Shaun Sutner had an amazing story in todays T&G about Donna Byrnes and her new 75k gig as a special education teacher at Chandler St School here in Worcester. Previous to this role Mrs. Byrnes was a manager in the former Superintendents office and has no formal teaching experience, so if you’re at all familiar with Worcester patronage you can probably already see the problem here. Joining the pile on full speed seems like a waste of energy, so let me sum things up this way. Mrs. Burns was at one time my Catholic Sunday School teacher (her only teaching experience) and now I’m an atheist. So for all you parents banking on magic for your “students with moderate disabilities”, good luck with that.
More importantly I would now like to officially nominate myself for the position of City Manager using the same set of standards used for Mrs. Burns. I figure that since I have at least 162% more good ideas than Mike O’Brien, speak 72% more eloquently without relying on the same cliched one liners as Mr. O’Brien and am exactly 13% more handsome than Mr. O’Brien I definitely qualify; even with the absolute lack of administrative experience. I figure if I can get the same annual reviews as Mrs. Burns to assure I’m not a total fuck up, I’ll be all set.
City on the move.
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Do you mean to tell me that Worcester is somehow beset by hacks and parasites who milk their public sinecures only long enough to find a better one? I’m shocked, shocked….
Gee whiz, it’s always been my impression that Woo-town failed only because of those mean rich people who live on Salisbury Street. Who knew that it was the incestuous grubs in public office that were the problem along?
Good one.
“Mrs. Burns was at one time my Catholic Sunday School teacher (her only teaching experience) and now I’m an atheist.”
That she didn’t merely indoctrinate you is a plus, as far as I can see, and evidence of your having been taught well enough on the subject to make an informed decision about it. Isn’t that the whole point of “teaching”?
Whoever signed off on this hiring is the problem here, not this “fall guy”. It’s the person whose final authorization could have prevented this that needs to have their head on a pike.
“Whoever signed off on this hiring is the problem here, not this “fall guy”. It’s the person whose final authorization could have prevented this that needs to have their head on a pike.”
Just because someone leaves the keys to the vault lying around, doesn’t mean someone else has the right to rob the bank.
She’s a fraud and her termination should set a precedent to get rid of all the other unqualified dead weight on the City payroll. Never happen of course, but it would be nice.
don’t worry Big L-not that you are…you are not alone in this…that she took a job as a special ed teacher in a school most needy of a pro is dispicable (sp)….who cares if she is on an island at the moment by herself….she’ll be joined by others soon..this is far from over..the wolves are howling in WooTown
But, Brendan, who has better hair?
So, you learned your lessons well from your Sunday School teacher, then!