Catherine Templeton Headed To State Ports Authority

Let’s hope she dose as good a job here as she did at DEHEC.

She could still help DHEC. There are plenty of middle managers there who could use a good keel-hauling. And handy yardarms might be of some considerable convenience too. Or heck, simple shanghai-ing if you’re too squeamish for the previous.

“Templeton is one of several top prospects reportedly eyeing the South Carolina “Republican” gubernatorial nomination in 2018.”

Will Folks could propel Catherine to the lead in the governor’s by falsely claiming to having had an affair with her, release emails where third parties discuss rumors about the affair, claim that forensic examination of his computer will provide proof of the affair and finally, announcing he will be writing a tell all book about the affair.

Jimmy Newsome has a plan. He hates the Board that governs the Port. He hates being part of a “STATE” agency. He announced it at a Managerial Meeting which I was part of. He is doing his best to remove “State” from the SC STATE Ports Authority, going as far as having all employees adopt a new logo, a new Port Identity which removed “State” from our identity. He has even gone so far as to try to remove SCSPA.COM from our email addresses. Unfortunately for his plans, the domain SCPA is already owned by another entity.
I work on the 3rd floor which Jimmy calls “The Ivory Tower”. Don’t believe me? Ask any Port employee about an email addressed to “Everyone” which his salutation was, and I quote, “Greetings From The Ivory Tower”.
No one, and I mean, NO ONE, says no to Jimmy. If you do, you are out on the street. That’s a fact. He has turned a once enjoyable work environment into Hell. For those of us on the 3rd floor, the Executive Branch, we inevitably have to pass that attitude down to long-time, faithful employees. One very difficult thing we had to pass onto very dedicated workers was this directive:

– As of this past December 31st, whatever leave you have acquired will be your new ceiling as far as the amount of vacation you have accrued. You are allowed to carry over 40 hours above that to this year but after the year is done, you will be limited to the annual leave, your ceiling, which you retained as of December 31st, 2014. If you have a family emergency, surgery, whatever, and you drop below your ceiling, that becomes your new ceiling of annual leave. Should you wind up having a true crisis whether you use FMLA or Family Sick Leave with a Doctor’s note and drop below 40 hours, from that point on 40 hours of leave will be your maximum amount for as long as you are employed with Jimmy. If you can, try to imagine what that does to the mindset of employees who have given over 15, 20, or 25 years of service! If it demonstrates anything, the 3rd floor (Executive Floor) bathroom plumbing is showering over all of the personnel that make the port productive.

This bit of news came to us as we had to hand it down to our departments. The most gut wrenching aspect was that there was no explanation as to why! No identity as to who or what department made this decision. Were these accrued hours going to be used for growth instead of what each and every employee has come to expect and rely on? No. In fact, at that same Managerial Meeting I mentioned earlier, a terminal manager asked the question as to why this was happening, whose idea was it and what was its purpose? Jimmy told him that’s the way it is. You call this man a great leader? If you think that from the outside, you are entitled to your opinion. Try putting your feet in my shoes and work for this ego maniac! So many long time, hard working employees plan on their accrued vacation as part of their retirement plans and expected retirement income. Let’s just say that with Jimmy’s salary, perks, etc, Jimmy has no worries about his retirement. The rank and file can go an copulate themselves. (My personal opinion)
Onto is next phase of which he wrote to every employee – Jimmy’s goal is to remove “The State Culture” from the Port. Jimmy doesn’t understand it. How can he when his head is so far up….. in the clouds of $$$. Frankly I am disgusted by this man.
So now, Jimmy is creating what he calls a “Business Atmosphere”. He has hired a consultant and the changes made as to who reports to whom show such favoritism, especially to one female. Let’s just say for the record, Jimmy spends a lot of his business and “off” time with this woman. Both Jimmy and this woman are married, I’m sure, to very faithful partners. The entire Port suspects Jimmy may be dipping his pen in her ink well. If he isn’t, he should be with the amount of time they are seen together.
With the latest hiring, with the latest managerial structure, my belief is that Jimmy wants out with the old who knew what the Port used to be like, and in with the new that will kiss his ass-black shoes.
And one more thing – if you are doing your best to remove “The State” from the Port, does that suggest something to you? To me, with his ties to Hamburg Sud, that female I mentioned with her political ties, does Jimmy have PRIVATIZATION up his sleeve? You decide. I have and the answer is YES.