State Employee: I Get $93,803 For No Work

Times-Union of New Jersey ^ | Thursday, February 5, 2009 | James Odato

[OB1kNOb]

H3LL! I can show you one that makes $400K annually plus perks.

[FReepaholic]

..."I don't know how I could get through the day without my iPod," Hinton said...

What, no Internet? I'd sue.

[MittFan08]

I’m a bit disappointed in this story. This guy is obviously a unique case due to his past disputes with his employer. I was hoping this story would be about one of the hordes of employees in both state and federal government who spend all day doing nothing even though they get along fine with their bosses.

[Drango]

a second-class employee with fewer resources than even the lowliest Insurance Fund worker. "I have no Internet access, no printer, no laptop, no car.

No car? That's way harsh.

[agere_contra]

What a mincing gayboy.

I wouldn’t mind earning that kind of dough for doing nothing. I would make myself useful, not count the damn cars.

[lewisglad]

"He said he has essentially done very little work since about 1999"

So only after cashing checks for 10 years and approaching retirement/pension he is ready to speak out?

[bgill]

I can't take it anymore."

So quit already and get off my dime!

[Domandred]

I, apparently, am in the wrong line of work

[digger48]

"I was told that I could listen, to the radio at a reasonable volume from 9 to 11... well, I... I told Bill that if, if Sandra's going to listen to her headphones while she's, while she's filing then I should be able to listen to the radio while I'm collating so I don't see why I should have to turn it down because I enjoy, listening, at a reasonable volume, from 9 to 11... "

[listenhillary]

I see debt people

How many more zombies inhabit our government?

[martin_fierro]

Howie’d get a kick out of this.

[lewisglad]

His work agenda involves placing his feet up on his desk, staring out his office window and counting cars on the New York State Thruway

I bet New Jerse could find a lot of people could count cars for 93k a year with full benefits.

[eeevil conservative]

May I have his problems- PLEASE!?

why hasn’t this dude written a book or something? geeshk-

[Osage Orange]

My guess...is this guy has a huge chip on his shoulder...and has threatened to sue at every turn..of his career.

Maybe I'm wrong...but that is my take.

[Right Cal Gal]

I recommend law school and become a plaintiff’s slip and fall attorney. The payoff’s even BIGGER!

[absolootezer0]

Hinton said he has handled hundreds of investigations in the past and is trained as a watchdog to weed out theft, abuse and waste in government

obviously he hasn't investigated himself.

[lewisglad]

Just make sure to give the guy a red stapler...

[a real Sheila]

as a contractor on an AF base, I have witnessed that scenario first hand.

[Califreak]