"My taxes pay for state worker salaries"
Sigh. Was talking with a neighbor (a doctor) and they asked me how I was liking my job with the state. It's great! I'm coming up on my one year probation with standard and even a few outstanding reviews. I told them my job would be permanent once I passed probation. They were like, oh yeah, that's a good and a bad thing. 'Cause some state workers are lazy and it's hard to fire them, and my taxes pay for their salary. *eye roll* I was like, yeah... I pay taxes, too, so I guess I pay my own salary? Not to mention, some agencies are self-funded (not sure to what extent my small agency is, but I have been told that my agency is mostly self-funded by my director and yet we still have to participate in general budget cuts even though it doesn't make sense for self-funded agencies). And yeah, they are a doctor so they pay a lot of taxes because they make a lot of money! Not sure what they're complaining about when they don't have to live paycheck to paycheck like most folks. Anyway, I have worked in public service for over two decades and am still shocked when people say, yeah, I pay taxes so I pay your salary. SMH. When I meet another state worker (I live in Sac), I'm like, yeah! Let's go! 😄 Solidarity out there, y'all!