Today, Governor Markell launched his new blog. His first post is titled Dedicated to You: Amazing and Awe-Inspiring and it details some of the heroics of state workers during the storm. Right on cue, a commenter identifying themselves as “Employee” made this comment:
It’s so nice to hear about how hard my fellow employees work. However, you forget to mention the money we have lost, and the benefits that some of us don’t have. I have been working for the state for over two years with no raise, a pay cut, and no benefits. The tasks required to do our jobs sometimes require extra time, because as we all know these things need to be done in a timely mannor. So thank you for telling us how much we are appreciated, however, some of us would be like to be compensated for the dedication, hard work, and long hours we have had to endure.
It was promptly deleted and comments appear to be off now. Nice.