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From: Brimstone on 24 Jun 2010 12:46 "Silk" <me(a)privacy.net> wrote in message news:i001jg$di$1(a)speranza.aioe.org... > On 24/06/2010 16:57, Brimstone wrote: > >> Grateful that the boss gave you a "sweetie"! How pathetic. > > At least in the civilian world we don't have to call the boss "sir". That > would be pathetic. At least in the services it can be relied upon that one's boss has done the job before and knows what he's talking about.
From: Clive George on 24 Jun 2010 12:48 On 24/06/2010 17:36, Ret. wrote: > As someone else has already pointed out - it is this attitude that is > the main problem with the UK today. > No, car salesman are not doing a life or death job - but they are > (supposed) to be doing a job. That job is to do their best to sell cars > and to provide a good service to customers. No, their job isn't defined by you, it's defined by their management. Management decide it's ok to watch the footie, they're allowed to. Get over it.
From: Clive George on 24 Jun 2010 12:51 On 24/06/2010 17:45, Brimstone wrote: > > "Clive George" <clive(a)xxxx-x.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message > news:LLOdnSmN6J8iGr7RnZ2dnUVZ8lydnZ2d(a)brightview.co.uk... >> On 24/06/2010 17:25, Ret. wrote: >> >>> So I take it that you would also have been happy for ambulancemen, >>> policemen, firemen, and doctors etc to also just tune in and switch off >>> for a couple of hours. After all - it's only every four years innit? >> >> Do you not realise quite how ridiculous that argument is? >> > Why should one group of workers be treated differently to any other groups? Why on earth shouldn't they? It already happens. Different jobs, different conditions.
From: Adrian on 24 Jun 2010 12:54 "Brimstone" <brimstone(a)hotmail.com> gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: >> Somebody's desire to watch football doesn't mean they can tell you >> where and when you can shop or not shop. > That's exactly what they did, by not attending to him while he was on > the premises they "told" him he couldn't shop there. Exactly. And that's why he's complaining.
From: Ret. on 24 Jun 2010 13:26
Clive George wrote: > On 24/06/2010 17:25, Ret. wrote: > >> So I take it that you would also have been happy for ambulancemen, >> policemen, firemen, and doctors etc to also just tune in and switch >> off for a couple of hours. After all - it's only every four years >> innit? > > Do you not realise quite how ridiculous that argument is? So it's ok for some workers to neglect their duties - but not for others? -- Kev |