Age-Related Aches and Pains

[whisky-dave]

it depends on whether or not the admin know what's going on. Yesterday the admin department sent an email on where to take used batteries for reclying. They got the room number wrong and the exact location wrong. They added an E to the front of our room numbers too. The fire marshel list on the H&S website is 4 years out of date, some of those listed as fire marshels don't even live in this country any more.

But the problem is they purely use paper qualifications to work out who knows the most and who should be put in charge or who.

[tony sayer]

In article , MM scribeth thus

Well I am the employer and the radio spectrum is a broad church;)....

[tony sayer]

I haven't worked at that many places but I have seen good and very bad management. One of the best was at Cambridge systems technology who used to make the Audiolab range of hi-fi equipment's and that was run very well indeed by Phil Swift who now owns Spendor loudspeakers in Hailsham he had that skill of getting what he wanted out of the workforce and keeping them very loyal whilst about it, and quite well paid too:)

Also another notable was Audix Broadcast now no more, a very pleasant place to work also...

[Syd Rumpo]

It's part of the imaginary exercise scale. First cricket, then golf, then crown bowls.

Cheers

[Dave Plowman (News)]

One company I worked for had an HOD who was not only a superb manager, but had also been an excellent at the job when still operational. Probably the best combination possible.

The worst is often those who weren't that good at a job but get promoted to be in charge.

[Bob Eager]

The well known Peter Principle.

[MM]

But it's still YOUR choice as to whether you do it or not. With work, presumably a job is needed to pay the bills and you don't have any choice.

But if you wanted to stop, you could. Your hobby doesn't pay the bills (otherwise it's not a hobby, it's work).

MM

[MM]

Many are foreigners. Many employers in Britain prefer to hire them, as they are much more committed to work than some of our own lot. They know what the job at Aldi entails before they join. Aldi has the fastest checkouts bar none.

MM

[whisky-dave]

They'll also work cheaper, longer hours and more liley to let slide any H&S issues that might reduce company profits.

I've only shopped in aldi a couple of times and never noticed it being fast er than anywhere else. In fact once it was slower much slower, when a easte rn european customer tried it on with the eastern european checkout assista nt say how in their country if you brought 2 of any item you could barter d own the price.

[MM]

You must be the only person in the world to have experienced a slow Aldi checkout, then.

MM

[whisky-dave]

H&S issues that might reduce company profits.

aster than anywhere else. In fact once it was slower much slower, when a ea stern european customer tried it on with the eastern european checkout assi stant say how in their country if you brought 2 of any item you could barte r down the price.

Have you read the comments which include. "I'm faster than her and I don't throw the shopping into the shopping troll ey...For me she looks more like a beginner"

[tony sayer]

In article , MM scribeth thus

Thats what the proprietors of most Taxi firms will tell you these days the natives don't want to work the unsociable hours, whereas the immigrant populations do like a lot of health service employees....

And its not about pay either the Taxi man gets paid by the jobs he/she does..

[charles]

The Peter Principle

[john james]

It is with both if you are self employed.

Not necessarily. Plenty continue to work even tho they don't need the income from the work to pay the bills, essentially because they like working more than not working.

You always have a choice.

But plenty continue to work even tho they don't need the work income to pay the bills, just because they prefer working to not working.

[John Rumm]

You could always try the F plan diet (you know, f*ck yourself thin ;-).

Only problem is they say a fairly energetic shag is only good for 80 to

90 kcals or so.

[MM]

But the key word there is: "working", which is what they're doing. They are working and being paid for it. It's their choice so to do.

Well, you can choose NOT to work, I suppose, but what will you live off? Mum and Dad?

We've just done that one!

MM

[john james]

But they may well do it like they do a hobby in that situation.

Plenty live off the dole etc.

No.

[Bob Martin]

Yuk! Would you want to ?

[whisky-dave]

Maybe the word 'work' is insufficient to decribe what's happening.

Crime is another option, but is that work ? Do you think that those that were driling through the wall when doing the Hatton Garden heist were working ?

[Old Git]

Not if you are both hanging upside down from the Bristol suspension bridge.