Who Says There Aren’t Any Good Jobs Out There?
**Written by Doug Powers
Here’s a federal job listing by way of Moonbattery. As you can see, there’s still time to apply:
Over 200k just to separate the white males from the rest in order to contribute to a more colorblind society free from sexual discrimination? That sounds like a job I could handle — if I wasn’t a white guy.
Sure the salary might seem high, but as you can see, the benefits are far inferior to those offered in the private sector. Just look at this skimpy list of bennies:
BENEFITS: FHFA offers a wide array of benefits:
1. HEALTH INSURANCE – A variety of Federal Employee Health Benefit plans to choose from which can be paid from pre-tax income. FHFA pays 90% of the bi-weekly premium.
2. DENTAL INSURANCE – FREE comprehensive dental coverage to employees and their family members. There is a $2,500 annual maximum per employee and a separate orthodontic benefit for dependent children to age 19. (Annual deductibles apply.)
3. VISION INSURANCE – FREE vision care coverage. This benefit covers the employee and all eligible dependents. (Co-pay applies.) Coverage includes reimbursement according to a fee schedule for eye examinations, frames and contact lenses once every 12 months.
4. WELLNESS REIMBURSEMENT – The Wellness Program provides a taxable reimbursement each fiscal year for various health related expenses. The maximum reimbursement dollar amount is established at $600 for 2010.
5. FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT – The Flexible Spending Account Program provides pre-tax, employee-funded accounts to pay for medical expenses that are tax deductible as well as dependent care costs.
6. LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE – The Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program provides long term care insurance to help pay for costs of care when you can no longer perform everyday tasks by yourself, or you have a severe cognitive impairment, such as Alzheimer’s. You may visit the Long Term Care Partners website for more information: www.ltcfeds.com.
7. COMMUTING EXPENSES – 100% of the cost of your public transportation commuting expenses (e.g., vanpool, metro bus, metro train) is paid. The first $230 is tax-free and $90 per month is provided to cover the cost of parking at Metro operated lots.
8. LEAVE – The federal leave program offers exceptional time-off benefits, including annual leave, sick leave, Family Friendly Leave, Family Medical Leave, and ten (10) paid holidays per year.
9. RETIREMENT – Employees who currently participate in the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) will remain in that system. All other employees will participate in the Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS). FERS is a three-tiered program consisting of: Basic Benefit (a retirement pension), Social Security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) (see below).
10. SAVINGS PLAN WITH MATCHING FUNDS – The TSP is a retirement savings and investment plan for federal employees and offers the same type of savings and tax benefits provided under 401(k) plans. As a FERS employee, you can contribute up to $16,500 per year. You will receive agency-matching contributions up to the first 5 percent. As a CSRS employee, you can contribute up to $16,500 per year. CSRS employees do not receive any agency contributions. Employees age 50 or older as of December 31, 2009, may contribute an additional $5,500 for catch-up contribution per year. Newly appointed employees will be subject to an automatic enrollment of the TSP at the rate of 3% of their basic pay each pay period.
11. 401(k) PLAN – In addition to the TSP, FHFA offers an additional 401(k) plan that is administered by T. Rowe Price. Employees covered under FERS contributing at least 3% to the TSP may participate in the FHFAs 401(k) plan. All CSRS employees may participate. 401(k) plan participants may contribute up to 10% of their bi-weekly pay on a pre-tax basis, with agency matching contributions of up to 3 %.
12. LIFE INSURANCE – The Federal Employee Group Life Insurance offers numerous life insurance policy options covering employees and dependents.
13. COUNSELING SERVICES – The Employee Assistance Program provides free confidential counseling and referral services to you and your family members.
14. TRAINING – Career development and enrichment training is available in job-related areas.
15. GYM – Free use of an on-site gym and locker room with shower facilities.
Of course the government can continue to operate this way!
**Written by Doug Powers
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I’m gonna throw up.
Close, but what it really is, is a job to ensure that female illegal aliens are given loans that Americans can’t get.
At 5’3″, do I qualify as a Hobbit or a Troll? Either way, I’m definitely a minority, so maybe I should apply….
White males need not apply.
Does having common sense qualify me as a minority?
1 of 1 million jobs to cut in 2011.
Wow, I should have bailed out of the Navy and joined civil service.
Especially since Congress, in its infinite wisdom, back in 1983 changed it so that military retirees drawing a pension could not get full social security benefits. They get the difference between what SS would pay them and their retirement check.
Obviously they did it so that the money could be used elsewhere for women and minorities.
I was dreading clicking on this link, because I expected the kick in the gut I just received.
Except that I only expected the salary to be about $100,000. I’m obviously out of touch with how much the government actually pays non-white, non-male Associate Directors these days. I wonder how much the Director makes, since it has to be even more than the Associate Director makes.
This job description is so written for a black or Hispanic female, dudes need not apply.
FIFY.
Now wait a minute…
According to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, shouldn’t they have to pay a white male the same salary to ensure the “inclusion” of white males?
So, Doug…………..?
You’re white?
AND …….. you instantly become a “milionaire or billionaire” by democrat math.
What a cool thing to have over your less-affluent friends!
+1, with this bunch it would have to, good one
You are only a “minority” if so sanctioned by the leftist beaurocrats in our government.
No, but it may qualify you for psychological therapy.
“That’s gold, Jerry, gold!”
truly sickening…and racist I might add.
Whatever the eff happened to MLK’s dream of not judging by the color of skin, etc.?
MY MONEY IS GOING TO PAT SOME POS FOR THIS SH#@T!
PAY, SCUSE
“PAT” WOULD BE THE TSA JOB
I’m surprised that there aren’t more Muslims trying to get Federal jobs. It seems a lot better deal than the old standard 72 virgins.
Let’s face it, virginity is over in a second.
Federal pensions last a lifetime!
“Virginity like balloon; one prick all finished.” -Confucius
Not only that, but a POS from Columbia, Berkeley, San Francisco State, Harvard, Brown, Wellesley, Salve Regina, Morehouse, Langston, etc.
Wow!
I make a good salary as a QA Manager for a small software company, but nothing like that! And those benies!
We somehow have a great deal on health insurance ($100/month for family with decent coverage), family vision + dental is $28/month and definitely NOT free, no wellness reimbursement, no 401K, no pension, no commuting help, and no gym. We do get free coffee which I don’t drink and free bottled water that I do.
I used to be a state employee and have to say that I much prefer working in the private sector, despite a couple of unemployment stints thanks to the dot com bust.
I’m so glad all of the taxes I pay go to providing such well compensated busy jobs in DC /sarc off.
Believe me, the Fed is doing its best to recruit the best and brightest in Islam for every level – entry to top management – especially for the FBI, CIA, State Dept, NSA, TSA and every other federal agency, bureau and department.
and all perfectly suited for such a position.
Damn that is infuriating.
You forgot Army Psychiatrists.
What section of the Constitution gives the Federal Government the power to create and maintain a “Federal Housing Finance Agency”?
The government has always been discriminatory. I know, I used to work for DOD. We’d have the “job fairs” where local small businesses would come and introduce themselves, hoping to get a contract. I’ve hosted a couple of these. Without exception, every, and I mean every SB introduced themselves to me with “we’re woman/minority owned.” They knew if they were owned and operated by white males there’d be no contract for them.
The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States,
are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
So we have this kind of jobs in the gov’t and they think to save money we need to cut the SSN and defense.
Un-fricken-believable.
Absolutely, 100% correct.
slaps head, “d’oh”!!
See, government wants to make everybody equal. Some will just be more equal than others.
I’ve heard stories of the same from people directly involved in the process.
Minority owned consulting companies get the bids, and white-male-owned companies are only allowed to be sub-contractors.
It’s reverse-descrimination. It’s a plantation system. The minority-owned company makes a profit margin off of every hour billed, even though they did nothing except win favored contracts and open the door to a sub-contractor.
Limit the Federal government to only what they are Constitutionally authorized to do, and we will balance the budget in short order.
Frankly, I think you’re all wrong. I’ve seen these before, and in virtually every case the experience requirements and job description were tailored for one specific individual. I bet this is no different.
The FCC favors minority owned companies when issuing broadcast licenses.
For years minority companies have beat out the bigger companies in obtaining the license, then selling the license to the highest bidder once the license and broadcast frequency has been approved. The minority company owns the license only as long as it takes to sell it off. It drives up the cost of owning stations, which drives up advertising costs, which drives up product costs, etc……
Then we’d only need Congress in session for about 3 months a year.
I have worked in the civil service, and that is NOT typical. I never made half that much money and that was NOT my list of bennies, nor was anything like that typical in my building.
The salary and benefits are astonishing! I could car for more than one family with that kind of compensation. No wonder America is going broke. And remember all, When Obama enacted a 2-year wage freeze, he only restricted the inflation-adjusted increase, not the scheduled increases that were already set to take place.
In congress it sure does.
Hey, hey, now! That’s wise Latina to you!
The same one that gives them the authority to administer a retirement scheme for all people and a public dole for those that won’t work.
Actually, when you think about it, there is only one true majority in this country — women. They make up just over 50% of the population. All men are the only true minority. You can cherry pick any set of features you like and make anyone a minority. But that is just socialist class warfare in action.
As a recent college grad looking for work, I am aware of all these jobs but will not take them. I would rather work PT in retail than work for the gov’t.
Anyway, if the Associate Director makes 200K, what does the Director make? Their Boss? Just the tip of the iceberg.
These truths need to be revealed to the general public so that these socialists can be deleted in 2012.
How about “Just Pat” – does he/she/it qualify for the job? I think “Pat” is a minority of 1.
This is the way you balance the federal budget.
0 Cut dummass jobs like this.
0 Benchmark the entire federal bureaucracy, as sound businesses do already. Cut and restrict salary growth as appropriate.
0 Eliminate federal programs and agencies entirely. We all know where to start.
The federal government does not have a revenue problem it has a criminal theft, borrowing and spending problem. If this behaviour were uncovered in the public at large, those responsible would be prosecuted for fraud, wire fraud, extortion and grand theft – without question.
Enough is enough. Begin the investigations.
Liberals spare no expense when buying votes and creating jobs to further their agenda.
The next president needs to eliminate the group headed by the Director for Women and Minority Inclusion.
Sounds like a nifty job for an executive order from the next president.
I assume that Honkey Male’s need not apply?
stillontheroad
nee,geen wit mans toegelaat …
spaceycakes:
I just wanted to make sure lol, I wonder if I can use the World Citizen line?
Last time I looked at the site, the FDIC was also hiring a ton of people to act as investigators for CRA violations!
They’re still enforcing, and even increasing enforcement, of the law that created the subprime mess.
Health related expenses:
* massages
* membership in a tennis club
* deluxe treadmill/stair stepper
* ‘health’ food
* red wine (chock full o’ anti-oxidants)
* trip to the spa at Baden-Baden, Germany
* Hennessey de-tox
* counseling for Versace shopaholics
* therapy for fambly members in prison
That actually is a general and apt description of 1/3 of civilian jobs in government from local to federal levels.
There are always openings for gov thugs. I expect gropers, voyeurs and porn watchers to apply to the TSA in droves.
What the…?
What, exactly, does “Family Friendly” mean?
Take paid time off, not chargeable leave, because your husband’s cousin will be in town?
Dexter–that’s fambly.
LOL! I noticed. You always make me laugh.
Thanks!
This is a job that advocates sexism and racism, pure and simple! Makes me sick.
yes; and he just got out of the hoosegow.