Is that really true????  I find it hard to believe they quit because they heard what happened to the past ones.  I wouldn't have quit.   I would have waited and done my job.   See what happened.   I suppose it's possible.  But if what you say is true, they were wimps anyways.

That is both funny and tragic.  They left after asking around?  I wonder how many good people never apply for these positions to begin with because they google the town and say to hell with it.

PinkPanther wrote:

Is that really true????  I find it hard to believe they quit because they heard what happened to the past ones.  I wouldn't have quit.   I would have waited and done my job.   See what happened.   I suppose it's possible.  But if what you say is true, they were wimps anyways.

The crazy part of what you are slinging is that you believe in what you say. Regardless of why they quit, you aren't getting the big picture. This is what is applying for the town jobs. Candidates are avoiding Wareham because of the mess. Just think, you can now support YOUR Selectmen by applying for a job in Wareham. There are plenty of openings and I'm sure you can work in an environment that promotes mistrust (audit), unhappy employees, doubling up on job duties because they can't afford to bring in more headcount, and you can sit an listen to your Selectmen make senseless comments to their very own citizens! Oh, and you get vacation, but not now, there aren't enough people to get the work done.

It's your chance Pink, fill out that application and turn in that resume!

While we're debunking the many lies told about town employees, let's debunk another one.

Remember how all we ever heard was oh, that evil MJP used her influence to raise her salary as a library director?  She topped out at about somewhere above 70,000 and oh, they said, that's horrible, no library director would ever ever earn a salary like that without hanky panky involved?

Well, feast your eyes on this:

http://mblc.state.ma.us/jobs/find_jobs/ … order=date


That's right.  The open library director position has been advertised at a rate between 60,000 with a top out at 76,000.

Guess what happened?  After shooting their fat ugly mouths off for years, they actually DID SOME RESEARCH and discovered that in the library industry, nobody is going to take on the responsibility of running the library that we have for less than 60,000 and not without a chance to eventually get to 76,000 over time!!!

Keep in mind MJP started out in the 1970's, and it took her something like 30 years to reach this range.  She worked most of her career in the smaller library on High Street, which meant much, much less.

She worked for the town for something like 36 years - the next person is going to step in and earn in the range she earned without having worked for the town a single day.

Here's another tidbit - Susan P loved the library to the point that she was willing to be the director at her current salary, even with a paycut.

That's right.  In tough fiscal times, we could have had a library director for about 20,000 or so less.  Oh, but we have money to burn because she most have incurred Sweet Brucey's wrath somehow so she's got to go and we'll spend the extra money anyway.

Finally, keep in mind - this phenomenon is going across the board in all town departments.  They rant and rave and rail about how they must get rid of evil overpaid town employees!!!  Then they fire the suckers and replace them with new flunkies at, GUESS WHAT?  THE SAME RATE AS THE PERSON THAT WAS CANNED!

If you can look at these facts and conclude anything other than the BOS has a hit list and are mowing down anyone who ever looked at them cockeyed, then you are smoking massive amounts of potent refer.

Last edited by Hamatron5000 (2009-07-05 10:18:41)

I am just saying I would not run from a decent job in these hard times because of what people are saying.  I would have at least gave it a good try.

PinkPanther wrote:

I am just saying I would not run from a decent job in these hard times because of what people are saying.  I would have at least gave it a good try.

Again, you aren't getting the big picture...sigh...."decent" is the key word in your sentence. If you find the current atmosphere and work load the employees have to face as "decent", then I am guessing you also love how the Selectmen are improving the town?

FROM THE COURIER:

"The position of town planner has reopened after the candidate Sanguinet hired backed out. He said no reason was given for her decision, only that she had “changed her mind.”"

TRANSLATION: This person googled "Wareham" and ran for the hills.

IM WATCHING THE SELECTMANS MEETING AND I CANT  BELIEVE HOW RUDE BRUCE IS. HE SCOLDS PEOPLE ASKING QUESTIONS DURING THE CITIZENS PARTICIPATION. HE EVEN SAID "JESUS" WHEN THE PERSON CONTINUED TO TRY AND ASK A QUESTION. HE EXPECTS PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR HIM TREATING PEOPLE LIKE THIS?

Wow !!!

Dan,
Will you please clarify your comments about the Planning Department?  I would like to understand your position before I respond.  When you refer to an administrator, are you refering to the Town Administrator or are you refering to an Administrative Assistant position?  Also, when you refer to the "will of the Planning Dept.", are you referring to the Planning Board?

With all due respect, I wholeheartedly disagree with you.  We absolutely need a full time Town Planner and a fully staffed Planning Department.   Even when we had a full time planner and a full time secretary, we were woefully understaffed for the amount of (and complexity of) development that passed through the gates.