Robert Reich: War on public employees is ‘shameful’   An
excerpt:    The Shameful Attack on Public Employees (Thanks,
William!)    1. Liz says:      PS what’s with this–AG seems down
on state workers yet says he’s taken state tests and has been on
lists for state employment.    2. adirondackguy says:      @Liz:
What are you talking about? I *AM* a state worker, and I defend
state employees on this blog all the TIME. I’m not “down on
state workers”. Where did THAT come from?      If you’re saying
that my disappointment in the way hiring is done means I’m an
evil anti-state-worker, you really need to re-evaluate that
view. Read a few more of my posts and see for yourself.      The
hiring process NY uses STINKS, it’s slow and inefficient and
discourages people from joining; I think everyone here will
admit that. It takes MONTHS to hire a new employee; how is that
even remotely a good idea? Designing a better system would be
trivial, but it’s nearly impossible to effect any sort of
change.      Don’t get me wrong