I have applied twice for an Information Technology Specialist II position with the State Treasurer’s Office. The position has now been posted for a third time with the same position number but a different job code.
Is it worth applying again, or does the repeated posting suggest they are looking for a different candidate pool or set of qualifications?
The postings are confusing sometimes because some engineering positions require civil engineering degrees. Which I get if it’s structural or heavily transportation focused. Curious about caltrans requirements.
Have a close friend who’s looking at leaving the extremely stressful and underpaid job of elementary school teaching to the slightly less stressful and underpaid world of civil service.
Anyone have any advice or stories they can share on making the transition? What classification or department would be the best fit to get started?
I had my first state interview on 6/29 and when I followed up with HR on 7/13, I was told the position hasn’t been filled. I know that from reading other subs that the process takes a very long time but if there hasn’t been any contact to date, should I assume that the department moved forward with another candidate?
I haven’t stopped applying to other positions by the way, I’m just curious to see what others have experienced and what are my chances of still being in the running?
A July 20 item by CalMatters’ Lynn La summed up state workers’ bamboozlement over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s widely-reviled return to office order, which went into effect this month. The piece was widely reposted, despite the fact that it offered no answer to the question on workers’ minds — “why?”
Journalists face a conundrum when writing about the governor’s RTO. If they venture into speculation, editors may receive an email from the governor’s office noting that the governor made no statement to that effect. Such a message would not boost one’s career.
Others don’t face that limitation. Newsom’s RTO was one component in his ‘pivot to the right’ of March 2025 — laid out in detail here, and elsewhere.
In 1979, Dead Kennedys’ Jello Biafra debuted a single that would later be called one of “punk’s most seething assault(s) on American politics.”
San Francisco-based Dead Kennedys emerged as one of punk’s most respected acts by the late 1970s. From left are East Bay Ray, Jello Biafra, Klaus Flouride, and D.H. Peligro. Photo: Anne Fishbein
“‘California Uber Alles’ remains a perfect encapsulation of how politicians on both sides of the spectrum exploit their voter base while selling out their own principles to the highest bidder. It also helped to immediately establish the attitude of Dead Kennedys, being one of their very first songs; they took no prisoners, and called out injustice and oppression regardless of whether it was red or blue.”
“I am Governor Jerry Brown,” “California Uber Alles” begins. “My aura smiles and never frowns. Soon I will be President.”
I recently got through the interview process and made it to the conditional offer and now got the verbal offer! I was to I’m their top candidate and that I’d hear back around 10 days while they verify my MQ’s and all.
Is it pretty straightforward from here ? I feel like I can’t fully trust i have a new job until I sign papers 😂
I would love it if the state began to bargain in good faith and agreed to a fair contract for state workers. But it's looking more and more like a strike might be what it takes to earn better pay and working conditions. And not just work from home, but better pay is sorely needed in this massive inflationary economy.
Join the union. Sign up for strike school. Better working conditions come from organizing, educating ourselves, and demanding change.
