parsforlife Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 48 minutes ago, TheScarf said: Public sector? You've just described it to a tee. Nah, pathetic incompetence and mentality exists in the private sector too 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 31 minutes ago, Moomintroll said: 1400 Post shite on P&B 1500 Post shite on P&B 1545 Mushroom Supper Break 1600 Post shite on P&B..... Pretty much. Apart from 1600, home via shop for some cans. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 (edited) I don't like looking out the window in the morning. I'd have nothing to do all afternoon if I did. Edited July 14, 2023 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 4 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I don't like our the window in the morning. I'd have nothing to do all afternoon if I did. You feeling ok there Sarge? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, Moomintroll said: You feeling ok there Sarge? This is too much like work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Sergeant Wilson said: I don't like looking out the window in the morning. I'd have nothing to do all afternoon if I did. This happened to me once. Fortunately there is another window at the other side of the office, so I picked up a folder, walked over, and consulted the contents of the folder (it was empty) while looking out the other window. I had to put in some more effort, but I looked extremely busy, so no-one bothered me for the rest of the day 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Moomintroll said: 1400 Post shite on P&B 1500 Post shite on P&B 1545 Mushroom Supper Break 1600 Post shite on P&B..... 1630 Approve new concrete spec 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: 1630 Approve new concrete spec As if he would do something like that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 03/07/2023 at 18:42, Miguel Sanchez said: My manager is an idiot, a coward and I remain convinced he's a plant from a competitor trying to get us shut down. He's getting worse, and is actively not allowing me (indirectly obviously, he's not actually telling me this himself) to fix anything. If he's happy for the place to be a complete shambles, fine. Private sector, btw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottsdad Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 6 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: Private sector, btw. That can't be true. The nation's media outlets tell me that the private sector is a model of efficiency and productivity, whilst the public sector contains folk like @Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 10 hours ago, TheScarf said: The public sector in Scotland is absolute swamped with the laziest, thickest, snakiest c***s on the planet. Success is talked down, failure is rewarded, laziness is ignored and thickness is encouraged. You basically have to seriously assault someone, kill someone or leak private documents to the press/other agencies to get sacked. It also appears you can be off sick as much as you like and pretty much nothing gets done about it. I can assure you there is strong competition within the U.S. Government sector. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 8 hours ago, Miguel Sanchez said: He's getting worse, and is actively not allowing me (indirectly obviously, he's not actually telling me this himself) to fix anything. If he's happy for the place to be a complete shambles, fine. Private sector, btw. Keep a diary, Miguel. The c**t will throw you under the bus when somebody finally notices that he's making an arse of it. Fire off a wee "as we discussed, I've left the tower of widgets alone and not repaired them" email every time you're blocked from doing something. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Central Belt Caley Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 We’ve hired a new guy and he has an anecdote for absolutely everything. Every morning we have a 15 minute catch up with the full team and since he’s joined easily 50% of it is spent listening to him talk about nonsense. Peak of nonsense was him claiming that Sunderland have one of the best Scottish International players right now…I’ll let you guess who he’s referring to 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 On 14/07/2023 at 13:52, parsforlife said: Nah, pathetic incompetence and mentality exists in the private sector too In a varied work CV, done 3 years local govt in Edinburgh, 10 years civil servant at DSS/DWP and can add another 20+ years in various private sector, from local SME to large multinationals there is incompetence and laziness evenly spread throughout. And the habit of promotion or redeployment to get rid of cretins happens everywhere. Get him moved, he might be an idiot but getting him sacked is too much work but if he's moved he SEP. (Somebody Else's Problem). The only mass shootings I can kind of understand is where someone snaps and goes to their place of work and deals with folk they know and have to work with. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milton75 Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 There's a guy at my work who I have long suspected may be the most boring man I have ever met. Today he told me that he likes going to airshows. It's nice to have long-standing prejudices confirmed. He went on, holding court at the next bank of desks to where I was sitting, to complain at length about how much it is to get in, and to compare in detail how much it has gone up in various years since he was a young man. He then expanded on this with a diatribe on how shocking it is that there's also a £5 charge for car parking. "I mean once you're in you'll be spending money on all sorts anyway. Food... A beer... or a coke of course. A snack... Maybe a programme if you fancy... I mean, there's a lot of choice..." I got up and left the room in a rage. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 11 hours ago, milton75 said: There's a guy at my work who I have long suspected may be the most boring man I have ever met. Today he told me that he likes going to airshows. It's nice to have long-standing prejudices confirmed. He went on, holding court at the next bank of desks to where I was sitting, to complain at length about how much it is to get in, and to compare in detail how much it has gone up in various years since he was a young man. He then expanded on this with a diatribe on how shocking it is that there's also a £5 charge for car parking. "I mean once you're in you'll be spending money on all sorts anyway. Food... A beer... or a coke of course. A snack... Maybe a programme if you fancy... I mean, there's a lot of choice..." I got up and left the room in a rage. Oddly enough there's a similar post on an aviation website complaining about an Aberdeen supporter... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlipperyP Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 I'm going to get battered lads. Nam Puang (Honey 8/10) sent me a person message for the first time today. 11:32 - Honey - I'm going to be late in the afternoon as I have drive back from Lopburi, so will miss the you. 12:02 - SlipperP - No problem 12:03 - Honey - Thanks All in English It's all work related, but the wife 100% reads my phone, will....... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, milton75 said: There's a guy at my work who I have long suspected may be the most boring man I have ever met. Today he told me that he likes going to airshows. It's nice to have long-standing prejudices confirmed. He went on, holding court at the next bank of desks to where I was sitting, to complain at length about how much it is to get in, and to compare in detail how much it has gone up in various years since he was a young man. He then expanded on this with a diatribe on how shocking it is that there's also a £5 charge for car parking. "I mean once you're in you'll be spending money on all sorts anyway. Food... A beer... or a coke of course. A snack... Maybe a programme if you fancy... I mean, there's a lot of choice..." I got up and left the room in a rage. Might be able to raise you on this. Worked with a guy who's entire personality was basically the keto diet and not eating sugar except occasionally ice cream. My fucking god he was a drag. The team he came into was a really good laugh as well, wee bank of desks you could all just turn around get a bit of craic then back to work, as soon as he joined it would just die, but he didn't understand social cues of someone turning back to their desk meaning 'right fuckoff and leave me alone now' nah he'd sit there talking to the back of your head detailing something like his dinner the night before "got home last night, made some mince, some stock, some onion, little bit salt and pepper and you know what my son absolutely loved it." His token phrase was claiming his son "absolutely loved" every bland dish he served up. He was also a complete oddball, claimed many things like he couldn't find jeans or trousers to fit due to his thighs being so muscular but with a slim waist, all while wearing comfortably fitting trousers. Also that if he wasn't bald he'd be irresistible to women. That women don't know what they want, but he does. He was divorced and single. One of these c***s you just couldn't seem to be able to end the mind numbingly boring conversation with as he'd just move onto another boring topic. Edited July 21, 2023 by thistledo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 1 hour ago, SlipperyP said: I'm going to get battered lads. Nam Puang (Honey 8/10) sent me a person message for the first time today. 11:32 - Honey - I'm going to be late in the afternoon as I have drive back from Lopburi, so will miss the you. 12:02 - SlipperP - No problem 12:03 - Honey - Thanks All in English It's all work related, but the wife 100% reads my phone, will....... Looks like her English is better than yours! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eindhovendee Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 On 12/07/2023 at 22:38, strichener said: I always say that anyone with two phones is one of - drug dealer, pimp or adulterer. 3 hours ago, SlipperyP said: I'm going to get battered lads. Nam Puang (Honey 8/10) sent me a person message for the first time today. 11:32 - Honey - I'm going to be late in the afternoon as I have drive back from Lopburi, so will miss the you. 12:02 - SlipperP - No problem 12:03 - Honey - Thanks All in English It's all work related, but the wife 100% reads my phone, will....... Explain that because you only have one phone everything is fine. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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