S.F. overtime costs soar - crackdown is proposed 184 workers top $30,000 in 6 months - one nears $128,000

Overpaid Government Worker has this amazing story from The San Francisco Chronicle:

In the first six months of this year, 184 San Francisco city employees made at least $30,000 apiece in overtime, according to data obtained by The Chronicle.

And the top overtime earner of 2008 should be little surprise. Christian Kitchin, a nurse at the county jail, is on track to pull in even more pay than he did last year, when he made $216,000 in overtime, bringing his total earnings to about $350,000. So far this year, he's made nearly $128,000 in overtime.

Nurses making 350K a year.Why that's more than the Governor of the state of California makes.It's more than many doctors make.Now you know why government workers are so "active" in politics.Those campaign contributions by government unions really pay off.