who make so much less and it really is a shame.
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