It shouldn't be. It implies that somehow the job requires more sacrifice and duty than one in the private sector, something which the representative unions constantly bang on about. A 40 year career in public sector is described as sacrifice and service - the same in the private sector would be portrayed quite differently.
All aboard the expenses gravy train.
- Thread starter Danthus
- Start date
It shouldn't be. It implies that somehow the job requires more sacrifice and duty than one in the private sector, something which the representative unions constantly bang on about. A 40 year career in public sector is described as sacrifice and service - the same in the private sector would be portrayed quite differently.
Too bad, they are de facto slaves whether they like it or not.
- Joined
- 30 Jul 2006
- Posts
- 12,130
I agree totally with this post.
People regularly assert that the private sector is much more efficient than the public sector. In order to attract highly competent middle and senior managers to the public sector from the private sector, the same sort of benefits must be offered.
Yikes, just went through the council I work, and my name is even in there
Couldn't see anything interesting though, just mundane things.
Start finding creative ways of using your credit card.
![[TW]Fox](/data/man-of-honor/2009.png){kind=avatar}
Not many towns not within quite literally a few miles of a Golf Course, either. Come on guys you really are clutching at straws here.
What is it with the obsession of calling everyone slaves lately? Is it to try and make unemployment fashionable or something?
[TW]Fox;20334896 said:
No, its just a fact.
No one ever said you had to be forced into slavery against your will for it to be slavery.
I never disagreed with it as well, a necessary evil of the introduction of "money" frankly.
Last edited:
Its pretty standard to have small conferences and internal meetings at nice rural locations with a pleasant conductive atmosphere, good food etc.
I went to a robotics conference in a mansion in the Swiss Italian mountains with a large garden. For a week I ate some of the best food I have ever had and drank 1-2 bottles of good wine a day (I was young and foolish then). All paid by the EU tax payers and Swiss banks.
No, its just a fact.
No one ever said you had to be forced into slavery against your will for it to be slavery.
I never disagreed with it as well, a necessary evil of the introduction of "money" frankly.
I think you need to look fact up in the dictionary.
No, its just a fact.
No one ever said you had to be forced into slavery against your will for it to be slavery.
I never disagreed with it as well, a necessary evil of the introduction of "money" frankly.
I honestly have no idea what viewpoint you are trying to advocate here.
Staying in nice places makes you feel much better about doing your job, I have stayed in some dives and some of the most beautiful hotels in the world and it makes such a difference to the result. Taking the Table Bay's bulletproof S Class (expensed) certainly does make you feel good, although in reality it feels just like a regular one
lol the duck tour is a tourist ride around in a ww2 amphibious DUKW (duck) it crosses the Thames its pretty cool ive always wanted to do it.
I guess they corporately hired it for a press shoot
Staying in nice places makes you feel much better about doing your job, I have stayed in some dives and some of the most beautiful hotels in the world and it makes such a difference to the result. Taking the Table Bay's bulletproof S Class (expensed) certainly does make you feel good, although in reality it feels just like a regular one
what people are miffed about, is a lot of the people in question are responsible for making a lot of people unemployed and making cuts to a lot of services. i can totally understand why people see this as a little unfair.
There is a perfectly good reason you will find that the councils regularly publish these posts in quite big spreads in local and national press but do not get any applications as the job description actually (contrary to populist belief) DOES NOT pay enough money.
Therefore in absence of any outside applications (non civil servants have more sense at that level they can get better salary + expenses elsewhere without having to document every penny to the daily telegraph) they have to promote from within.
The problem is that the UK press has become a cesspit for gutter news and sensationalist stories with little credibility and loads of spin.
Last edited:
There are hundreds of golf courses just outside towns that are perfect for conferencing
Why should they take a cut? You can't be held responsible for everyone and sacrifice everything, this is a global economic crisis, it can't be solved by downgrading to a Travel Lodge. Instead of moaning about how it's unfair, why don't you take it upon yourself to improve your own situation, don't rely on the government, no one really cares about you truly other than yourself, so do something proactive rather than whinge.