Times are tough nowadays at the SC Dept. of Transportation. Tens of millions of dollars in wasted spending, possible book-fixing, legal troubles, and being the poster boy for everything that is wrong with State Government - the SCDOT is getting hit from all sides. And it's taking it's toll.......
Word is that morale among it's employees is at an all-time low. The everyday Joe's that work for the DOT do their jobs well, it's hard to be happy when your bosses are screwing up things so badly. As bad as it is for those guys, it's worse up top.
The DOT Board of Commissioners are under constant attack. What was once viewed as a top level government job is now looked upon as a laughingstock. " Back in the good old days, I got lunch for free anywhere in the state. Now , I get picked on at the Kroger by stock boys." Another put it more bluntly: " I just tell people that I'm a Crack Whore.... I'm too embarrassed."
How much worse will it get? Perhaps painting the trucks from OSHA yellow to camouflage would help. Or changign the name from DOT to MTV or CMT or something more likeable. Here's a thought: Get the crooks and politicians out of the agency, and get some people who actually know how it works in there. Good Luck , Governor Sanford - keep using that broom!
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3 comments:
you look creepy with a box on your head Michael...maybe you need some other sort of box.
They should privatize the SCDOT.
Is that a ain't bag. I should have had one this weekend snow skiing I was that bad. Not really.
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