Tough time to be a game warden in Montana?

[Nameless Range]

Montana wardens describe fear, intimidation, while audit finds missing paperwork, scattered data • Daily Montanan

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Division audit turns up substantial problems with the culture, including fear and intimidation, while finding virtually no human resources department paperwork.

dailymontanan.com

 

[MThuntr]

And the auditors noted the upheaval in the enforcement division office, citing the former chief who was placed on administrative leave in 2022, then retired with a settlement payment

I suspect a lot has to do with this statement

HR issues in the gov (state and fed) have gotten really bad. I keep hearing of big turn over with people leaving their position and nobody takes on their workload or everything gets put to the bottom of the pile. A friend down the hall advertised a job in June after nearly 100 days they finally made an offer. The only qualified applicant already had a different job.

 

[KB_]

talk about mis-management...... Yikes.

 

[Art Vandeley]

Not surprising at all.

 

[44hunter45]

And who is holding out hope that the MT Legislature will press for deeper audits?
Good luck with that.

 

[elkduds]

Montana wardens describe fear, intimidation, while audit finds missing paperwork, scattered data • Daily Montanan

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Division audit turns up substantial problems with the culture, including fear and intimidation, while finding virtually no human resources department paperwork.

dailymontanan.com

From the top down.

 

[Smtn10pt]

Sounds like the issues are over objective

 

[MThuntr]

Sounds like the issues are over objective

opportunity state not quality

 

[Hunter4Life78]

Montana wardens describe fear, intimidation, while audit finds missing paperwork, scattered data • Daily Montanan

Montana Fish Wildlife and Parks Division audit turns up substantial problems with the culture, including fear and intimidation, while finding virtually no human resources department paperwork.

dailymontanan.com

I read this yesterday and couldn't get it to post. Thank you for doing so. Interesting read.

 

[perma]

Montana FWP is like opening Pandora’s box.

 

[noharleyyet]

 

[Schaaf]

Reaffirms many of the whispers I’ve heard and probably the main reason it took nearly a year to fill Glasgows bio position.

Although, it’s hard to see it as anything but the intended results.

 

[Gellar]

Unfortunately it’s not only the Montana FWP. The same article could be used as a template for articles on many state and federal conservation agencies.

 

[The Hedgehog]

Unfortunately it’s not only the Montana FWP. The same article could be used as a template for articles on many state and federal conservation agencies.

And private companies. Folks can always quit and find something better, which they often do.

 

[brocksw]

Anybody else wonder if this is the actual reason the former chief pulled the plug? He knew this story was going to come out so he decided to cut and run?

 

[more_cowbell]

One issue at least in the private sector is people who engage in "quiet quitting". And for WFH people, the WSJ had an article a while back discussing employee WFH work time and habits -- seems like one trend is that employees are more likely engage in exercise/dog walking or other personal activities at some point during the "normal" work day hours. Another trend or pattern was to not work between 4-6 pm, but then later the same evening put in a few more work hours. Yet a third trend is to spend time posting on social media, like HT (jk).

Over the past few years I've interacted with various State agencies (not MT), and while agency employees are nice, it seems as though trying to get anything done takes about 10x longer than it should. Some in the private sector are also a lot slower than what they used to be. I think it's just a different world now. Maybe if unemployment rate goes up to a healthy 7+ percent, people will be more motivated to keep the job they have.

 

[Hunting Wife]

Reaffirms many of the whispers I’ve heard and probably the main reason it took nearly a year to fill Glasgows bio position.

Although, it’s hard to see it as anything but the intended results.

Definitely goes farther than just law enforcement.