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Posted: 9/16/2009 2:33:27 PM EDT

I spoke to the GBI SAC for my region this afternoon about a case and while we were discussing things he brought up that the GBI, the GSP, and a bunch of other Georgia alphabet agencies are now doing that jackass furlough thing. His guys can't get enough hours to make ends meet much less do their jobs.

Has this started in your state as well? If so, let's hear it.

Posted: 9/16/2009 2:37:21 PM EDT

[#1]

None in AL so far. However, we are not getting any kind of raise or COLA this year and hardly any state agency is hiring. Hopefully it will not come to laying off at the state level.

Posted: 9/16/2009 3:15:33 PM EDT

[#2]

that's tough to hear - being from GA originally, i hope it does not come to this.

Posted: 9/16/2009 4:03:44 PM EDT

[#3]

The worst part is they are capping the GBI guys at 152 hours a month. They were getting 200+. They aren't even full time now.

Posted: 9/16/2009 4:58:11 PM EDT

[#4]

Well Im a FF and got straight laid off, My brother is LEO here and they got 12 furlough days for hte year, they can take them when ever they want, in a row , one at a time whatever..

Posted: 9/16/2009 5:00:30 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
The worst part is they are capping the GBI guys at 152 hours a week. They were getting 200+. They aren't even full time now.

opps, 24 x7 = 168..... those poor bastards never sleep?

Posted: 9/16/2009 5:50:57 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:

Quoted:
The worst part is they are capping the GBI guys at 152 hours a week. They were getting 200+. They aren't even full time now.

opps, 24 x7 = 168..... those poor bastards never sleep?

Sorry. 152 a month. See where I said they aren't full time now? 152/4 = 38 hours a week.

Posted: 9/16/2009 6:12:27 PM EDT

[#7]

Funny thing is my brother took his furlough days in one whack, took a vacation. Now he is working his full time plus OT covering other officers while they take their furlough days a few a ta time lol..

Posted: 9/18/2009 8:18:07 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

I spoke to the GBI SAC for my region this afternoon about a case and while we were discussing things he brought up that the GBI, the GSP, and a bunch of other Georgia alphabet agencies are now doing that jackass furlough thing. His guys can't get enough hours to make ends meet much less do their jobs.

Has this started in your state as well? If so, let's hear it.

just a heads up -

Position Type		Position Title
Agent		Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI)

Requirements/Overview
	Duties & Responsibilities: Under close supervision, trains to conduct criminal investigations of all types, to assist local law enforcement in criminal investigations. Conducts criminal investigations as part of on-the-job training, including interviewing victims, suspects, and witnesses, gathering pertinent information, and conducting arrests, searches, and seizures. Testifies in court. Prepares case reports of criminal investigations. Performs other duties in compliance with established GBI and work unit policies. Minimum Training & Experience: Completion of an undergraduate degree at a four year college or university. Necessary legal requirement: incumbents in this job are by law considered to be peace officers. Therefore, applicants must meet the standards prescribed by the Georgia Peace Officer Standards And Training council (POST).
Additional Information
	SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS: In order to be considered for these positions, applicants must currently hold the Georgia POST Council?s Basic Law Enforcement certification and be in good standing with POST, OR must currently be in the process of obtaining POST certification. Preferred Qualifications: Completion of an undergraduate degree at a four year college or university with a major in criminal justice, criminology, accounting, business, finance, computer science, psychology or a foreign language. Completion of an undergraduate degree at a four year college or university and Two years of experience as a uniformed police officer and/or criminal investigator. Exam & Evaluation Information: All APPLICANTS WHO WISH TO BE CONSIDERED for the Special Agent position must take the written test on Friday, September 18, 2009 at 9:00 AM. Prior test scores will NOT be considered. The test will be given at the following location: Georgia Public Safety Training Center 1000 Indian springs Drive, - Forsyth, GA (Monroe County)
Salary
	$ $35,569.36 - $48,935.59 Annual
Posting Date
	2009-08-14
Closing Date
	2009-11-30
Job Last Updated
	2009-08-17
Job Announcement/More Information Web Site
	http://gbi.georgia.gov/00/job/detail/0,2619,67862954_67866853_147344068,00.html
Department/County Web Site
	http://gbi.georgia.gov

Posted: 9/18/2009 9:42:50 PM EDT

[#9]

At the S/O where I work 59 of 126 employees were laid off last year. They're still laid off and now the County is talking about 10 furlough days for each county employee next year and closing all county offices, except law enforcement/court 1 day a week.

On top of all this there's a projected shortfall in the 2010 budget that they say can't be made up for if the County auditor's office, recorder's office and treasurer's office are closed for the year and EVERYONE at these offices are laid off.

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