Comments on: State Employee Pay Hikes On The Table

By: Sue

Sue — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 21:05:38 +0000

I would like to point out that as a State employee, my daughter qualified for reduced lunch this year. Next year, I’m expecting she’ll qualify for free lunch. What does that say about my income? I wonder how many Statesmen realize how many state employees are at or near the poverty level?

By: The Right ain't right

The Right ain't right — Mon, 06 Feb 2017 14:27:35 +0000

Rick Scott is a fiscal conservative and he is doing the job he was voted into office to do -cut spending and lower taxes.If that means no raises, then it means no raises. All good conservatives know that. It’s better to take care of the economy of this state than to worry about if state employees can feed their families. Most of the people in Northwest Florida voted for him not once but twice. So, you get what you get and you don’t have a fit. Suck it up buttercup.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 20:07:18 +0000

I work for the State of Florida and have for several years and I have no idea what raise he is talking about because I have yet to ever see one. I make at the high end of poverty wages $22,000.00 per year after 8 years of service and am an only income in my home. You did however not think twice about taking money from me that did effect my retirement and was one of the draws in my decision to take my position. I was not given a vote about that or even asked if I felt if it were fair or given other options. Now that being said no raise in at least the 8 years I have been here, you take my hard earned money and then you want to tell me I might (maybe) if I am in the right place at the right time get part of some of the 3 – $500.00 bonuses you are trying to set up. Please tell me would you consider this expectable if it was for you? Not likely!!!!

By: Wright

Wright — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 19:48:50 +0000

Has anyone noticed that particularly in the Department of Corrections proposals there are raises talked about for Correctional Officers, Senior Correctional Officers, Probation Officers and Probation supervisors, however once again, there is nothing at all planned for the lowest paid – the support staff. Can anyone working in an institution or probation office imagine what it would be like without your support staff? How about any other agency – could you do without your support staff? The probation office I work for had 5 support staff 10 years ago. We now have 2. The work load certainly hasn’t gotten any smaller, and the pay certainly hasn’t gotten any larger. Do more with less and for less.

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 19:08:38 +0000

Really…. This is what you come up with after all this time??? That proposal is an insult. Obviously people that continue working for the State are not doing it for the pay!!! That should count for something period!! Over worked and under paid seems to be the motto. Not to mention you get hit with the typical be glad you have a job quotes etc…. Unacceptable!!! Try walking in s State employee shoes, you wouldn’t even be able to afford a decent pair of shoes to walk in.

By: Daw

Daw — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 01:34:23 +0000

Although appreciative of my job, I cannot help feeling somewhat offended by this weak “raise” proposal. For someone who has not taken care of State Employees for years, and actually taken from them in benefits and retirement $1500.00 in conditional increments of $500.00? I don’t think that even makes much of a dent in the years without a cost of living raise. If you need it that bad keep it.

By: gatorbait

gatorbait — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 00:55:38 +0000

Welcome to Rick Scotts world, Scott wins, Tax Payer loses

If The money that was spent out of the State General fund to settle
law suits filed against Rick Scott for Florida Sunshine Laws, violations . State employees
could have had a raise a long time ago. No cross the board raises for State Correction officers in eleven years, such a disgrace. When Putnam asked for a raise for State forestry fire fighters, Scott Vetoed there raise. Scott and his wife attended a children’s Special Olympics event and then went back to his office and signed legislation cutting funding to handicapped children, what kind of a man would do such a thing and be able to sleep at night. Keeps all his assets hidden in a blind trust in his wife’s name.

By: Kate

Kate — Thu, 02 Feb 2017 14:08:35 +0000

You can’t reach anyone in any department now, It like voiding jobs is the greatest thing to do, but service is affected sadly and so is the taxpayers who support the system that is busy providing corporate welfare with no assistance in any manner to the taxpayer.