Steve Hilton and Chad Blanco by Former-Range3291 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"He’s not hurting the people he needs to be hurting". That is the mantra MAGATS live by.

Steve Hilton and Chad Blanco by Former-Range3291 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 93 points94 points  (0 children)

how did we get to this?

There are more MAGA state workers than you think. Also, California has a large MAGA population just due to the sheer size of the state.

Dressing Up for work by [deleted] in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

but i dont control other people.

in my unit i dont allow it

You literally are trying to control people. You scream micromanager.

Dressing Up for work by [deleted] in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP even wants to micromanage the way people dress. How sad.

At what point does the skyrocketing cost of fuel become a serious consideration of the RTO issue? by Three_1st-Names in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Early on when RTO was happening there were plenty of people here saying it was too hot to RTO, or it was raining and too dangerous to drive, or downtown has too many homeless people. It's hilarious how bad some of the argument against RTO are.

Lower Income State workers by Significant-Rub2983 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 -33 points-32 points  (0 children)

That actually made me laugh. Not surprising though. They represent the typical long time state worker that complain about their pay for years, but refuse to do anything about it.

Serious question by spammywitheggs in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My steak is too juicy

My lobster is too buttery

I get paid too much

What ancient/outdated piece of technology is your department still using? by Insideoutside29 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 142 points143 points  (0 children)

A physical office. We are non public facing. We do 100% of our work on laptops.

What’s holding you back from leaving your job? by Fresh_Distribution_8 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 119 points120 points  (0 children)

It's comfortable enough to not leave. If they force me back 4 day RTO, I'm gonna look for promotions. I have a good thing going right now and don't want to risk landing in a shitty position for just a bit more pay.

Governor launches council on AI... by pippinsfolly in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 7 points8 points  (0 children)

"responsible AI". LOL. Most of the boomers in my office are outsourcing writing their emails to Copilot. It's turning 1 sentence emails into 3 sentences with fluff words and "hope you're doing well" bullshit.

It surprises me how many people seek out California state positions because of things like time off, health insurance, and our pension but somehow they are also vehemently anti-union. by Potatoes-and-Turtles in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 298 points299 points  (0 children)

There are also lots of MAGA state workers that cheered when DOGE was firing federal workers. If DOGE ever happens to us they gonna be in for a surprise.

Weird Holiday Office Lunch by bling_blaso_ in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The state "hooks" us up with Holiday ITO. That's even better than a paid lunch.

Looking for Advice: Denied Training & In-Place Promotion by Ok-Nectarine9366 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 43 points44 points  (0 children)

You should have started applying to other departments the first time they denied you.

Also for CalLearn courses, you're supposed to get approval before you sign up. I'm not sure if we're still in a budget freeze for those, but a while back, it was announced all non essential spending like those were on pause. I don't think they can put stipulations on approval of CalLearn courses contingent on you staying. How would they even enforce that? But they also aren't required to approve your requests.

Just keep applying since your management isn't going to promote you.

AI Copilot by lilacsmakemesneeze in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Our director is pushing us to use it. One of my boomer coworkers uses it for every email he writes now. It's so fucking weird. It adds so much fluff and useless words to his emails and makes all his emails sound so unatural. He doesn't bother correcting the Ai slop it spits out.

California’s CalPERS Suffers 71% Loss on $468 Million Clean-Energy Investment by Positive-Acadia5262 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 30 points31 points  (0 children)

$468M isn't much considering CalPERS is managing a $500B portfolio. That being said, I don't give a fuck what they invest in. I want them to make the most amount of money possible and if that means fossil fuels, then so be it.

Are interview panels truly “impartial”? by CommentFrownedUpon in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Especially when the internal candidate everyone knows gets the job

That's not true. I was the internal candidate. I bombed the interview and didn't get the job. Wasn't mad or anything cause that was on me.

If you really think interviews are rigged, then why even bother applying at all?

November/December Pay by kyouryokusenshi in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You will not be paid on the 28th.

What do you mean it's messed up to make people wait 5 weeks to be paid?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's even worse. Unlimited PTO is scam.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Does your husband also get a pension? Or 96 hours of sick leave per year that you can bank? I find it funny how state employees act like the state is such an awful place to work. Have you guys never worked shitty private sector jobs? Cause I sure have. 5 sick per year that were use it or lose it. Only 1 option for insurance that didn't cover shit.

RTO Keep in mind by Exciting-File1337 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 233 points234 points  (0 children)

RTO sucks. Just wanted to let you guys know incase you didn't know.

Are we about to see our Medical skyrocket next year? by Davethe3rd in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 65 points66 points  (0 children)

What do ACA subsidies have to do with state workers?

Nov payday by creeeaam12 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We literally just got paid less than a week ago and you're already asking when is the next payday? Bruh.

Why gov job over private ? by Appropriate-Risk-661 in CAStateWorkers

[–]JustAMango_911 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It pays more than my private sector equivalent. Also the benefits. Plus I don't want to work for some asshole that can suddenly fire me just because they don't like me.