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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	BTW Hound
	Date:	2/22/2011 8:43:14 AM

If you have not heard of companies closing 2 weeks at Christmas, I assume you have never worked for a company that actually produced something. It's common practice.

I'm not out of touch. And no, the government is not in servitude to the public. It is a regulatory body. It is paid to develop and enforce regulations that supposedly serve the best interests of the US population on the whole. I can easily see the problem you are having working for the government. It's your attitude. I think if you modified your attitude, you might find your dealings much easier. It sounds like you need the government much more than they need you. A little respect goes a long way.

As far as government employees leaving at 4 pm. That tells me that they are at work at 7 am. So you feel that they should be there until 9 at night, just in case you decide to call? These are people with families, and like most people today, they are trying to balance family and work. It's why they invented flextime. Not a government construct either. I don't think you are finding a lot of people in private industry that are working until 9 at night either on a regular basis unless they are coming into work much later.

WW, these things you are coming up with are just showing that it is you that is out of touch with reality. I guess you have never been in a management position where you actually managed people instead of just paper.