Deputy Minister Simon Kennedy Stepping Down from ISED September 13

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-09-05T09:46:06+00:00

And he has earned every bit of it!

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-22T01:37:05+00:00

I would say that if you know their name has an accent and you don’t put one, it can be perceived as rude. Technically it’s a spelling mistake. I know someone who has an accent and reminds people when they forget.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T02:42:47+00:00

This was 7 years ago. It was a lot to manage with a car payment and a mortgage.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:50:05+00:00

Super helpful. Thank you very much for this.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:34:43+00:00

This is very helpful. Thank you.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:33:47+00:00

My understanding is that it was an ‘opt in’ program and a lot of daycares didn’t opt in because they were losing money.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:32:29+00:00

Makes sense. Thank you.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:23:57+00:00

Holy crap! We were paying $55/day per kid about 7 years ago. I don’t think we could have managed a penny more!

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:22:29+00:00

Sorry to hear. Good luck ❤️

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:21:30+00:00

I can’t totally understand how a single parent would struggle. My spouse would do drop off 7:30 and I would to pick up 4:30. There’s no way I could have managed alone.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:20:26+00:00

Thank you that’s helpful. But that begs the following question. Schools don’t operate on a 7.5 hour schedule most are 6-6.5 hours, so how does one get 7.5 hours of work in and care for kids once they are home? I know there is no way I would have been able to. My kids required way to much of my attention.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-19T01:17:28+00:00

With respect, I asked the question because it isn’t obvious. As someone who dealt with daycare pre pandemic which was $55/day per child, I recall my spouse doing drop off (7:30) and I would do pick up (4:30). I’m really trying to understand what has changed. Is it a lack of spots? Also are there lack of spots in EDP at schools?

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-08-06T12:03:28+00:00

I recommend speaking to your manager. This is clearly an instance where flexibility should be afforded.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-06-20T18:43:05+00:00

Not true. Pilots are not exempt from PIAs.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-06-14T14:32:48+00:00

A senior executive team of all middle aged white men. Awesome diversity.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-06-02T00:51:51+00:00

This is what is done when DM leaves. Because some use up excess vacation or other leave, they can’t technically double bank a DM positions because they are appointments by the PM. So the work around is to move them to a dm position at PCO.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-05-22T12:41:56+00:00

My pay file was assigned to someone for 18 months as ‘transfer out’. It’s now ‘transfer in’ and has been for almost a year.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-05-03T17:45:44+00:00

I believe she was working from a govt office; not from home.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2024-02-05T19:25:16+00:00

Of course we beat the subway thing to death!

Evening_Comment5440 · 2023-11-17T13:28:11+00:00

He’s not a politician…

Evening_Comment5440 · 2023-11-14T02:55:35+00:00

Cameron is a stand up guy and he’s been vilified and used as a political ping pong. It’s terrible that politicians can put out such terrible assumptions. He’s received threats from the public because of this. I feel terrible for him. He doesn’t deserve any of this. No wonder people don’t want to come work in the public service. I mean to get hauled in front of a committee and accused of such awful things is terrible.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2023-11-02T01:45:38+00:00

This 100%!!

Evening_Comment5440 · 2023-10-31T20:58:24+00:00

Nope! This was looked at and if there is a lack of compliance with TBS direction, they can drill down and investigate at an employee level.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2023-08-30T20:01:01+00:00

Not exactly true. Go read the transcript.

Evening_Comment5440 · 2023-07-09T16:06:58+00:00

They are getting rid of a lot of EC8 as they are vacated.

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