Quote Originally Posted by Detroitnerd View Post
It seems kind of silly to me to put so much blame on the workforce when 40 percent of the water department's expenses are debt service ... but, in this world, workers are always guilty until proven innocent, and bankers can't be touched at all ...
I dont think anyone is "blaming the workforce". THEY didn't hire themselves and I don't think anyone saying they do a shitty job. The "blame" is upon those that mismanaged it for so long and such great cost. Which is why many want it privatized. Get it out of the reach of local pols looking to find make work jobs for their cousins. Also, finding that the DWSD could work with 80% fewer workers is not the fault of the worker who took the job. Unfortunately, no matter how well you do your job, if there are 5 of you doing what it should only take one to do.... well, eventually 4 of you are going to be out of work.