Comments on: Office Worker

By: Em

Em — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:29:24 +0000

Coming to this a little late, I just wanted to add that that ‘draft-excluder’ remark had me chuckling for minutes

By: simply wondered

simply wondered — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:10:15 +0000

it’s like conroy saved up all his punctuation so he could invest in all those question marks at the end.
probably nicked a dodgy load of apostrophes from a market stall for an extra ?.

By: burnel

burnel — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:01:47 +0000

i am struckling for an anser to this.but i think it may be that grade of civvil servent AA that is only allowed to use the fotocopier and faxx and stuff. the end.

By: Werka

Werka — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:46:00 +0000

I comment on the wrong post! Ballbags.

By: Werka

Werka — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:45:09 +0000

This reads as though he put “I am a tosswank” in Japanese into babelfish and asked it to translate into barely intelligible English.

Also, one comma and one full stop in nine lines of text. Impressive.

By: Gob Beldof

Gob Beldof — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:05:41 +0000

I generally find calling any kind of public sector provided helpline/call centre a much more rewarding experience than calling any of the multiple private sector call centres based in far flung parts of the globe.

I blame the Labour government and Tony B.Liar for his war on the family and commonsenses.

By: Helga Hansen

Helga Hansen — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:39:34 +0000

To Dave from Bristol…. I would never want to leave the private sector! And I’d like to second The Go-Nutteer on the pay increases point … you’re right, not all of us can get to “negotiate” a nice fat increase… it’s take what you’re given, or if you don’t like it, bugger off and find a better-paying job!

That’s why people in the private sector are more likely to change their jobs regularly, unlike many in the public sector who end up working there for years (and I’m talking about non-specialised roles here).

By: The Go-Nutteer

The Go-Nutteer — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:33:55 +0000

I remember the days when the binmen would come to your house, pick up your rubbish, politely thank you for the rubbish bag you dashed out of your house with no shirt on to throw in the dump truck and then drive off in their truck.

Those were the days.

Ah, you must not live on my estate.

By: The Go-Nutteer

The Go-Nutteer — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:26:06 +0000

@La G, I certainly don’t mean to imply that specialist skills aren’t useful. But I’m also sure that you’re a competent, well-organised person who would do very well in the private sector if you decided nursing wasn’t for you.

I agree that nurses, teachers and other important public sector workers should be better paid, but I don’t buy the argument that they don’t have a choice.

Paul seems to be deluded about the difference between the private and public sectors. Private sector is not a byword for overpaid, morally bankrupt keyboard bashers.

By: Dave from Bristol, UK (not not Europe)

Dave from Bristol, UK (not not Europe) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 09:40:26 +0000

My only comment to this person is:

If you like the private sector so much, why don’t you go live there?