tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post4793432551887944832..comments2024-03-29T02:05:50.350-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Report On 53rd Week ProblemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-89309618218882429082012-03-12T07:36:40.479-04:002012-03-12T07:36:40.479-04:00Ahhh..."goal"..."targeted"...&...Ahhh..."goal"..."targeted"..."targeted goal"...2 of SSA's top 5 words.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-40402641909186944112012-03-11T20:58:41.662-04:002012-03-11T20:58:41.662-04:00This really is much ado about nothing. The cases t...This really is much ado about nothing. The cases that were written during the 53rd week, were all moved into edit on Monday of the following week, which corresponds to a delay of no more than 5 days later than they would have been moved. <br /><br />Are we really complaining about 5 days (at the most)???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-69925878379474031612012-03-11T20:23:35.905-04:002012-03-11T20:23:35.905-04:00How about FOs formally ordering staff to stop clea...How about FOs formally ordering staff to stop clearing redets for fear of exceeding targets? Managers have been threatened with disciplinary actions over this insanity. Yes, SSA is obsessed with numbers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-67453722493422906072012-03-11T12:20:21.904-04:002012-03-11T12:20:21.904-04:00Anon 8:40 has the right of it. Of all the work th...Anon 8:40 has the right of it. Of all the work that is done in ODAR and FO's for that matter, only part of it is measured or has a targeted goal.<br /><br />People didn't stop working that week. They focused their efforts on processing lots of the other work that still needs to get done.<br /><br />And yes, the problem lies in how SSA is overly focused on the numbers and not the process used to derived them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-32718932458016778722012-03-11T08:40:27.116-04:002012-03-11T08:40:27.116-04:00Actually, the work performed did not decrease. Th...Actually, the work performed did not decrease. The amount of work reflected in the computer database did decrease.<br /><br />SSA denies that it operates a quota system, but it does. The work finalized during week 53 would not have counted toward the quotas imposed on either the writers or the ALJs. No one stopped working but did stop moving cases in CPMS (the database) until they could get credit for the work performed.<br /><br />The quotas are the root of many, but certainly not all of ODAR's problems. There simply isn't time to to the job properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-76557558121391317802012-03-10T19:01:58.812-05:002012-03-10T19:01:58.812-05:00Of course this is performance related by managemen...Of course this is performance related by management. I wonder how the public feels about having their disability cases delayed due to politics at SSA management.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-65070595314039489442012-03-10T15:21:43.307-05:002012-03-10T15:21:43.307-05:00SSA has manipulated and played games with workload...SSA has manipulated and played games with workload statistics for decades. It is an integral part of SSA management culture. If you suspect something like this is happening, it probably is. It will never change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-53565496791211673842012-03-10T10:00:05.092-05:002012-03-10T10:00:05.092-05:00"may" have been related? Hmmm! Can anyo..."may" have been related? Hmmm! Can anyone identify any other explanation for the workload decrease? <br /><br />Didn't think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com