Wednesday, December 24, 2008
News City Hall workers get no X-mas cheer
Posted by Scott Henry @ScottTheHenry on Wed, Dec 24, 2008 at 5:15 PM
The Franklin folks have sent out a press release touting, "City Workers on the Job on Christmas." As the release goes on to explain:
Workers from the departments of Watershed Management, Public Works, Aviation and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, as well as the Fire and Police Departments, will be on the job while their neighbors, friends and families celebrate the holidays.
Bummer. I'm sure the administration simply wants to assure taxpayers that the people who provide their city services aren't slacking off over Christmas, but now I just feel guilty that these poor schmucks have to work tomorrow while I'm chillin' at home with a snifter of Scotch-laced eggnog.
In fact, the more I think about it, I'm not certain that the real purpose of the release wasn't to make us all feel guilty, that the hidden message wasn't something like: "We've laid off nearly 1,000 employees and cut the salaries of the rest so that you can sit home on Christmas Day in Scotch-addled comfort. We hope you're satisfied!"
Is it just us, or is City Hall kind of passive-aggressive?
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Certain city workers from these departments work every year on Christmas Day (as well as other holidays). Notice she didn't mention the Department of Finance or City Council, etc. Shift workers (i.e. Dpt. of Watershed treatment plant workers, those who maintain the airport and police, etc.) have always worked on holidays. It's just another bogus press release to make citizens feel better about the layoffs and bad that they get to sit at home while hard-working city workers must report to work. Don't feel bad - I don't. p.s. I am definitely off tomorrow and I am a city worker.
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thanks for that comment, city worker. as city employee who makes sense, i'm surprised you're still there! they are so good at getting rid (thru firing, furloughing, demoting, etc) of people willing to engage in open, honest dialogue. 'passive aggressive' is about as accurate a way i've heard it phrased yet. and if touting biz as usual now merits a press release, times and talking points have indeed reached dismal circumstances.
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