tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post730590286859944929..comments2024-03-26T10:03:51.827+13:00Comments on Karl du Fresne: It's our time they're wastingKarl du Fresnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054853925940134404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-44378557195721170502008-06-26T10:16:00.000+12:002008-06-26T10:16:00.000+12:00Drat.. you have outed all of us who had found a gr...Drat.. you have outed all of us who had found a great way to avoid that mundane form filling. <BR/><BR/>Ah well, I think I will become a phony smoker.<BR/><BR/>Everybody is too tolerant to tell smokers to get back into the office.Vaughanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13105760893956912855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-17325324268790706032008-06-25T14:44:00.000+12:002008-06-25T14:44:00.000+12:00I worked at the NZ dairy Board for almost 8 years ...I worked at the NZ dairy Board for almost 8 years in the late 80s, ealry 90s. We had a tea lady who rolled a trolley around with hot water, tea, and buttered biscuits with sliced cheese on them. We would get up from our desks, pour a cuppa, grab some biscuits, chat for a few minutes, then get back to work. <BR/><BR/>But the new broom swept through and the tea lady became history. This engendered some resentment. Important to bear that in mind. Employees in such situations often resort to a passive-aggressive stance...and the long wander down the hall to get a cuppa became de rigeur. When coffee culture emerged, the long wander moved outside and took a bit longer. I'm sure the people doing it today may have lost sight of the "elastifying" effect of the passive-aggressive worker response to past high-handed, unilateral changes in conditions by employers. Those workers are now managers. Culture evolves. Past errors of judgement have future costs. <BR/><BR/>In the present context, what public servant is going to lift a finger for a future National party Minister who referred to them collectively as "useless wasters" and "parasites". <BR/><BR/>The job will get done.....after coffee.Steve Withershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04221815213521767405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8442430064359197279.post-41283626058568664922008-06-25T13:34:00.000+12:002008-06-25T13:34:00.000+12:00My first job was with The Post Office which then b...My first job was with The Post Office which then became Telecom. We had a tea lady AND a great cafeteria. I guess these days OSH or food safety or something would prohibit it - and teh consumers woudl want an espresso machine trundled around no doubt. However we also had very regular prescribed breaks that I've never had since in the private sector.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com