iePolitics: Linda Haugan–The common denominator in the Traci Dean story

Linda Haugan

I promised Traci I would publish her story and I simply have not had time to write a piece that does her situation justice.   Like so many of us involved with this blog, she has been screwed over by the county in a grand way.  And like so many of us, there is one person whose name stands out as a common denominator.   That, of course, is Linda Haugan.

Linda is one of the most hateful, vindictive and vicious people I have ever dealt with.  She is someone without a conscious and someone who is happy to do evil on behalf of her boss(es).

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iePolitics: Where’s Michael?

It’s been months since we heard that a position was being created for our favorite used car salesman MDLR.  In our economy, the county thought it wise to add yet another layer to TAD bureacracy by creating the position of Assistant Director at a salary of $107, 744 to $137,987.  These are the requirements:

The ideal background for this position consists of a combination of experience, which should include at least three years of progressively responsible administrative or management experience within a large social service organization to include responsibility for multiple programs and directing a significant number of staff through subordinate supervisors, and education which is commensurate with the responsibilities of this position.

The ideal candidate will be an organized results-oriented manager who has a commitment to customer service, along with excellent interpersonal skills, being a team player and creating a positive and fair work environment.  In addition, this person must be able to embrace new ideas and effectively implement them in order to help customers achieve self-sufficiency.

Note:  There are no minimum education requirements. In other words, the position was created for Michael de la Rosa.  All of us except those who run HSS understand that completing MLA and reading the liner notes of the latest book on business strategy does not replace an MBA.

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iePolitics: Employees run amuck at Workforce Development

Well we see that nothing has changed under County Administrative Officer Greg Devereaux or his new Economic Development Agency chief.  We have written extensively over the years about the problems with lax accounting and falsified statistics with job developers and job placement specialists.

Not long ago the positions were all reclassified, with some employees being given large raises.  That has done little to promote productivity or integrity.  Very high-placed sources tell us that, if anything, things have gotten worse.

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iePolitics: Speaking of stupid supervisors

Supervisor Derry,

No, that title is not in reference to you. I was asked to pass this along in reference to your question a few weeks ago regarding SBPEA and the County of San Bernardino.

It seems Andrew Lamberto/Linda Haugan/Bob Blough are at it again. Remember that email I sent  to you and George that you both ignored regarding PID Chief Virginia Lugo, et al., using C-IV to run all employees to see if they have ever been on a welfare case of any kind?  Well sometimes illegal activities backfire.

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iePolitics: A Message for Linda Haugan

I’ve been talking to a few friends and decided to apply for food stamps.  I plan to write about the experience here on the blog.  The fact that I choose to write about it DOES NOT give you or any of your employees the right to discuss my case, access it through C-IV, etc.  You better hope that no one does because I can promise that I will do everything legally I can to hold you and your staff personally responsible.  If ever you have kept a case confidential, this had better be the case. Continue reading