State workers learn to dread e-mail from the governor that starts 'Dear Colleague'

Such as the one that went out this week to managers, telling them they'd be getting mandatory payless days off:

... Whenever we've gotten an e-mail from the Governor recently that has started with Dear Colleague, it's generally bad news. Health care premiums going up, financial armageddon, and this time was no different. The Governor is calling for furloughs for all state government managers prior to July 1st. If you make above $50K, but less than $75K, then you take 3 furlough days. Anybody above $75K gets 5 furlough days. I've never been so excited to make less than $75,000. ...