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"HARTFORD'S DEMOCRATIC REGISTRAR MELTS DOWN ....AGAIN"

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Isn't her husband one of the town constables? He ran for a position. I forgot his name but he is a son of Abe Giles. No wonder. Anyways, should he be able to arrest his wife for causing this disturbance while screaming that warm and wonderful word that begins with "F." It is the kind of vocabulary used when other bland words just don't measure up to the moment at hand.

November 22, 2015 at 8:22 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Olga-such a class act. NOT!

November 22, 2015 at 9:30 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm not defending Olga's tirade, but I do want to put this in perspective. These poll workers are finally getting their pay two months after the primary; they're probably not too happy about that. They were supposed to get $180 each, but got checks for only $25 instead, right? Now if that glitch, error, or deliberate screwing by the city (because that's who pays them) was across the board, that means anywhere between 150-200 people are mightily pissed off. So who do you think they're going to call to complain? The person who hired and trained them--Olga Vasquez. I would imagine she's been subject to a barrage of angry--and perhaps even threatening--calls, as well as visits to her office. That could have pushed her to the limit.

Now, I also worked at the polls as an assistant registrar, but for the general election three weeks ago. I was told I would be paid $225 (before taxes). That is for three hours of unpaid mandatory training, and then a 16 1/2-hour shift on election day. Break that down, and it'll come out to less than $10/hour after taxes. First, I'm unhappy knowing that I may not see a check until mid-January. Second, if I don't get a check for the proper amount I--and all the other poll workers--will also be damn pissed off. Third, when I asked someone last week who is close to the registrar's office when I could expect to be paid, he told me possibly by Christmas. But then he added "Unless the city holds back because they're using that money for something else". I thought he was kidding, but he was dead serious, and told me they've done that before.

So yes, Olga blew a gasket. But I'd hate to think my hard-earned money is being funneled to iQuilt, DoNo, or Alan Lazowski. The way I see it, she was fighting for the people she hired to be paid the amount promised, and without further delay. She didn't go about it the right way, but I think she was under a lot of pressure from a lot of unhappy people.

November 22, 2015 at 11:31 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love Olga she's beautiful smart classy an is a sharp dresser she's a breath of fresh air for the Latino community stop hating !!!

November 23, 2015 at 5:53 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

To Anonymous 5:53 a.m.
Please stop throwing in the race card...it doesn't matter if Olga is Latino , white, black, or whatever, she is a public servant, just like the rest of us
are and where, I worked for the City over 25 years, and her behavior is un-called
for, and it doesn't matter that she went after another employee, the last few years
rules have been in place for Zero Tolerance, for people just like her. Yes there are some pressures working in each departments, but this is no excuse for her yelling,
and belittle this other employee, if the shoe was on the other foot, the other employee would have been fired by now, Olga, and anyone else that displays this type of behavior should be escorted right out the front door, I've seen the best of them also leave because of this, and it didn't matter what race they were, Zero Torrance is Zero Torrance, and it doesn't matter who you are, what race you are, it is a rule to protect the incident people that work under people like Olga.

November 23, 2015 at 8:50 AM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

11:31:
Lowell said. Thank you for giving credit where credit is due. I take back part of my first on thread. I almost once worked at the polls and had I this time, you would probably read about someone's irrational behavior in the newspaper.

November 23, 2015 at 2:04 PM

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