tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post1580150937420034299..comments2024-03-28T10:15:57.792-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Field Office Managers StressedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-76418624227407405842012-04-01T00:21:03.832-04:002012-04-01T00:21:03.832-04:00No, I am not kidding. The waiting times in SSA off...No, I am not kidding. The waiting times in SSA offices have increased due to the lack of employees calling numbers. More overtime is being used due to the lack of production. It is laughable how management is still giving themselves all the credit in keeping this agency going. Morale couldn't be worse and retirements have gone up due to the increased stress. What management needs to do is more work and actually earn their paychecks. We all need to produce a better product for the public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-16225168412572357022012-03-31T23:19:26.638-04:002012-03-31T23:19:26.638-04:00you're kidding, right? service is better than...you're kidding, right? service is better than it's ever been. accuracy is up. productivity is way up. like any other well run business, ssa is proving that it is full of talent and that the technology investments this commissioner has made are paying off big time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-16401309470702736922012-03-31T10:36:26.560-04:002012-03-31T10:36:26.560-04:00Didn't the Titanic sink due to captain error?Didn't the Titanic sink due to captain error?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-32295170598782378052012-03-31T09:56:10.151-04:002012-03-31T09:56:10.151-04:00This is news? It's been the case for a long t...This is news? It's been the case for a long time--and why I along with a lot of other managers took an early out. Nice to see SSA is still rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-31585344852445038482012-03-31T09:15:38.230-04:002012-03-31T09:15:38.230-04:00Say, if an office manager loses enough employees, ...Say, if an office manager loses enough employees, can his or her job be down graded as not supervising enough people?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-60430513858227796092012-03-30T23:15:04.939-04:002012-03-30T23:15:04.939-04:00It is funny how much work management alleges to be...It is funny how much work management alleges to be doing. I am wondering how management has time to sleep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-49310656374056246342012-03-30T22:51:56.993-04:002012-03-30T22:51:56.993-04:00Many supervisors were promoted based on promises m...Many supervisors were promoted based on promises made by management. These individuals don't know their jobs and have no clue how to supervise. They claim to be doing additional work but I just don't see it. Most managers in our area do not call numbers and when they answer the phones they are running around the office trying to get answers. The heart and soul of offices around the nation are the claims representatives. They have to process their workloads but they also have to call numbers. The easy solution is to reduce the number in management as soon as possible. This agency has many useless supervisors and managers that should be claims representatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-65103306396236138702012-03-30T20:35:25.608-04:002012-03-30T20:35:25.608-04:00In our regional hearing office, SSA employees have...In our regional hearing office, SSA employees have taken over the hearing recording duties from the independent contractors. This adds to work load.D lawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-55531582218778760822012-03-30T10:51:19.012-04:002012-03-30T10:51:19.012-04:00If those front line managers stopped by HQ and saw...If those front line managers stopped by HQ and saw the average "work" day of a GS-15 they would literally all have heart attacks.Nobbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199597836854072596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-71180850077366013062012-03-29T16:12:43.653-04:002012-03-29T16:12:43.653-04:00The salary of a GS-12/13 attorney would pay for tw...The salary of a GS-12/13 attorney would pay for two CRs, SRs, TSRsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-54017115252755316212012-03-29T12:09:13.593-04:002012-03-29T12:09:13.593-04:00OGC is hiring. Typical for recent years. Front li...OGC is hiring. Typical for recent years. Front line service is being decimated, and SSA gets more attorneys & HQ types.<br /><br />What a disgrace. <br /><br />How many new CRs, SRs, or TSRs could you hire intead of GS-12 & 13attorneys?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-38598371526954146072012-03-29T11:55:45.178-04:002012-03-29T11:55:45.178-04:00Supervisors do not get time and a half. Many of t...Supervisors do not get time and a half. Many of them make the same on "overtime" as their regular hourly wage. And the money isn't the point anyway, everyone should have the right to a life outside the office - even supervisors.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-22301783392339216312012-03-29T11:44:39.522-04:002012-03-29T11:44:39.522-04:00Poor them, overtime at their pay?!Poor them, overtime at their pay?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com