How much is enough for greedy administrators?

[Unregistered]

http://www.tampabay.com/news/publics...pa-bay/2238720

"Pinellas Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said a wave of recent retirements has left his department grappling with a "void of experience:" 71 percent of patrol deputies were hired in the past three years, while the four captains overseeing the jail and the department's four majors have less than a year in their current positions.

"There's nothing more to it than that," Gualtieri said. "This is not in any way, shape or form a buddy system, a good old boy system."

Amazing coincidence that nearly all the veteran jail captains and the major retired in such a short period time and so close together, considering that they just started DROP.

Another amazing coincidence that Gualtieri hired G4S for support services after Simovich got hired by G4S.

[Unregistered]

You think each one of the recent retirees voluntarily chose to give up a handful of DROP money just so they could retire? Think again, it's called "The Talk". When you get the talk about the agency going in a different direction than you then you are being told it's time for you to go. For you younger folks who want to promote may think it's a great thing when the time comes and you get that talk to all of sudden end your career involuntarily you will not like it. Bob have driven all the recent Majors and Captains to retire early and one day he will do it to you. He will do it without blinking about what a good job you have done. You will just be in his way and he will get you out of his way. As for Simovich apparently Bob just saying he didn't have confidence in any of his command staff and rehired him. That plan was in place right after he left the first time. Oh! And whoever thinks Simovich was not in on the negotiations of the prisoner transport contract is naive, he was there and strong voice in making it happen. Bob is a politician and will always be one. He knows how to dance around controversy and will throw any of you in the way shielding himself from anything that can cause his image a problem. You may think if you do a great job nothing will ever happen to you but think again it can and will if you get in his way. Good luck!!

[Unregistered]

Unfortunately the reporter did not dig deep enough to find out why so many jail captains and the major left so suddenly in a short period of time. All that experience gone so fast and now Sheriff Gualtieri is complaining about his supervisory and executive staff's lack of experience, given than he ran the experienced ones out and installed his cronies with little experience. That would make an interesting article, especially if some of the retired jail executive staff is interviewed. The voters have a right to know about these political purges in order to be able to make an informed decision at election time.

[Unregistered]

The voters were informed about the evil and diabolical double dipping Rice. The newspapers treat this like it's a necessity. This is a masterfully crafted damage control piece. The Sheriff wants this covered now to make it less impactful at election time. So I guess now it's okay because there wasn't anyone qualified except the retired Chief Deputy. We will suffer when the electorate no longer wants to pay for this!!! Thanks double dippers for being a catalyst to yet another pension revision that will adversely affect us all.

[Unregistered]

Theres far more deps returning to work in the court division etc than executive staff appointments. Trying to score political points and feeding the press, will ultimately damage the ability of the dep level to come back also. With the changes in benefits and coverages etc, many deps will have to work much longer, or come back after they retire, not because they want to, because they have to. The non sworn employees around here will suffer even worse. Nothing good comes out of this type of collaboration with the press.

[Unregistered]

Theres far more deps returning to work in the court division etc than executive staff appointments. Trying to score political points and feeding the press, will ultimately damage the ability of the dep level to come back also. With the changes in benefits and coverages etc, many deps will have to work much longer, or come back after they retire, not because they want to, because they have to. The non sworn employees around here will suffer even worse. Nothing good comes out of this type of collaboration with the press.

Guess will all have to work til 65 and maybe then collect our pension. You think anyone in the public sector gives a crap.

[Unregistered]

Unfortunately the reporter did not dig deep enough to find out why so many jail captains and the major left so suddenly in a short period of time. All that experience gone so fast and now Sheriff Gualtieri is complaining about his supervisory and executive staff's lack of experience, given than he ran the experienced ones out and installed his cronies with little experience. That would make an interesting article, especially if some of the retired jail executive staff is interviewed. The voters have a right to know about these political purges in order to be able to make an informed decision at election time.

Political purge my azz it was a bunch of RIPs that went out the door cause thet could not measure up. Heat got to hot so they bailed instead of having to do work. Sucks to actually have to work for a living.

[Unregistered]

Well not everybody was deadwood that left prematurely. It really depended on whether you left in good standing, if you were in good standing you probably got a parting gift of some sort. If you disappointed the Sheriff due to performance you probably didn't get a gift basket. Hard to feel to bad for anybody that retired at a Capt or above retirement pension. This is the double edged sword of a appointed rank. Even the people that left in good standing, the micro managing and the very high level of accountability, probably got to a level that they just didn't want to put up with anymore. Money isn't everything, some times peace of mind and not enjoying coming to work anymore had more to do with leaving than any political conspiracy plots.

[Ron Jeremy]

Sean Jowell had to feel real good after reading the newspaper article about "no one being qualified". Time to move on Sean, it just ain't happening brother.

[Unregistered]

Political purge my azz it was a bunch of RIPs that went out the door cause thet could not measure up. Heat got to hot so they bailed instead of having to do work. Sucks to actually have to work for a living.

The jail management which was purged had a lot of experience in all aspects of jail operations and did a great job. They weren't dead wood rehires or Gualtieri cronies. They worked their butts off to make the jail run better. Castine, Main, Fletcher, Downs, Slaughter, etc knew the business and the deputies inside and out. Aside from McFee, the new executive staff is inferior to the ones who got forced out. Simovich and Halle each admitted at readoffs that they knew virtually nothing about the jail when they were placed in charge. Then why kick out the ones who knew their stuff and appoint the ones who know nothing? Because promotions are based on politics not ability and background. Gualtieri's statement that there is no good old boy system in an outright lie.