How old are your kids?
My 18month old loves Dr. Seuss. Basically
anything that rhymes and includes lots of pictures he can recognize. I guess that appeals to his developing senses. Richard Scarry Busy Town books are great for the pictures too.
As a govt employee I'm glad to see the raise when
it goes into effect. It might make hiring techies easier. I don't think it will be enough to retain them though.
For every 2 or 3 govt employees waiting for retirement, there's 1 exceptional individual who will take personal responsibility and work the extra
hours a week and give up weekends to make sure
project deadlines are met. Lots of time it's with no overtime or comp time or bonuses.
It the past 5 years we've contracted out a bunch of positions because we cannot offer competetive salaries. We spent 2 years trying to hire a fed employee for 1 position! Bureacracy and paperwork had a lot to do with it too. Half our staff is contractors. Granted they know the latest and greatest technology out there but few take responsibility for projects and are unwilling to do things that are "beneath" them like learn in house technology. The govt pays them a lot more than their own. We get more quality work out of feds but hiring new ones is impossible. We've had several individuals who have left the fed only to come back as a contractor and get paid $20000 more for doing almost the same thing. Except they don't go to long meetings or do any project manangement.
I'm think that's the way to go to. The bureacracy,
the hassles, the low morale and just not worth
a handful of extra holidays a year.
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How old are your kids? My 18month old loves Dr. Seuss. Basically anything that rhymes and includes lots of pictures he can recognize. I guess that appeals to his developing senses. Richard Scarry Busy Town books are great for the pictures too.
As a govt employee I'm glad to see the raise when it goes into effect. It might make hiring techies easier. I don't think it will be enough to retain them though. For every 2 or 3 govt employees waiting for retirement, there's 1 exceptional individual who will take personal responsibility and work the extra hours a week and give up weekends to make sure project deadlines are met. Lots of time it's with no overtime or comp time or bonuses. It the past 5 years we've contracted out a bunch of positions because we cannot offer competetive salaries. We spent 2 years trying to hire a fed employee for 1 position! Bureacracy and paperwork had a lot to do with it too. Half our staff is contractors. Granted they know the latest and greatest technology out there but few take responsibility for projects and are unwilling to do things that are "beneath" them like learn in house technology. The govt pays them a lot more than their own. We get more quality work out of feds but hiring new ones is impossible. We've had several individuals who have left the fed only to come back as a contractor and get paid $20000 more for doing almost the same thing. Except they don't go to long meetings or do any project manangement. I'm think that's the way to go to. The bureacracy, the hassles, the low morale and just not worth a handful of extra holidays a year.