Comments on: He gets a salary for doing nothing

By: Mark B

Mark B — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:27:03 +0000

C’mon IW this is New York we are talking about!

The temporary govenor is trying to lift the medical malpractice judgement cap so his fathers’ medical malpractice lawfirm can benefit – so why would this travesty stand out when there is so much other blatant incompetence and malfeasance going on?

Someone was hoping this fella would simply get bored and quit – he sure proved them wrong. Maybe he could have acquired a masters degree or more online by now.

Hang in there….we now have total unchecked government expansion run amuck so it should (has) get markedly worse by the week. At some point soon even this fellow will be out of a job – with no appreciable skills. Just trying to lighten up your day.

By: IW

IW — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:15:22 +0000

Insubordination…if he refuses to do work assigned to him he should have been out the door a long time ago. No discrimination act would compete against that. If the work was related to his job description than he does not have an option not to do it.

By: Jim G

Jim G — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:19:07 +0000

Yea, it’s a government agency — with $13 billion in assets. My point and point alone is that this company makes tons of money and wouldn’t cost the taxpayers a dime even if it didn’t. This company should be looked up to — Not vilified because there is an internal problem with this Hinton guy and probably a small number of other employees out of thousands. No company is perfect, even a company that proudly employs a hero like Captain Sulley more than likely has a small number of knuckleheads running around there as well.

To all those “Joe Taxpayers”, didn’t Sara Palin make us want to quit with the stupid Joe nicknames already? Don’t forget all those private companies out there that are really stealing from you. The list grows with all these bailouts… Too bad those companies don’t work as well as NYSIF does.

By: T-money

T-money — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:45:14 +0000

In some ways, it’s not really about whether or not it’s a government agency. That just adds fuel to the fire. At some level, it’s not even about the individuals involved. It’s more about the reaction people have to seeing others taking on a position of victimhood and setting up a situation in which there is a drain on society, robbing themselves and society of their creative capacity to make things better in this world by doing an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. The fact that this organization works to help sick and injured employees only makes the situation more poignant. It ends up hurting us all to see one of us failing to live up to their potential. But the flip side is that all of us also rejoice when we see selfless courage and contribution displayed on the job, as we saw in the same town with a different guy in Captain Sulley. Perhaps both can inspire in their own way.

By: LEU

LEU — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 12:46:29 +0000

It’s still a government agency, the copy below is from their web site:

NYSIF is a non-profit agency of the State of New York, consisting of two separate “funds” — the Workers’ Compensation Fund, created in 1914, insuring employers against occupational injury and disease suffered by their employees, and the Disability Benefits Fund, established in 1949, which insures against disabling off-the-job sickness or injury sustained by employees.

It may be non-profit, but at the top of the web page it lists Gov. David Patterson as the chief.

And we all know how efficient and productive government is – at any level.

By: Jim G

Jim G — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:38:09 +0000

Just to make a point for all you haters of NYS government. The agency in this article,(NYSIF), DOES NOT cost taxpayers a penny. It is a self sustaining company that controls its own budget with the money it brings in through its policyholders. The only people that should be outraged about this are the workers of this company that work hard and see someone getting paid to do nothing. To all those who claim this is a waste of their precious taxpayer money: Please do a little research in the future before shooting off your mouths with ignorant comments.

By: Mark B

Mark B — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:10:49 +0000

It appears that the attorney general of NYS is now entering into an investigation of the NYSIF operation in NY due to whistleblower information of malfeasance and this outrageous example.

Bet that the contributions here served to propel the AG into action as well sensing some righteous outrage and a fresh political opportunity for HIS upcoming bid for Govenor

I wonder if the resignation of the NYSIF Chairman last week is a signal too? Action?

By: Mark B

Mark B — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:09:52 +0000

It appears that the attorney general of NYS is now entering into an investigation of the NYSIF operation in NY due to whistleblower information malfeasance and this outrageous example.

Bet that the contributions here served to propel the AG into action as well sensing some righteous outrage and a fresh political opportunity for HIS upcoming bid for Govenor

I wonder if the resignation of the NYSIF Chairman last week is a signal too?

By: Mark B

Mark B — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:33:34 +0000

If nothing else, what a waste of life. Anyone with an active brain or some personal respect would make some effort to get out of this doldrum.

The current governor has shown his true colors by giving generous pay raises to 16 staffers who he claims “occupy” new positions (just 2 might qualify) while at the same time urging all others to practice fiscal responsibility – so how can we expect him to do anything?
Typical – these liberal left wing officials (Patterson) continue to give us the “do as I say, not as I do” crap which is now more in vogue than ever. Losers telling us what to do……

It appears the state was caught retaliating against this person who now is content to waste his own life doing nothing as part of the settlement agreement. This is an enormous waste and requires another solution be negotiated in the interest of everyone. It may require legislative action and a set of stones that so far our representatives have shown they lack. This guy will likely die at his post before anyone does something. Welcome to New York…..don’t let the door hit your arse on the way out!

By: rgillis61

rgillis61 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:12:13 +0000

I clicked on the Times Union link and went to the paper to read the original story… there is more detailed information in the original. It actually made it very clear that he is being paid to do nothing – he has no internet, no fax, no laptop, no car… not much to work with… but he does have 27 years civil service exp. and can’t be fired without cause – and his bosses state no problem with his performance… We are all being suckered on this deal.