The State Worker column that kicks off in The Bee today points out that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to cut pay and jobs dulls the State of California's already lackluster image as a boss -- just as the administration is prodding managers and directors to present the bureaucracy as "an employer of choice."
You can click here to read The Bee's analysis of who will lose their jobs. Capitol Bureau reporter John Hill figures that the Governor's executive order will, among other cuts, terminate about 5,700 retired annuitants who work part time. Most of those positions are skilled jobs in engineering, accounting, IT and the like.
Last November, the state started the Boomerang program, and online registry that puts retired state workers in part-time state jobs that match their skills. The state says it's a win-win: retirees get some extra cash and agencies get an experienced worker who costs less than a full-time employee. The program is so new, however, that the state doesn't yet know how many people have used it to return to work.
In a previous post, The State Worker asked how losing part timers and interns would affect your work. More than 40 of you commented. Will Schwarzenegger's threat to summarily terminate retired annuitants hurt Boomerang? And if retirees are cut, how many will come back once a budget deal is done? Does your department or agency depend on retired annuitants for key jobs?
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