Given the job to just tick a box

[bugsyblue]

This is a slight digression but why does there seem to be different rules for the private sector compared to the public sector. In my industry you get sacked for the littlest of things but in my wife’s it’s almost impossible.

 

[FantasyIreland]

This is a slight digression but why does there seem to be different rules for the private sector compared to the public sector. In my industry you get sacked for the littlest of things but in my wife’s it’s almost impossible.

That's not true,i know a good few that have lost their jobs.Granted the protection of a Union does make that process much more difficult.

 

[stonerblue]

Just flipped through the channels and if you want box ticking from the Beeb at it finest, watch 'celebrity' masterchef. I'd be interested to know who or what the celebrities are...

I'd say the clue for the type of person featuring on this is in the title.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

I'd say the clue for the type of person featuring on this is in the title.

That's what I thought....The ugliest drag queen imaginable and a bloke with serious physical disabilities. If they are celebrities based purely on that fact alone, we have a problem Houston.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

This is a slight digression but why does there seem to be different rules for the private sector compared to the public sector. In my industry you get sacked for the littlest of things but in my wife’s it’s almost impossible.

There isn't.

 

[bugsyblue]

There isn't.

Well then the private sector doesn’t follow the rules

 

[Blue Maverick]

Plenty of people choose to stay at a particular level.
I have a mate who was a firefighter. He was offered promotion many times (and trust me, he had more than adequate provision in the brains department) but always turned it down because he wanted to be a firefighter, not an administrator sitting in an office. In fact, that was exactly why he became a firefighter.
There is relatively little reward for being a 'boss' given the hassle. This is particularly true in the public sector where differentials are shit except at the absolute summit of the organisation.

Same reason I didn’t go for promotion in the service, the money unless you get higher up is shite for the responsibility and hassle you get from those above and indeed those below. Sod that, I’m happy with my lot, I’ve never chased the cash, I’ve cut my cloth accordingly and yep I’m a tight/careful bastard (thanks dad), have I lucked in at the end, yep, but thems the breaks (thanks Boris)