Posted on 01/14/2007 8:47:45 AM PST by Sen Jack S. Fogbound
WASHINGTON — The federal government is targeting millions of retiring to replace the estimated one-half of their colleagues eligible to retire from federal service in the next few years, according to the Partnership for Public Service, an advocacy organization for federal careers.
Maryland retirees, in particular, are prime candidates for the second career push because of their proximity to the many federal agencies with homes in both Washington and Maryland.
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That's great, hire the people that screwed up the country to begin with.
Huh? How about leaving the tens of dollars in my pocket and doing good by cutting back on government freebies.
This is a huge national problem and not just for the gov't. There are many gov't and industry jobs where people can retire at 55 years old. The boomers will leave a big hole to fill. And this hole can't be filled by low skilled immigrants (legal or illega).
So, baby boomers who work for the government get to retire, and they want to replace them with other baby boomers?
That's possible. But maybe they're looking for people who they didn't hire the first time because of quotas and affirmative action. You know, educated people with a work ethic who could actually do 8 hours work in a day, and do it well!
Yes! Exactly. Baby Boomers who work for the government are going to be able to take advantage of their much-better-than-95%-of-people pensions to retire early (and be well off).
Meanwhile, millions of older workers who have spent a lifetime in private industry have little or nothing in retirement benefits due them (in part due to government 'oversight' in industries like airlines and steel).
So you're late, but not to late to get on the bandwagon. In the immortal words of Pink Floyd "we call it riding the gravy train".
By the way, which one is Pink?
Hey! I can move to MD.!!
"Just let the bloated bureaucracies cull themselves by attrition. A moratorium on hiring would be the best thing the Federal Government could do for America and the budget."
Bears repeating.
There are jobs all over. I just looked through the offerings around the Chicago metro area, in fact.
You mean there are jobs illegals won't do?
LOL!!
I didn’t see in the article an intent to rehire retiring Federal employees, but rather the hiring of private sector retirees. I spent 20 years in public service at the county level and only saw half the picture. I spent the next 20 years as a private businessman and saw the other half. Needless to say, I now see the government, at all levels, in a different light, having been the victim of many self-serving and ill-conceived laws, regulations and decisions by elected officials and their minions. I think retired non-government workers could bring something to the table that’s too often missing in government; a practical and prudent approach to problem solving. As for the retiring government workers, they too should have an opportunity to work after retirement if they so desire, but only in non-government entities. I enjoyed working in my chosen field in both the government and private sector, but I think I may have handled something things differently had I had my private sector experience under my belt before working for the government.
I’m not sure the reduction of the government workforce by attrition isn’t a bad idea either.
Sounds like a scam to me: Retire, draw benefits, go back to work and draw benefits AND paycheck.
But seriously, the Government has come to this party late also. A lot of companies have had their boomer force retire, only to ask many of them to come back on at least a part time basis. The baby boomers as a group simply take up a huge portion of the work force. They can be replaced in small numbers, but the huge numbers cause a corresponding huge problem in terms of hiring someone who can even do their jobs! I'll give you a heads up on a subtle slam that is going to be directed at the boomers soon. "If you're a retired boomer, and you haven't taken another job, you're a slacker and a parasite." Watch and see if something like this comes about.
It's ripe for parody. If you're over fifty, losing your job means being age-discriminated right out of the work force or into minimum wage slots. The heavy hand of government on business being administered by the older guy the business wouldn't hire would be too funny.
I'm a federal government employee. In my particular specialized segment of the federal civilian workforce, I'm eligible to retire at age 50 with a full pension and lifetime health insurance paid 70% by the federal government.
Since I turned 50 a few months ago, I'm thinking seriously about retiring and getting another full-time job so I can get both my pension and a new salary. This will mean a big income boost for me and my family.
IMHO you are an a$$hole for making that statement !
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