Re: Cammo dudes pay

On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 01:29:48 -0800, r�Bst�R
<thedeerhunter270@gmail.com> wrote:

they won't even talk to you or   crack a smile ( when you joke with them " Oooops , hope this doesn't blow if
I drop it !!!! "  >) !


I sure have had that experience before - I do what I'm told and always
call them sir - which is so unlike my normal style.


I guess it all depends upon what your relationship with them is ,
your position in the bureaucratic  food chain , so to speak !


Getting back to pay.  The pay you get is relative to the cost of
living - I guess most 'cammo dudes' live is Las Vegas, but what is the
cost of living like in LV?


think the   LV   C.O.L  is  about on par with Bakersfield , Phoenix,
and Bosie at about  104 - 106 , well under places like L.A. (  116 ) ,
S.D ( 119 ) and surprisingly  Reno  (  111 ).   remember that
Nev has no state tax , which helps a lot !   LV is a sprawling mess,
I wouldn't want to live there.  I have to go there a lot as it is.

I don't know if this is still good  info, was in the  last year or so
!

Civil Service is famous for under paying it's workers.  You don't see
many wealthy retired civil servants.  vendors and contractors 
always have to be less expensive (  services cost or pay wise  )
to be able to justify their contract awards. there are spotty
exceptions in both cases, here and there, depending ( perhaps )  upon
the job skill levels  or  types of services provided.  
the well known  gravy train CSRS retirement was replaced ( a long
while back )  by the stupid 401k style FERS and the less senior
employees fare far worse then their more senior counter parts
that had and kept CSRS .  they don't even get to take ( fully funded )
health and life insurance benefits out with them  these days.  times
have really changed .

wonder what those new homeland defense boys get pay wise 
and benefits ??  they are so aloof driving around in those unmarked
white crown victorias  , wearing those snappy brown SS outfits ! maybe
the government gold is hidden in their coffers , though I doubt it !
what's wrong with driving a small multi fuel  economy car from the
interagency motor pool like everybody else ??   go figure.