[CTartist]

Originally Posted by BobNJ1960

They can take comfort knowing their still employed union brothers did not ante up a penny in cuts to save their jobs. It was kid of DM to indicate a willingness to avoid layoffs of state employees. The union rejected these ideas, though, and now the personnel budget must be cut in less pleasant ways.

That decision led to these layoffs.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by wtby4000

Long-time employees are being cruelly let go at DSS. HR just comes in and shows them the door. And this is a state department that is woefully understaffed, whose employees found themselves overworked even before the layoffs.

State worker layoffs continue at three agencies | The CT Mirror

The so called harsh firings shouldn't be taken personally IMO. I think they do this because they don't want employees (who were just laid off) sabotaging work and/or computer systems. In most of the corporations I've worked at when a person gives two week notice and/or is laid off they are told to leave immediately.

In the case of giving two week notice usually the company will pay you for that time (usually called in-lieu payments) IF they DO NOT pay you for those two weeks (and you are told to leave) you can file for unemployment. This happened to a friend of mine once. He found a new job scheduled to start two weeks after quitting his current job. He gives two weeks notice they tell him to leave but DO NOT pay him for that time. He collected unemployment for those two weeks he was unemployed.

The public views DSS as an agency that only helps welfare leeches so they are not going to get any sympathy. They won't even get any sympathy on this forum for the most part. You can already see this with the comments rolling in. If anything they should have hired more employees at these agencies and cut at the top. I would start with the Governor's executive office.

Ultimately, like I said earlier the Governor et all DO NOT care about these cuts since they will not be personally affected by them. Same thing goes for the people on this forum giving the thumbs up for these cuts. If they had a handicapped grand parent in Bristol who had to visit that office, but now has to visit New Britain's office instead they would be singing a different tune.

DSS serves far more people than the so called "welfare leeches"

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

The public views DSS as an agency that only helps welfare leeches so they are not going to get any sympathy.

I don't think that's how the "public" actually views DSS. Only the loudest and most obnoxious members of the "public" do, but they are not representative of the people at large.

Also, I believe it's 4-week severance due to union rules and not 2 weeks in this case with respect to the DSS.

[NewJeffCT]

I would rather have seen more layoffs and a lot fewer cuts to education (or, no cuts at all to education - it's a short-term solution that creates more problems for the long-term)

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

The so called harsh firings shouldn't be taken personally IMO. I think they do this because they don't want employees (who were just laid off) sabotaging work and/or computer systems. In most of the corporations I've worked at when a person gives two week notice and/or is laid off they are told to leave immediately.

There is a way to do this humanely, but that's not the approach that the Executive Branch followed.

The Judicial Branch is partaking in this difficult process in a much more reasonable manner, according to Chief Justice Rogers:

Rogers said the layoffs will “occur in a manner consistent with the 'seniority' definition in each of our four collective bargaining agreements and in accord with our existing practice and procedures.”

The layoffs will be in effect as of June 24 and no one will have to leave the workplace immediately after receiving a layoff notice.

Layoffs Notices Going to Out to 126 Judicial Branch Employees | NBC Connecticut

[RunD1987]

Aren't they closing a SS office in Torrington. The DMV will probably be next and then State Police HQ up that way ha.

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by RunD1987

Aren't they closing a SS office in Torrington.

That's the plan. Bristol, Norwalk and Meriden DSS offices were previously closed, I think around 2003.

[wtby4000]

Another 166 were laid off at the Department of Correction.

Layoff Total Hits 644 With Latest State Job Cuts - Hartford Courant

[RunD1987]

Originally Posted by wtby4000

Another 166 were laid off at the Department of Correction.

Layoff Total Hits 644 With Latest State Job Cuts - Hartford Courant

Short staffed corrections went so well yesterday

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The cuts have made chaos within the State Police Academy. I know someone who is in tune with that sector, and a whole class of folks was just ended and released.