tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post7416322554091917882..comments2024-03-28T08:54:14.658-04:00Comments on Social Security News: Social Security Managers Think Eliminating Field Offices Would Be A Bad IdeaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-30630355518711024712014-05-12T19:51:23.140-04:002014-05-12T19:51:23.140-04:00NCSSMA is a joke. It's a toothless organizati...NCSSMA is a joke. It's a toothless organization dedicated to the promotion of its own members, pandering to the agency's higherups under the guise of "advice" and "consultation". The only reason anyone aspires to office in this outfit is to suck up to regional and national leaders and get promoted. It has no authority of any kind and rarely addresses the needs of rank and file management personnel. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-78199715913759340452014-05-12T16:40:30.902-04:002014-05-12T16:40:30.902-04:00I wish NCSSMA would act to "impact the vision...I wish NCSSMA would act to "impact the vision to deliver high quality services." Unfortunately, their vision is rooted to protect a management structure and behaviors that avoids accountability and promotes favoritism. Just as with the union, public service is secondary to self-protection and self-interest. I wish SSA management and union members would act to quickly identify and eliminate poor performance for both staff and management. That is an excellent start to improve public service. With all the service options available to the public, demographic changes, the needs for efficient government operations, and the realization that the Internet has changed public expectations, we must not be locked into the past. NCSSMA must evolve and learn to effectively use the tools available now and in the future to provide service. Do they have a magic number that identifies office needs/staff needs/management needs? If so, please share it and explain how it was determined. Is it 42?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19246708.post-58248916667017300932014-05-12T09:45:37.581-04:002014-05-12T09:45:37.581-04:00Considering all the grand schemes and plans that h...Considering all the grand schemes and plans that have been proposed and never materialized, I would not worry much about a plan for ten years in the future. This is the same agency that cannot revise the listing criteria by its self-imposed deadlines and is still trying to develop a vocational database for a publication that is thirty years old.<br /><br />I do not foresee SSA getting its act together enough to eliminate field offices.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com