Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Government at Work - Illinois
In the Chicago Tribune, Diana Sroka Rickert recently wrote about her experience with the Illinois state government:
"I walked into the Thompson Center on my first day, not knowing what to expect. In many ways, my new workplace was like any other large organization: big building, thousands of people and plenty of broken computers.
Except this building is dilapidated, many of the employees are political hires and the computers will never be repaired, ever.
And it’s all paid for by you, Illinois taxpayers.
“Welcome to state government,” said a new colleague, as we boarded the elevator for the 16th floor.
This summer I got to see how Illinois government works from the inside when I accepted a high-level position at the governor’s office."
