You may recall from this post that my brief career with the Census Bureau didn’t work out exactly as planned. I thought I had witnessed the pinnacle of institutional incompetence during my one day tenure, but I was wrong. It gets worse.
I received a phone call yesterday from the same local Census office where I [...]
The ads that the Census Bureau ran in the local papers a couple of months ago promised hourly wages of $12.00 to $20.00 and the ability to set your own schedule. Even though the starting wage was less than I earned in my first job over 20 years ago, I decided to apply and see [...]
I’ve spent the last few days trying to get ready for a major lifestyle adjustment. After a very long period of unemployment, I’m getting ready to start the worst job of my life on Monday working for the Census Bureau. I never thought I would stoop so low as to become a government employee. Someone [...]