In 1997, on the first day of what would end up being a 7 year contract with the US Feds, the 500lb Manager brought me into her office and proceeded to tell me exactly how much money she made and how many great benefits she had. She then lectured me as to why, saying “this is because it lures talented people (her) out of the private sector as public servants - and so that we are compensated as such!” Yeah, I knew the whole theory since age 8, so I just smiled and nodded. She turned out to be the most unethical and corrupt bureaucrat that I’ve ever known, just short of her bosses. She retired at age 57 and sucks off a comfy $45k per year while painting at her mountain cabin. (If the apocalypse ever strikes, i have a backup plan. :) )
“If the apocalypse ever strikes, I have a backup plan.”
And 500 pounds of dried meat should last awhile! (ewww)
Reminds me of what my mother told me about the time she volunteered to work at her local Social Security office. First of all, they made her sign some kind of privacy notice that she wouldn’t tell anyone what went on in that office. She would soon find out why.
Everyone was about 300 lbs and all they did all day was eat. There were huge lines of the public out front waiting to speak to someone and all the “employees” were in the back stuffing their faces.
One day they put her at a desk to do some filing and the phone kept ringing. (No one EVER answered the phone.) So she picked it up. It was some poor granny whose lousy $250 check had stopped coming. Mom told her she couldn’t give her any advice but if it were her she’d get down to the social security office in person pronto. All day she fielded calls.
The next day they left her a great big note and told her not to answer the phones. It seems when you call these government agencies and you’re on hold for hours and hours, it’s not that there’s not enough employees, it’s that they are all in the back room stuffing their faces.
She didn’t last long there. And she’s long gone from this mortal veil so they can come and get her if they don’t like that their veil of secrecy was pierced.