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The state calls itself the “employer of choice;” employer of choice, really? I didn’t choose to work here. I was forced to work here. My age caused most employers to not even take a look at my credentials and abilities. The state wasn’t allowed to discriminate according to my age. The benefits package is used as the main incentive for people to apply. The pay is nothing fantastic. I started at $10.71 per hour in 2000. Could you have paid your bills with that? It took me 3 to 4 months of jumping through hoops to get the job. I know of others that took much longer.

The state doesn’t commit to your permanent employment for 10½ months after you start working, yet they want you to commit to them long before you are ever hired. They put you through an academy for 6 weeks. Next you are on probation for 6 months. Then they can extend your probation for another 3 months. During these 10 ½ months, they can let you go for no reason at all. If they just don’t like you, you’re gone.