Job center blasted for giving capes to unemployed

[osoab]

Job center blasted for giving capes to unemployed (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110419/ap_on_re_us/us_capes_for_the_unemployed)


ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida officials are investigating an unemployment agency that spent public money to give 6,000 superhero capes to the jobless.

Workforce Central Florida spent more than $14,000 on the red capes as part of its "Cape-A-Bility Challenge" public relations campaign. The campaign featured a cartoon character, "Dr. Evil Unemployment," who needs to be vanquished.

Florida's unemployment agency director asked Monday for an investigation of the regional operation's spending after the Orlando Sentinel published a story about the program. State director Cynthia Lorenzo said the spending appeared to be "insensitive and wasteful."

Workforce Central Florida Director Gary J. Earl defends the program, saying it is part of a greater effort to connect with the community. The agency says it served 210,000 people during its last fiscal year, placing nearly 59,000 in jobs.

:dunno

WTF is there to say. We actually pay people to think up and implement this crap.

[Serpo]

Red capes........... ;D

[Santa]

Wearing a red cape to a job interview is a great idea. :)

[osoab]

Wearing a red cape to a job interview is a great idea. :)


http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_N91xwP-lKvw/TEt6X3HSeFI/AAAAAAAABVw/evHRNMH-2U4/s1600/captainchaos.jpg

[Santa]

Wearing a red cape to a job interview is a great idea.

:o

http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac358/jackconrad/8b8bc871.jpg

[Low Pan]

I literllatly lmao reading and seeing the replies :ROFL:

edit: except pic in the second santa post

[ximmy]

::)

[ximmy]

Here's the cheap red one they gave out...

[Low Pan]

Here's the cheap red one they gave out...



6k of those cost $14k?! so about $2.33/ea. What effin purpose do these capes serve other than being a novelty??

[madfranks]

Wife: "Hey honey, any luck finding a job today?"

Husband: "Nope, but I did get a free cape."

Wife: "A cape? Even better!"

:D

[Twisted Titan]

That is what happens when people can spend other peoples money


The fountain of stupid erupts in ecstacy.


T

[TheNocturnalEgyptian]

These capes cannot be repurposed, so they really have zero utility.

[osoab]

These capes cannot be repurposed, so they really have zero utility.


Diapers, small sun shades, strangulation apparatus. I can think of a few more. ;D

[ximmy]

These capes cannot be repurposed, so they really have zero utility.


Diapers, small sun shades, strangulation apparatus. I can think of a few more. ;D


Home Depot worker apron...

[mamboni]

Obviously, the owner of the agency has a friend, relative or lover in the cape-making industry. This is the typical abuse of public monies that happens when you have a government spending out of control, printing money unbacked by anything except bluster and bullshit, involved in every fucking social cause under the sun. :redfc :boom :redfc

Short the FRN! Go long silver and gold!

[osoab]

These capes cannot be repurposed, so they really have zero utility.


Diapers, small sun shades, strangulation apparatus. I can think of a few more. ;D


Home Depot worker apron...


I think quite a few people couldn't get that thing around their wastes. :o

[madfranks]

Obviously, the owner of the agency has a friend, relative or lover in the cape-making industry. This is the typical abuse of public monies that happens when you have a government spending out of control, printing money unbacked by anything except bluster and Bullshit, involved in every fucking social cause under the sun.

Short the FRN! Go long silver and gold!


You're probably right about that - otherwise it really doesn't make much sense as to why they'd do a cape-campaign.

[Son of Dave]

Yeah, someones brother or cousin was in on this. You could get 6000 "Capes" made in China for less than 5000 bucks, if that.

It's like anything else in sales to the government, when you've got a contract the markup goes from 20% to 200%

Now at least the unemployed are handi-capeable! ( Sorry George! )

[Hermie]

Yeah, these idiots have jobs, government spending-other-peoples-money jobs.
They are just oblivious to those they allegedly try to help.
The video they had made tells all.
They are out of touch morons...
Perfect example of one of the reasons this country is on the ropes.

[mightymanx]

They should have gave out nooses and masks instead.

Then some progress could be made.

[Spectrism]

I am still waiting for Obama to pay my mortgage and put gas in my car. But my taxes keep going up and my dollar buys less than last year.

Any assholes who voted for Obama still on this forum? Remember on GIM that moron Jeffs47- or some such handle... who had in is sig that he supported Obama? When people actually advertise their stupidity, man, they are REALLY stupid. Maybe Jeff is making capes now.

[sirgonzo420]

I am still waiting for Obama to pay my mortgage and put gas in my car. But my taxes keep going up and my dollar buys less than last year.

Any assholes who voted for Obama still on this forum? Remember on GIM that moron Jeffs47- or some such handle... who had in is sig that he supported Obama? When people actually advertise their stupidity, man, they are REALLY stupid. Maybe Jeff is making capes now.



...or wearing one...