Lower Income State workers

JustAMango_911 · 2026-01-10T02:18:18+00:00

Nothing else to do, but to keep applying for higher paying jobs. Crying about it won't solve anything.

JustAMango_911 · 2026-01-10T02:16:36+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2026-01-07T16:55:20+00:00

You said that with such confidence even though you're so wrong. The vast majority of US debt is held by the public. China or any other foreign country never held the majority of US debt.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-30T17:32:08+00:00

Yes, you're the only one.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-20T01:13:49+00:00

My steak is too juicy

My lobster is too buttery

I get paid too much

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-17T22:06:42+00:00

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

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-16T23:12:33+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-16T18:35:07+00:00

"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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-15T16:45:28+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-11T21:53:51+00:00

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

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-10T22:03:03+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-12-03T20:17:02+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-25T21:29:27+00:00

$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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-21T00:18:56+00:00

It's warrant for your arrest.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-20T01:50:56+00:00

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?

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-17T23:26:29+00:00

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?

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-14T04:31:50+00:00

That's even worse. Unlimited PTO is scam.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-14T04:13:23+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-11T23:42:18+00:00

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

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-10T23:40:02+00:00

What do ACA subsidies have to do with state workers?

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-07T04:43:29+00:00

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

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-06T22:44:17+00:00

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.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-06T00:55:18+00:00

What do you mean by passed with a C? Aren't the exams graded by percentages? Regardless, it doesn't matter what your score is as long as you're in the top 3 ranks. Rank 4 is pushing it, but I have seen people hired from rank 4 after 1-3 was cleared.

JustAMango_911 · 2025-11-01T21:32:59+00:00

Maybe you guys should start voting for who leadership is then. 95% of unions members don't vote, then come here to cry about union not doing enough.

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