In yet another classic DeKalb County School District cock-up we find they spent CARES Act money...wait for it...on themselves! Specifically bonuses handed out to bureaucratic drones in Human Resources, a department that has been all to frequently noted for botching the vetting and hiring process of everyone from classroom teachers to superintendents. But the rationalization for these bonuses was not that "a job well done" but a job that required excessive hours. Not that they are incapable of delivering 40 hours of work in a 40 hour week. Nope, it is the pandemic, because, you know, you still gotta get yer HR on even with CoVid.
Now you really gotta wonder: are these bureaucrats exempt employees? In the real world that puts you in a gitterdun category and if circumstances dictate this requires more than 40 hours or weekend work, well then that's what you do. And if bonuses get passed out it is because you or your team made a substantial, measurable contribution. Make dollars to get dollars. Obviously, that is not the way public schools work, if for no other reason than competition is their kryptonite. Equally obvious is that this is not the way a public service should operate either.
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