{"id":7513,"date":"2014-10-31T09:42:10","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T14:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nedandkathyswift.com\/?p=7513"},"modified":"2014-10-22T09:54:41","modified_gmt":"2014-10-22T14:54:41","slug":"computerized-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nedandkathyswift.com\/?p=7513","title":{"rendered":"Computerized Progress."},"content":{"rendered":"

When I first started working for the State, our time sheets were handled manually.\u00a0 Every Tuesday following the end of a pay period, we filled out our time sheets and handed them in to our secretary.<\/p>\n

But then, about 15 years ago, the State decided to automate the process.\u00a0 So, we received a computer program for our time.\u00a0 But instead of filling out our time on Tuesday after the pay period, we filled it out on Thursday of the pay period.\u00a0 This meant that if we got sick on that Friday or if we ended working on that weekend, we had to amend our time on the following Monday.<\/p>\n

After 15 years, the old computerized system was too slow and outdated.\u00a0 So, we got a new computerized system. Now, we fill out our time on the Wednesday of the pay period.\u00a0 And corrections are made on the following Monday.<\/p>\n

And we call this progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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