How Patronising is Your Work?

VFR_KID · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:14

Sorry if this seams like a total waste of time, i need to know how much of a joke other peoples work places are and what kinds of stuff you get made to do.

I have just walked into work to be handed a "Goody Bag" (not a Jade Goody bag) But a bag containing a tin of pop a slice of cake a sweetie and a bag of crisps, This was handed to me by the director.

My question of can we all wear part hats and sing songs went down like a lead balloon.

This is only one of the many sad childish things they do, but the list is too long. how many people here feel they are working in a playgroup and feel like their bosses are extremely patronising

PS, sorry for grammar i have issues with it.

Rich_L · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:14

That sounds awesome, I'd love that

Stop being so miserable

V4NT0M · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:15

Grumpy old fart.

uber soldat · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:15

Was there jelly and icecream?

Tom0 · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:15

Are you Victor Meldrew?

Anewbe4u · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:16

How boring are you?

Trying to make work a bit more fun by the sounds of it.

mjer1984 · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:17

man i wish i got a goody bag, my birthday is next week, so here's hoping.

antijoke · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:17

Sounds great! Lighten up.

tisonlyme · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:17

I want to work where you work - that sounds awesome!

VFR_KID · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:17

Its not that im a grumpy old fart, but for 3 years they have declared there is no pay rise to happen, then they go buy ridiculous things for everyone, why not stop spending money on **** and put it into the workers,

bledd · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:18

lunchtime beer = fun
goody bag = waste of time & money

KaHn · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:18

I would love that, all I have to do at work is work

KaHn

Burned_Alive · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:18

At the last quarterly team meeting, they handed out 'certificates of achievement' to a few people at our place. The contract manager had knocked them up in word and was absolutely serious.

riddler · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:18

We got sent a giant box of sweets for doing so well last week! I was made up

Cosimo · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:19

Pity they didn’t give you JG in a bag, you would have still complained.

Would you have preferred a P45?

Masterdog · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:19

I think the most important issue here is, was it a decent drink like Coke, or was it a little Panda Pops excuse?
If the latter, I'm with you, complete waste of time.

VFR_KID · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:20

bledd. said:
lunchtime beer = fun
goody bag = waste of time & money

Thank you,

Id sooner be handed something worth while.

People on other projects get roughly £1.00 more an hour for sales, and we sit and do a helpdesk and get basic rate, and probably do far more than half the folk in there, Work directly with Soft eng sysadmin guys and stuff, fart about with scripting and Get cake and sweeties woooo

tisonlyme · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:20

DavieCramb01 said:
why not stop spending money on **** and put it into the workers,

They are putting it into the workers, in the form of cake!

I'm hungry now

VFR_KID · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:21

Masterdog said:
I think the most important issue here is, was it a decent drink like Coke, or was it a little Panda Pops excuse?
If the latter, I'm with you, complete waste of time.

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Its all in german, must have been to Lidl or Aldi

What realy makes it funny is, There is a strict no food or drink alowed at your desks, if you are caught you get instant disciplinary

KaHn · 25 Mar 2009 at 11:22

DavieCramb01 said:
Thank you,

Id sooner be handed something worth while.

People on other projects get roughly £1.00 more an hour for sales, and we sit and do a helpdesk and get basic rate, and probably do far more than half the folk in there, Work directly with Soft eng sysadmin guys and stuff, fart about with scripting and Get cake and sweeties woooo

Haha so the problem isn't that you get cake its the fact that the other guys get cake while you think you can do their job?

KaHn