City Employees

I have noticed on numerous occasions city employees using city vehicles for personal use. With the high cost of gas nowdays, it seems to me they can use their own cars and trucks on their OWN time. They are stealing for us.

What may I ask are they stealing "for" us?

surely you could see this was a typo.."from" is the correction.

Lighten up dude!

joe, get a life and worry about the more pressing issues of the day; like changing your diaper.

Joe wrote:

I have noticed on numerous occasions city employees using city vehicles for personal use. With the high cost of gas nowdays, it seems to me they can use their own cars and trucks on their OWN time. They are stealing for us.

Just wondering if you have ever used any of your employers resources for personal gain? Telephone, paper, pens, binder clips, late lunches, ect. If so, what's the difference?

Many employees are required to man their vehicles during business hours. Call city hall and ask what their policies are, get a unit number to be certain they can determine which dept and if its a supervisors vehicle.

Joe wrote:

I have noticed on numerous occasions city employees using city vehicles for personal use. With the high cost of gas nowdays, it seems to me they can use their own cars and trucks on their OWN time. They are stealing for us.

Joe, go lay down, it's time for your medication and your nap...

Pwned wrote:

Lighten up dude!

'Lightening up' is why the government and it's employees are taking advantage of tax payers. "just keep ur mouth shut" mentality. We're loosing our freedom.... Speak out

airyoucantaste wrote:

<quoted text>Just wondering if you have ever used any of your employers resources for personal gain? Telephone, paper, pens, binder clips, late lunches, ect. If so, what's the difference?

Difference is:
City resources = tax dollars
Private employer = private dollars

Stealing is stealing, no doubt wrong in either case.

Wow. This person put a real concern for a real problem. Not just locally but nationally, and y'all rather bash on him for speaking up!
People like y'all are why we will eventually be "socialist states of America". Just keep lettin the gov screw us.

Nearly always, the personal use of a company vehicle is looked upon as a benefit.

Sometimes city or county employees who might be on 24-hour call are allowed to drive the vehicle home with the understanding that they won't use it for personal business. I don't see how the ordinary citizen can tell if they're violating that policy.

It appears that any time the city of Deer Park treats its employees with anything other than contempt, the local Teabaggers express outrage. What a town.

HTNFBABY wrote:

<quoted text>
'Lightening up' is why the government and it's employees are taking advantage of tax payers. "just keep ur mouth shut" mentality. We're loosing our freedom.... Speak out

I was speaking to kidding him about his typo, Tardo.
I guess it went over your head too.
Sounds like you need to lighten up too!

Pwned wrote:

<quoted text>I was speaking to kidding him about his typo, Tardo.
I guess it went over your head too.
Sounds like you need to lighten up too!

Yah I probably do. Thanks!

pwned an winston are probably jobless none tax paying citizens that live off everyone else that actually get up and go to work and pay taxes! This happens all to often where I live in alexander city al, city employees pull their boats to the lake with city trucks, they take them to play golf, grocery shopping, picking kids up from school, taking them to sports an this is all on the taxpayers dollars. i want a damn city job

bamafan wrote:

pwned an winston are probably jobless none tax paying citizens that live off everyone else that actually get up and go to work and pay taxes! This happens all to often where I live in alexander city al, city employees pull their boats to the lake with city trucks, they take them to play golf, grocery shopping, picking kids up from school, taking them to sports an this is all on the taxpayers dollars. i want a damn city job

You might start with any job... and no brushing your 4 remaining teeth once a week doesn't count as work!