$93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
State employee: I get $93,803 for no work
ALBANY -- As he tells it, Randall Hinton is paid $93,803 a year to do nothing.
He spends much of his workday at the State Insurance Fund donning headphones, listening to rock 'n' roll, blues or classical tunes and his superiors are cool with that.
His work agenda involves placing his feet up on his desk, staring out his office window and counting cars on the New York State Thruway. He arrives at 7:30 a.m., leaves at 3:30 p.m., sees no one and talks to no one.
He never does any work. It's been this way for Hinton for most of this decade.
"I just sit here," said Hinton, 55, of Niskayuna, a 27-year state employee who has held several high-level posts at various agencies...
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TPOS Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 21:22
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
That sounds sad but otherwise what a wonderful "job"!
You Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 21:23
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
That would be like my perfect job. I wonder what the holiday entitlement is like...
proud_hijabi Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 21:24
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
this job is my goal for the future
sbf (not verified) Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 21:45
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
Sounds like a relaxing job.
But now look what these young people are aspiring to
😂
sbf (not verified) Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 21:46
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
😂
Dont think too far ahead now will you?
TPOS Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 22:04
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
I know its very bad, they are not setting themselves very high goals are they?! hehe
proud_hijabi Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 22:28
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
earing almost 100,000 for doing nothing all day is the perfect job to aspire to
you could just IM people all day
and talk on the phone
think about stuff and so on
the perfect job
😃
TPOS Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 22:32
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
id get bored and it wouldnt feel like im achieving anything cuz money isnt that important obviously earning more money is good and u may have a better life etc but id rather really "earn" that money if i did get that much. and i cbb to explain my point better rite now so il edit it later (maybe):)
proud_hijabi Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 22:48
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
yh i get you
You Sat, 7 Feb 2009 - 23:35
Re: $93,803 a Year to Do Nothing
Not really. if you read the article, the office was not given many amenities. No internet.
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