tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post741455920184354330..comments2023-08-27T06:53:36.768-06:00Comments on LANL: The Rest of the Story: Frank Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134775226991383924noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-23433217253612901532007-08-22T17:53:00.000-06:002007-08-22T17:53:00.000-06:00Why? It is an internal LANL memo that does not af...Why? It is an internal LANL memo that does not affect you unless you are a LANL employee.<BR/><BR/>Oh, that's right. This is the beat-up-LANL-just-because-we-don't-like-it blog. Nevermind.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-54378889022365364772007-08-22T16:55:00.000-06:002007-08-22T16:55:00.000-06:00Actually, 12;24PM sounds like someone that uses hi...Actually, 12;24PM sounds like someone that uses his/her brain for more than balast. Refreshing to see for a change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-89530529537619018482007-08-22T16:32:00.000-06:002007-08-22T16:32:00.000-06:00Email Pinky a copy so the rest of us can see it pl...Email Pinky a copy so the rest of us can see it please.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-39408577198270389622007-08-22T16:12:00.000-06:002007-08-22T16:12:00.000-06:00So, if Dynes is underpaid, did somebody hold a gun...So, if Dynes is underpaid, did somebody hold a gun to his head to make him take the job?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-75268329737008444062007-08-22T16:11:00.000-06:002007-08-22T16:11:00.000-06:00Anonymous at 8/22/07 3:10 PM:Can you please post ...Anonymous at 8/22/07 3:10 PM:<BR/><BR/>Can you please post the text of the memo?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-86473027478032805362007-08-22T15:10:00.000-06:002007-08-22T15:10:00.000-06:00As previously requested, link to new purchasing li...As previously requested, link to new purchasing limits memo. http://int.lanl.gov/memos/2007/08/MM2202_ADS2345.PDFAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-28062314058995953762007-08-22T13:28:00.000-06:002007-08-22T13:28:00.000-06:00I think the state of California should be sued for...I think the state of California should be sued for discrimination. Isn't it equal pay for an equal job? So either those blowhards at the other schools are overpaid, or there was severe discrimination against Dynes by paying him almost half of what his peers received. I think every UC employee should calibrate what they are paid against those at equitable institutions and jump on the class action discrimination train.<BR/><BR/>Choo Choo<BR/><BR/>God Bless AmericaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-12446680188722564402007-08-22T13:05:00.000-06:002007-08-22T13:05:00.000-06:00Terry Wallace is an Associate Director because of ...Terry Wallace is an Associate Director because of his mommy (State Representative Jeanette Wallace). So blame only yourselves for re-electing her time and time again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-52062915306260113662007-08-22T12:24:00.000-06:002007-08-22T12:24:00.000-06:00The suggestion that corporate executives deserve t...The suggestion that corporate executives deserve the obscene pay packages they get is obscene in itself. These guys have the same number of hour each day as you or I. When they take a dump, they have wipe their a** the same way you or I do. They may have a water fountain in the toilet for clensing the poop shoot, but basically it's all the same...they have to clean. The only difference between them and the rest of the world however, is that they can screw up the lives of thousands with the scribble of their pencil. And for this they deserve millions in compensation? I don't think so! The notion that an incompetent like Dynes was underpaid is beyond mind-boggling, yet somehow so aprpo for the Los Alamos mindset we've all come to love (and hate).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-17566707116796635952007-08-22T10:39:00.000-06:002007-08-22T10:39:00.000-06:00"There is absolutely no way that Terry Wallace wou..."There is absolutely no way that Terry Wallace would allow this to transpire. He grew up here and is committed to LANL and science at LANL."<BR/><BR/>Wallace is commited to his job, not to LANL or science.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-33460522027461857902007-08-22T10:22:00.000-06:002007-08-22T10:22:00.000-06:00Your wrong 9:16AM. It's more than Parsky and the ...Your wrong 9:16AM. It's more than Parsky and the retirement fund scam. It's.ALL of it...all the scams. From Nanos, to the shutdown, to the secret UC payoffs, to the wasteful litigation practices of UC and the Lab, to the arrogance of those placed in leadership, to the corruption of the DOE ans political establishment that places people like Dynes in power, to our own stupidity when it comes to facing up to the reality that our collective jobs and futures have been sacrafised by all of this and more. No dummy, it' a hell of a lot more than jusr Parsky and his take over of UCRS. The day this penetrates our thick skulls as a workforce, perhaps then we can begin to force meaningful change. Until then just "grin and bear it" will remain survival strategy of the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-69350261413813912742007-08-22T09:16:00.000-06:002007-08-22T09:16:00.000-06:00The $145K in retirement pay is not a problem, exce...The $145K in retirement pay is not a problem, except that Parsky and his buddies screwed up the investments of UCRS and now employees are again going to have to contribute, if not this year, then soon. The much bigger problem is that, in general, top executives in U.S. corporations are overpaid, and consequently given the opportunity to think they provide value in proportion to their compensation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-77686520295066145682007-08-21T23:22:00.000-06:002007-08-21T23:22:00.000-06:00For gosh sakes, he must be nearly the poorest paid...For gosh sakes, he must be nearly the poorest paid executive of a world renowned institution with 100,000 employees... That the UC president is only paid $450k is a joke compared to what he is expected to do... Private sector equivalents make millions... Some Senior MIT faculty hold full-time faculty appointments and hold full time jobs leading collaborations and full-time jobs leading businesses at the same time.... <BR/><BR/>As for a paid sabatical, it is not uncommon in the Univesity system for professors with lots of years of service who need a recharge....<BR/><BR/>As for the deferred compensation klump sum, it is not untoward. He only now collects the compensation that he delayed when he became a member of UCRS(and can now collect as UCRS pension}. It is what is due anyone with a high HAPC, long years of service and old age...I expect more...<BR/><BR/>The only valid complaint is that he may not have been the best president and his neglect may have caused us a great deal of suffering. But others closer to the problems were more responsible than he. <BR/><BR/>he occupant of that office deserves the current compensation and more to be comparable to the market....<BR/><BR/>Just my opinion....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-19589283810185943862007-08-21T23:04:00.000-06:002007-08-21T23:04:00.000-06:0010:48 is an idiot. Have you been to DPR training?...10:48 is an idiot. Have you been to DPR training? Of course not. I agree with 10:53 - you are clearly a clueless AD or PAD. This is a full time job numbnuts! It is like having a P-card. No way would anyone with half a brain want to become a DPR - it is a HUGE liability.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-33800061766139390652007-08-21T22:58:00.000-06:002007-08-21T22:58:00.000-06:00You can't mean $500.00 this would completely shut ...You can't mean $500.00 this would completely shut down research at LANL! There is absolutely no way that Terry Wallace would allow this to transpire. He grew up here and is committed to LANL and science at LANL. 10:12 PM, you must be mistaken and mean $5000.00.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-86274889937667877902007-08-21T22:53:00.000-06:002007-08-21T22:53:00.000-06:0010:48 PM - You MUST be a manager! Who pays for th...10:48 PM - You MUST be a manager! Who pays for the full-time DPR?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-48967745286069422452007-08-21T22:48:00.000-06:002007-08-21T22:48:00.000-06:00So catch up to the 21st century and have your grou...So catch up to the 21st century and have your group assign a DPR, get them trained, and this person will/can procure items using a PR or credit card.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-23291467024124941242007-08-21T22:12:00.000-06:002007-08-21T22:12:00.000-06:00A little off topic - can someone post the memo tha...A little off topic - can someone post the memo that went out today regarding the new purchasing limits for all TSMs - that being, a mere $500 unless you are a DPR. WTF? With taxes around here every purchase is that much. Next nail in the coffin of research - TSMs can't buy anything, and if you can't buy anything, you can't do research. Thanks, Mike!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-34905815897409801592007-08-21T20:24:00.000-06:002007-08-21T20:24:00.000-06:00Of course some the morons that post here are going...Of course some the morons that post here are going to convince themselves that a UC skag like this one is worth every penny. Just so long as we don't badmouth UC or the Lab, no matter how deserving, this blog is great. Express outrage at the rip offs occuring at the Lab and UC, then it's time to shut down the damn thing. Is it any wonder people like Dynes and Nanos can stick it to us where the sun don't shine and walk away clean as a whistle as though they were pure as the driven snow? That's because they can always count on some dumb bonehead to clean their pole after they pull it out of the taxpayer.<BR/><BR/>Sorry if I'm being a little too blunt, but damn it pisses me off just how stupid we are at the Lab. And yes, I DO work at the Lab and NO, I'd didn't just sign on a week ago. Unfortunately, I've been here too damn long to start over elsewhere even though I'm just fed up with the stupidity that seems run rampant around this place, not to mention the racism!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28220200.post-66762553440796781492007-08-21T19:43:00.000-06:002007-08-21T19:43:00.000-06:00Who says corruption doesn't pay?Who says corruption doesn't pay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com