Around six years ago in California....at one of the public university operations....the chief of security retired. She was set to collect around $140,000 in pension (as I remember the story). The person who replaced her...was just a temp, and he was set to retire in twelve months.
So a year would pass, and the hiring committee went back to the retired gal (with $140,000 a year in pension from the university), and hired her to come back. Yes, she was collecting a regular salary of roughly $175,000 and the $140,000 in pension. I just sat there reading through this and wondering how the ethics committee could have just agreed this was acceptable.
In Washington State they refer to this as the “Retire-Rehire Program” and it was intended for teachers.
We had a 32 year Police Sgt retire (PERS 1 with all the special benefits) and then rehire as the local code enforcement office. One day he was cop and the next day he was working in the planning department.
People in government generally always take care of those in government. They have absolutely zero concern for Middle America.