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The Nickman wrote:Ouch, RB. Harsh, man.
I love RB's sprays in the Current Affairs thread - there's not many of them, but when he fires, he doesn't miss.

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Dr Zaius wrote:The present was a little mean, but he is a bit over sensitive isn't he?
100% agree. It's a pretty **** thing to do to a work colleague (pardon the pun), but he needs to be a bit more stoic if he wants to survive a professional work environment.
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I don't think it is harsh... I think he's a bit sensitive.
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If that came from one of his managers it's pretty appalling leadership if you ask me. It obviously says a lot about the culture of the workplace to be honest.

If the guy wasn't capable of doing his job then surely a grown adult can manage that situation appropriately, rather than by taking a cheap shot at him through a childish Christmas present.
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Cheap shots via Kris Kringle seems as good a way as any to tell a guy he isn't any good as his job


But maybe I just need a refresher on my RED training
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Seiffert82 wrote:If that came from one of his managers it's pretty appalling leadership if you ask me. It obviously says a lot about the culture of the workplace to be honest.

If the guy wasn't capable of doing his job then surely a grown adult can manage that situation appropriately, rather than by taking a cheap shot at him through a childish Christmas present.
Have you worked in the public service for ten years plus?
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Shezza wrote:
Seiffert82 wrote:If that came from one of his managers it's pretty appalling leadership if you ask me. It obviously says a lot about the culture of the workplace to be honest.

If the guy wasn't capable of doing his job then surely a grown adult can manage that situation appropriately, rather than by taking a cheap shot at him through a childish Christmas present.
Have you worked in the public service for ten years plus?
Can't see how that is relevant to whether or not some other manager is doing their job.

For all I know the bloke complaining was completely **** at his job, but this is a pretty unprofessional an immature way of handling the situation IMO.

Each to their own I guess.
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Oh.

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tbh I don't see anyone at my firm getting something like that for someone you would just be considered unnecessarily cruel....
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Public Service Joke:

Redneck: You public servants do nothing but stand around all day looking out of windows.
Public Servant: Yeah but we get paid an enormous amount of money to do it.
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IronRaiden wrote:Public Service Joke:

Redneck: You public servants do nothing but stand around all day looking out of windows.
Public Servant: Yeah but we get paid an enormous amount of money to do it.
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IronRaiden wrote:Public Service Joke:

Redneck: You public servants do nothing but stand around all day looking out of windows.
Public Servant: Yeah but we get paid an enormous amount of money to do it.
It's not funny because it's true.
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It's not funny regardless..
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Even jokes shrouded in truth are still, y'know, supposed to be funny
There is literally no punch line in that

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Classic classic joke. Well in. Don't worry pal, was always going to go down like a lead balloon in this town.
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I thought that it was funny. Not laugh-out-loud funny, but funny nonetheless. But then, I'm not a public servant.
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Dr Zaius wrote:I thought that it was funny. Not laugh-out-loud funny, but funny nonetheless. But then, I'm not a public servant.
You don't work in the public system?
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Minimally.
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
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IronRaiden wrote:Public Service Joke:

Redneck: You public servants do nothing but stand around all day looking out of windows.
Public Servant: Yeah but we get paid an enormous amount of money to do it.
Public Servant: Now, you wanted to change your Centrelink payment to the Westpac account was it?
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T_R wrote:Public servant
Hahaha. The only thing public servant like about what I do is having to put up with bull**** from ****head bureaucratic administrators. I'd love the Xmas/NY annual leave shut down, but for some reason the community insist that their hospitals stay open. Demanding ****holes.
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Dr Zaius wrote:
T_R wrote:Public servant
Hahaha. The only thing public servant like about what I do is having to put up with bull**** from ****head bureaucratic administrators. I'd love the Xmas/NY annual leave shut down, but for some reason the community insist that their hospitals stay open. Demanding ****holes.
Selfish bastards!
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Son, we live in a world that has forums, and those forums have to be guarded by Mods. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Nickman? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Lucy, and you curse GE. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know -- that GE’s moderation, while tragic, probably saved lives; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, keeps threads on track and under the appropriately sized, highlighted green headings.
You want moderation because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that forum -- you need me on that forum. We use words like "stay on topic," "use the appropriate forum," "please delete." We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very moderation that I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather that you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest you get a green handle and edit a post. Either way, I don't give a DAMN what you think about moderation.
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-GD- wrote:
IronRaiden wrote:Public Service Joke:

Redneck: You public servants do nothing but stand around all day looking out of windows.
Public Servant: Yeah but we get paid an enormous amount of money to do it.
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:lol: :lol: :lol:

GD, you don't post around these parts enough these days.
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T_R wrote:
Dr Zaius wrote:
T_R wrote:Public servant
Hahaha. The only thing public servant like about what I do is having to put up with bull**** from ****head bureaucratic administrators. I'd love the Xmas/NY annual leave shut down, but for some reason the community insist that their hospitals stay open. Demanding ****holes.
Selfish bastards!
I know, right?!
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Gerg wrote:
IronRaiden wrote:Public Service Joke:

Redneck: You public servants do nothing but stand around all day looking out of windows.
Public Servant: sorry sir, the complaints window is the next one along.
Fixed.
Just thought of a better one.
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Q. What is it when you have 1000 public servants buried up to their necks in sand?
A. Not enough sand.
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IronRaiden wrote:Q. What is it when you have 1000 public servants buried up to their necks in sand?
A. Not enough sand.
We're recycling NAZI era German anti-Jewish jokes now?

Wow.
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Nazi era jokes are like jokes about elevators, they work on so many levels.
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Could you imagine Lucy and IronRaiden together at the same party?? The levels of punish would be through the roof!
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You could only imagine. The little lady would probably not let you attend.
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