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   Linguist said, 3 months ago

   Senate Staffers really are over-achievers. GT isn’t far off the mark. They’re sort of like interns in a law firm.
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   simpsonfan2 said, 3 months ago

   Nobody pays me enough to work that much.
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   old1953 said, 3 months ago

   Yah, I cut it off about 65 hours a week myself. But they take it easy on me since I’ll be 60 this year.
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   IamUnique1 said, 3 months ago

   There needs to be more experienced ‘real’ people in the work force. At the top. Someone has to tell these scallywags that you don’t have to burn the proverbial at both ends to survive or be seen to be ambitious.
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   vwdualnomand said, 3 months ago

   but, one staffer got fired for a tweet that he did for his boss.
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   c.davies said, 3 months ago

   @old1953

   So, reducing the workload. Make sure they understand. My boss’s expectation was always more, more more…until I crumbled! And then they wanted more. I’m 64, so watch it. I have since gone
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   keenanthelibrarian said, 3 months ago

   Let them get over it. You have more to offer than being there every hour. After all, what’d they hire you for?
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   SUSAN NEWMAN said, 3 months ago

   How old is Joanie, anyway?
   She should be retired and living on the fruits of SSI.
   Of course, her husband being an unpaid blogger doesn’t help much.
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   bawana said, 3 months ago

   That’s the thing about older workers- They know when enough is enough. They also know hard work and enthusiasm will only get you so far- after that you either have to be related or given it up to really get ahead.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 3 months ago

    I don’t see the point of such over work. Looks to me that if they do so and don’t make it up they will be useless by the end of the week.
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    Tacopielvr said, 3 months ago

    @bawana

    Yea, I agree. In this day and age Its far more important in who you know, and what support & resources you are born into, or LUCKED into, then it is in how hard you work or how educated or smart you are, in regard to professional identity success.
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    rmacprivate said, 3 months ago

    If all these young staffers are working so hard how come nothing gets done on the Hill? See last 4 years total accomplishments.
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    Clark Kent said, 3 months ago

    People, this is why we need UNIONS!!!!
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    montessoriteacher said, 3 months ago

    @SUSAN NEWMAN

    Joanie is 73.
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    Omnius said, 3 months ago

    The young people should be glad that an older person takes some time off so that the younger folks have something constructive to do. It’s really stupid making people work longer years until they retire, all that does is sets the younger generations back on getting their professional careers started so they can save up for their retirement.
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