http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/370 Random rants from a civil servant in Houston, TX Fri, 18 May 2012 03:34:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://houblog.com/wp/index.php/2006/370#comment-1429 Houblog » Blog Archive » Mayor White Wants My Help? Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:13:30 +0000 http://houblog.com/wp/?p=370#comment-1429 [...] My opinion is that if it’s the city’s official celebration, then it’s a city duty, not a volunteer project. Especially if it’s promoting Shell and Chevy. You want me to volunteer my time to sit (or stand) in the heat and swelter? With what city employees are paid, we should consider our jobs as volunteer work! I did mention that I qualify for the city’s housing assistance as I make less than 80% of the city’s median income, adjusted for family size? And that without the two promotions I’ve recieved in over 15 years, I would have taken a 6-7% erosion in purchasing power? [...] [...] My opinion is that if it’s the city’s official celebration, then it’s a city duty, not a volunteer project. Especially if it’s promoting Shell and Chevy. You want me to volunteer my time to sit (or stand) in the heat and swelter? With what city employees are paid, we should consider our jobs as volunteer work! I did mention that I qualify for the city’s housing assistance as I make less than 80% of the city’s median income, adjusted for family size? And that without the two promotions I’ve recieved in over 15 years, I would have taken a 6-7% erosion in purchasing power? [...]

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