"Mr. Comptroller" Nixes Casual Fridays, Extends Work Days

He is doing great job!

John is totally change

what does a comptroller actually do again.....?

They dole out our money into the hands of firms and managers that give them and their friends kickbacks.

The comptroller audit's the cities offices.

Considering the job of an auditing firm is essentially to anally examine a companies accounting books, I find it surprising that the cities comptroller office was not more formally run beforehand.

How do you fuck up (and not fix) a direct quote like that? I mean, considering the poor proofing history here, you would think copy & paste would be the only way to go.

So pompous. I'll bet his staff rises and calls him Mr. Comptroller because they want to keep their jobs, but at least one of them is also wiping boogers on his personal belongings when he's not around.

I'm starting to like this guy. Dumb, slow NYC administration employees need a good kick in the ass.

here, here!

Don't believe the hype, Liu is one of the most unethical persons that I met and he is a born liar.

Liu didn't support Bloomberg. felixthecat's head will explode in 5, 4, 3, 2....

And how is that different from any other politician?

Good luck getting unions to approve the new hours.

Good to be the king

how dare this uppity chinaman behave in such a fashion? who the hell does he think he is?

fuck the haters. more power to this guy for beating some asses.

The question is, what exactly does any of this accomplish? Do people work harder if they have to call him Mr. Comptroller and rise from their chairs? Are they more productive if they're not wearing casual business attire? There's getting people to work harder and better and then there's just being self-centered. If he destroys morale with his dictatorial edicts, you may actually see less work done at the comptroller's office.

He learned in the best sweat shop.

OMG they forgot a number. Ha!

"...accustomed to working to a.m. to 5 p.m."

That can't even be called a typo, what on earth IS that?

(hint: not a sentence)

In a blog where 99% complain of 'useless' elected officials, we have an elected with drive and ambition and a strong work effort, and yet they still complain!

There's nothing wrong with the new hours, but not a single government employee short of the President should expect anyone to rise when he enters a room.

How soon until he hires three staffers to throw rose petals before his footsteps like King Jaffe Joffer?

I'll take that job, too.

that's at least 4 years of steady employment.

You sure about that? The petal throwers pull double duty as the royal bathers.

"The Comptroller penis is clean, Mr. Comptroller."

I'm serious, where else can you get an almost guaranteed 4 years of STEADY employment, a steady paycheck with excellent benefits Health and vacation. that's almost as good as joining the service and coming out with uncle sam taking care of your student loans.

For those of you who think Bloomberg is pompous, just wait until this guy becomes mayor and you're obligated to attend weekly parades and bow to the most honorable Chairman Liu.

Yet people are so eager to work for him. I personally prefer the line at the soup kitchen, sleeping in until 8am and starting my job search at 9am.

An aside, imagine how much OT non-exempt staff will rack up with these new hours.

Non-exempt staff are likely unionized and can ignore the new hours.

I'll be glad to take the job of whomever decides to leave due to these new work rules.

I would love to hear the bitching... that office must be full of chatter up the wahzoo!

You mean they get birthday cake? In my office, the b'day cake is only for people above a certain level -- those below get to stand around and sing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHl8j4XuJY0

Cake is for closers only.

No effin' way! He's making govt work?! THE GALL! Who the F does he think he is making ppl come in at 8am! O M G! Like, O M GGGGG! The poor ppl on his staff! They have to WORK now! O M G!

I heard he's also making the staff learn 10 new words a day, memorize the times tables up to 15, and practicing violin for 1 hour day MINIMUM.

"You're passing the Harvard entrance exam by August, or you're fired!"

but to prove that he's a nice guy, he's giving everyone a Rolling Backpack because all them books are heavy to lug around.

seriously, isn't this where the private sector guys say big deal, we've been doing that almost forever.

People in the private sector doing similar jobs generally have bigger pay checks to go with those longer hours.

and worse benefits. don't forget about the worse benefits.

OK, then what is he doing wrong? especially coming from the NY Post????

I don't see anything wrong with what he's doing. I personally would find another job. I'll work as late as I need to, but in return I will resist all demands to arrive at work by 8am. Then again, the 4 train is less hellish at 7am.

Yeah because it's so easy right now to run out and get a new job.

OMFGBBQ Velvet!

Oh, right. Down with this sort of thing!

good call. i've been enjoying those young, supple sweater puppies all day.

Does management training exclude

maintaining and improving employee morale??

heads up

"long accustomed to working to a.m. to 5 p.m. "

He's just trying to prove his "I grew up working in a sweatshop" story is true.