It's efficient for your staff to do as little work as they can get away with

as long as management make sure that success is the only thing they can get away with.

Who wants staff who do unnecessary work?

{I'm aware I'm being a devil's advocate here, so don't start getting all cross with me. It's Friday after all.)

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on October 2nd 2009 at 09:46:58

Message Thread

I must admit that I often do as little work as I can get away with (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 09:40:53
- Aren't these tests supposed to be done in about half an hour? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 2, 09:58:38
  - There are three... (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:01:38
    - Are you sure you want a job that appears to put so much emphasis on these tests? (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 2, 10:06:58
      - No... (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:07:50
        
        I imagine you'll have to work your arse off for that then. (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 2, 10:09:45
        
        To be fair, they should reduce public sector managers' pay (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:13:05
        
        Not just their pay, but the number of them. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 10:15:58
        
        "promoted-such-that-they-can-do-no-harm virtually unsackable middle "management" (but with (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 2, 10:21:42
        
        As if the private sector is any different... (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 2, 10:20:49
        
        Much easier to get rid of useless wankers though. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 10:26:28
        
        Plus, typically you have a choice about whether you pay money to a private company. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 10:27:33
        
        You get sacked a lot easier... (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:22:08
        
        I'm not so sure (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Oct 2, 10:28:39
        
        Three years working for L&G taught me that you're dead right. (General Chat) - Ottosson Foxtrot, Oct 2, 10:42:56
        
        ^^^ this is very true (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 2, 10:34:13
        
        Apparently the Finance Director of Fenland Council lives in Australia. (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 2, 10:17:46
        
        Clever man (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:21:30
        
        Australia is a country full of fengibbons though (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 2, 10:22:34
        
        Fair point... (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 10:25:26
        
        and get rid of their obscene pensions. Pension?? WTF is that? (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 2, 10:14:21
- I'd haveofwith thought everyone falls into 'a' - as to whether to give that as an answer, (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 2, 09:50:10
- Anyone opening up and being honest in an interview (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 09:47:48
  - theatre's dodgy. You might get unlucky and get an interviewer who goes (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 09:48:50
    - Much Ado About Nothing outdoors at the Cathedral (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 10:08:48
    - I went for an interview at Salford Uni in 1969. The bloke interviewing me (General Chat) - CB41, Oct 2, 09:54:27
    - then you stick a 70's show in, like return to the forbidden planet or (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 09:52:04
      - Not sure occasionally dressing up in suspenders to shout "Let's do the time warp again" (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 09:53:49
        
        but if it was the last thing you went to, then in qualifies doesn't it? (General Chat) - pants, Oct 2, 09:55:48
    - I saw The Importance of being Ernest at The old Vic (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 09:50:25
      - Oh, in that case you're fine. (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 09:51:01
- Depends whether they put a high weight on honesty in this job... (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 09:43:32
  - So they're going to take on an honest shirker? (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 09:44:34
    - rather than a dishonest shirker? (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Oct 2, 09:47:11
      - Might they not want someone who will (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 09:49:23
        
        but they could be doing something more useful than going the extra mile (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 09:50:03
        
        I could go the extra kilometre... (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 09:51:52
    - It's efficient for your staff to do as little work as they can get away with (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 2, 09:46:58
      - You've both flummoxed me now (General Chat) - duke of york, Oct 2, 09:48:36

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