Tennessee Senator criticizes Lottery vacation, sick leave policy

Comment #11

Todd — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 14:34:59 GMT

I understand your reaction if you're the government worker getting laid off. However, philosophically, I believe smaller government is better, and I strongly believe in capitalism and competition as the means to achieve the best possible results.Taxes pay for government jobs. The more government jobs, the higher the taxes.On the other hand, companies make their money independent of taxes, and actually generate income for the government because they themselves are taxed.Therefore, letting corpo... [ More ]

Comment #10

Lotto Czar — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 11:48:28 GMT

What I meant was letting corporations do government work, and then laying off the government employees for lack of work. That, to me is wrong.

Comment #9

Todd — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 10:33:11 GMT

What the heck does outsourcing have to do with it? First of all, the story has nothing to do with outsourcing, and second of all, it has been clearly shown in studies that outsourcing of mundane commodity -type jobs actually INCREASES the jobs here, and makes for much BETTER jobs.The media has whipped up a lather around this outsourcing issue, mostly just an attempt to make the current administration look bad. They have no interest in the facts.I'm sure I'll hear about all the people that los... [ More ]

Comment #8

Lotto Czar — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 10:17:30 GMT

As a State Employee in Pa., I refrained from commenting yesterday, although there is a lot I can say. I wanted to wait until what was said by others,First of all, I'm glad Ms. Paul is NOT in Pa. And I don't work for Tennessee. Maybe it's becauseTenn. and Georgia Lotteries are ran differently than Pa.'s (a bureau in the Dept. of Revenue). I have no problem with the Leave policies for State Workers there, it's pretty similar to what we get. But I do agree, paying $1,000,000 to a glorified b... [ More ]

Comment #7

TNmatt — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 02:41:28 GMT

Damn, I just said not more than 2 days ago that I would be afraid to see what happens when Paul and her crew leave Tennessee. Here's a sneak peek at the future.

Comment #6

Wet Dog — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 23:55:19 GMT

I cant understand why anyone would want to sell their sick leave, when they leave. Hell, when I got ready to leave (retire) I'll be damned if I would take half of the leave I built up during my tinure. When I got ready to leave, I would just use my sick leave. All of it. All the while building more sick (and vacation) leave.So they're getting something we're not getting. It's kinda like knowing someone who hits the lottery. Aren't we just a little jelous that they hit it, and not you... [ More ]

Comment #5

CannedAnd — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 13:01:30 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by liberal47 on April 07, 2004 In Michigan our legislature gave themselves a 39% pay raise, and then when the rank and file wanted 5 percent they slashed that 2% and said they were entitled because they were executives , and if they were in private industry, they would be getting alot more. Please!Sigh... the excuses are unimaginably lame! If they wanted so much more money, then get a different job in the private sector. The thing is they know it isn't so easy to get th... [ More ]

Comment #4

liberal47 — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 12:35:14 GMT

I question the motivation of the legislator who is pushing this.I agree, the sick leave portion of the package is fine just the way it is. Vacation time is another matter. If you don't use it you should lose it.Just wondering what the policy is for Tenessee legislators. The guy who is promoting this change is probably getting a hell of a lot more PAID time off than Ms. Paul. In Michigan our legislature gave themselves a 39% pay raise, and then when the rank and file wanted 5 percent they slashed... [ More ]

Comment #3

Littleoldlady — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 12:25:46 GMT

The sick leave part is okay. They can sell back half which amounts to 12 days per year which is 6 days to sell back. If they work for 10 years, and used none of it, they could only sell back 60 days which is 2 months salary. The only way they should get paid for unused vacation time is if something happened and it was absolutely necessary for them to be there to fix the problem. And it should be in writing. The vacation time is the stinger..if they save up 3 years worth of vacation time, they

Comment #2

repat — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 10:30:03 GMT

She doesn't need to buy Lottery tickets...........

Comment #1

CannedAnd — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 10:12:40 GMT

OMFG!That's what happens when bureaucracy goes unchecked. It's the It's not my money syndrome and federal, state, local government employees' all tend to have this mentality.I think this is sick.

Tennessee Senator criticizes Lottery vacation, sick leave policy

Lottery Post — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 07:28:03 GMT

For employees of the Tennessee Lottery, it could pay not to get sick.Employees can build up sick days and be paid for half of the unused ones when they leave. They earn one day per month, and there's no maximum on how much can be accrued or rolled over from year to year.Unused vacation time can be built up in a similar manner. Employees can be paid for up to three years' worth when they leave.The Tennessee Lottery's vacation and sick policy resembles what Rebecca Paul, the lottery's president an... [ More ]