$72/hour – a county employee?

Here's a little something to spoil your Sunday...

Where can you earn $72.00/hour in McHenry County?

What accredited County agency would be running so smoothly and efficiently that it would end up paying employees $72.00 per hour? Keep in mind; these are your tax dollars at work.

First of all, I’m happy for the employees that they get to scrape by on $72.00/hour. I’m not so happy about the inept supervisors who can’t figure out schedules and avoid paying such an outrageous overtime rate.

It seems to me that, if I were a boss and owned a company, I’d be figuring out how to juggle schedules around to avoid paying $72.00/hour for anyone! And a supervisor is a boss. At least, he is supposed to be. In many places the work load is lighter on holidays. Some operations are 24/7, but even on holidays there are functions that are not happening, and so you can get by with lighter staffing.

Safety is paramount – no question about that. But what if safety could be maintained and slightly-reduced staffing could handle the responsibilities fully, competently and safely. Shouldn’t supervisors be able to figure that out?

But they are spending OPM – Other Peoples’ Money. Your money. Our money. Even their money! After all, they pay taxes, too.

But what about the administrators; remember, we’re talking about a McHenry County operation here. The Administrators – you know, the guys with the take-home cars or the $350/month car allowances. Why aren’t they shaking a stick at their subordinates, the supervisors, and asking them why they cannot plan schedules and avoid paying $72.00/hour?

Remember – OPM!

Where is the Sheriff, who was so recently re-elected? Why isn’t he minding the shop? Is he at work? Or is he in Minocqua or Cape Coral? Is his cell phone bill paid up? Why is he allowing over-time that costs the taxpayers $72.00/hour?

Did I forget to mention the job and agency? Don't you wish you were a corrections officer in the McHenry County Jail?