Can’t afford another ‘accountability’ manager
This is a response to “Changes at state ferries to target waste” [NWThursday, May 13].
The efforts “aimed at addressing waste and the lack of accountability” at Washington State Ferries is a typical, bureaucratic response to the problem. The story tells of “hiring a deputy ferries director to hold managers more accountable” to fix problems in the state ferry system. In the private sector, which helps pay the state’s bills, every manager at every level is continually held accountable for his or her actions.
Businesses do not need and cannot afford another manager to accomplish their goals. Neither does Washington State Ferries.
— Ted Nelson, Federal Way