[Yashcheritsiy]

he was amazed that "a person could be hired for years and collecting (pay) without doing anything whatsoever."

I've worked with people like that.

[wally_bert]

Me too.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

Come to DC and look at Congress, the White House and half the media. Selling out your country does not count as “WORK” and being incompetent, stupid, and lazy are not three laudable personal qualities (except with Democrats).

The Cadiz work - an amateur, but a successful and richer amateur.

In DC, we have nothing but PROs.

[FreedomOfExpression]

he was amazed that "a person could be hired for years and collecting (pay) without doing anything whatsoever."

I've worked with people like that.

I work for a local government, and I have that problem.
I do the majority or all of the work, while my "coworker" works occasionally, but mainly talks on his cell phone, watches bass guitar tutorials, golf tip videos, and movies on the government's computer and on his personal tablet, sometimes ALL DAY LONG.
There is plenty of work to do! I'm not a supervisor, so I have no official say.
The foreman knows about it, but his hands are tied by the woman who is over this particular operation.
If they actually wanted to get rid of him, they would have a very hard time because he is a minority.
Do I think our local government could be shrunk down? Yes! And I have a good idea of a where to start!