Well, it all ended last Tuesday night for New Jersey’s Governor John Corzine. In spite of heavily relying on the same old districts to vote in his favor, the bulk of the New Jersey electorate voted for Christopher Christie, former U.S. Attorney appointed by George Bush, one of several who wasn’t fired in the U.S. Attorney scandal. You know, where allegedly Bush et. al politicized the posting by asking U.S. Attorneys to target Democrats in their state for mass criminal charges.
Unfortunately for the corrupt in New Jersey, the charges were easy to prove. And so by the time Mr. Christie left the office to Acting U.S. Attorney Ralph Marra, his number 2 guy, the cake was just about ready to come out of the oven. Hence, some 44 people, mostly Democratic politicians, were arrested this past July.
Now.. the mood at my employer on Wednesday after the election. Let’s recap. Over a year ago I and another person discovered that “new work” we were assigned was actually a second job that could have gone to an unemployed taxpayer. But instead was being mandated as our job in addition to the job we were performing. The contract to provide said work specifically indicated my job was forbidden from giving it to anyone who was performing my current job.
What followed was a year of harassment and “SHUT THE H*** UP” treatment. But we did hear from others, namely, in attempts to threaten and silence us. Of course, after every attempt we documented the conversations or actions via fax or email. Mama didn’t raise a fool, after all.
By the way, I can’t confirm it yet, but a little birdie told me that the Union President who screamed at us “I’ll never help you! Don’t call me for anything!” last year when we asked for help is being moved to another position here in New Jersey, right in our job. People are saying he’s been offered the title of Personnel Director as our current one is retiring.
That’s right. The dude who refused to help us with Personnel fraud for over a year may be rewarded by being promoted to “Personnel Director”. Coincidence? Maybe. *insert eye roll*
Please understand that the Union which was supposed to represent me actually hired a major law firm to fight my right to simply have a grievance processed. And put in writing that they were depending upon a supposedly neutral government agency to prove why they didn’t have to support people who were simply “the loudest.”
Because, you know, all black women are loud and unruly and dramatic and such. I’m not saying it’s racist.
Yeah, I am. I’m a poised professional with a graduate degree who has maintained dignity and calm in the midst of being screamed at, largely by men in this process. So… what’s the “Loud” thing about? Perhaps I should start posting their letters one by one so we can determine the loud and dramatic parties in this matter.
So.. back to my office. The mood was one of TERROR on Wednesday. I think I actually saw tears. And then it hits me, all of the stealing, the double-dealing, they kept at it right up until the election. How could they be so confident about it?
Did their actions depend on the man they thought would be the Governor? I’m just saying. Because the day after Christie won, every supervisor in my job was called into a closed-door meeting with the Big Bosses which took up most of the morning. People who were abusive towards me with confidence slunk away in corners as I walked through the work areas, putting heads down, straining their necks so no eye contact was made.
I don’t know what Mr. Christie is going to be about in the long run. I have no desire to be anyone’s poster child, but I do want what’s best for my family and what’s right for taxpayers. So when I see people I know were abusive almost at the verge of tears on the day after an election, I put my faith in God that there’s another wave of change coming through New Jersey. I pray it’s positive. And I hope to be surfing towards justice upon it. If Mr. Christie is about what he says he stands for, then stopping the abuse of people who tell the truth should be tantamount to his Administration. We shouldn’t be living in terror of our own honesty.
We shall see…..
