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HomeMy WebLinkAbout00.a. Written Public Comment [Read into the record] (Handout) Written Public Comment [Read into the record] From: Central San To: Secretary of the District Subject: SPEAKER/COMMENT CARD ID#1432-Central San Employee Date: May 26,2022 02:30:49 PM 8 COMMENT/SPEAKER CARD ID#1432 Submitted on Thursday, May 26, 2022 -2:30pm I wish to submit a written comment. Board, I feel the need to speak up and address my concerns for the management here, particularly the management of our General Manager, Roger Bailey. No employee here can speak openly and discuss concerns here for fear of backlash. So, I want to put it out there the reason morale is so low can directly be attributed to him. Not from the two years plus years of dealing with covid, not from wanting to have a hybrid schedule implemented, or any other reason is being thrown around. It is because here at the District, we are working under the destructive leadership of Roger Baily. I am an employee who is afraid to speak up, so I don't dare. I do my job and I don't make waves. I am NOT the only one who is afraid here to speak up — all of us are. His leadership has contaminated this workplace. Everyone, at every level, fears any type of his covert retaliation. It's common knowledge that anyone who speaks up here will not get promoted. I have a family to support so I speak today in anonymity but I am at my wit's end. No one should have to come to a workplace and deal with this style of leadership. Leaving isn't an option for me, as for many. Don't let our strong retention rate here be your metric guiding you to think it's a great place to work and employees are happy. That is a smoke and mirrors mind frame. We are a public agency and we all have our pension goals. We are stuck here. Toxic leaders seep down to all levels of the organization This toxicity has been festering for years. Under toxic leadership, it's difficult for employees to thrive. A workplace plagued by fighting, drama, unhappy employees and being afraid of the big boss - that is what Central San is and what has been created. You cannot safely express a difference of opinion here. Roger only values hierarchy and his 5 bosses. No one else matters and it shows. The recent discussions about the telework policy is a prime example of the clear dysfunction and lack of control going on within our organization, due his poor leadership. What a divide our GM has created between all the work groups. I almost feel like he has encouraged the chaos because it takes the culpability off him. A real leader brings people together. The board delegated Roger to work on a telework policy but it appears he can't make a decision and effectively handle this on his own. I have heard, for example, that management in my workgroup will require staff to provide their home IP address and telework cannot be done on a Monday and Friday. But in other workgroups, I have heard won't have those rules and again another workgroup has said that they won't be allowed to combine a 9/80 schedule with telework. He has created a huge division here between all, and if a policy is instituted, it will be a hodge podge of convolutedness with strict rules and restraints attached for different work group, that will only further divide us more over the inequality of it all. But again, I am so disengaged from District. You don't have leaders, you have followers. It is time for accountability and to stop the incivility and negativity that permeates here. Board, please don't take my message at face value. Go find out for yourself. Solicit feedback about how staff feels about his performance and how he is doing representing the employees at Central San from every single person here. We need to stop worrying about winning our next award and start focusing our efforts internally on valuing and trusting our employees and treating them fairly. Is this the vision and direction the Board wants for our General Manager, and our agency? My speech/comment is not about an item on the Agenda. I wish to address the Board during the PUBLIC COMMENT item on the agenda. [item number] Submitted by: Central San Employee You are receiving this e-mail because you signed up at our website: Central Contra Costa Sanitary District. If you did not sign up, or you are receiving this message in error, please contact us so we can promptly resolve the problem.