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From: Adrian on 24 Jun 2010 08:49 Mike P <mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Sorry, I'm with Kev on this. > Having managed teams at with football fans in them, I'm not. > > If we've got it on the big screen at work, it's free team building, they > get to converse with people they normally wouldn't in the office and > have a laugh. > > It's free team building, and usually more effective than the usual shite > I end up sending them on.. > > Plus, I might want to watch the Rugby world cup when it's on.... Sure, but would you expect the help desk calls to go unanswered? Why's footie so different to anything else on the box? A big episode of EastEnders or Corrie or whatever? A royal wedding or funeral? It's pure selfishness from those who want to have their cake (watch the match live) and eat it (not have to take a day's holiday)
From: Silk on 24 Jun 2010 08:50 On 24/06/2010 13:17, Nkosi (ama-ecosse) wrote: > Why would I be bitter, for some sad bastards the SWC is the be all and > end all of their life, I have far greater ambition. Lorry driving?
From: Silk on 24 Jun 2010 08:53 On 24/06/2010 13:24, Brimstone wrote: > > "Silk" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message > news:hvvdv6$pa1$2(a)speranza.aioe.org... >> On 24/06/2010 11:15, Brimstone wrote: >> >>> People are being paid to do a job, >> >> What are YOU being paid to do? Hmm? Pardon? Cat got your tongue? >> >> especially car salesmen who get paid >>> commission on each sale. It sounds like they're earning too much money. >> >> "Earning", indeed. Remind us again, how do you get your money? > > The injuries I sustained which have caused my present situation came > about whilst serving my country. It sounds as though you have a lot to be grateful for. > Have you ever served your country? I pay taxes, so yes.
From: Adrian on 24 Jun 2010 09:12 Mike P <mikewpearson1(a)gmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Sure, but would you expect the help desk calls to go unanswered? > I usually get them to take names out of a hat. One unlucky person gets > to stay and answer the phones in the first half, another in the second > half. Invariably no one ever rings because those in the office are > usually watching it, and the field based people have found somewhere to > watch it.. So that's a "No". Yet that's exactly what happened at those three businesses... A (potential) customer went unserviced.
From: Clive George on 24 Jun 2010 09:55
On 24/06/2010 14:37, Brimstone wrote: > They're all staffed by people who would prefer to be watching a bunch of > morons kick a ball around than doing their job. The difference is that > those in the NHS have got a better sense of responsibility than you. The difference is that the B-ark people know how important they aren't and it's only Kev who's complaining that they weren't licking his boots. Sure, they could have locked their doors, but do they need to? We don't need increased formality for this sort of thing. A reduced service was provided, but does this need advertising? I don't think a car dealership is a public service, so no. If something more important came in, the advantage of not formally closing is that it could be handled. See eg MikeP's examples - I bet if their main systems went t/u during the match, people would have been called back to sort it out. 'course with car salesmen the question of whether there's ever anything important for them to handle is relevant, but I'll duck that one... |