Brian Martin :
Standard practice.
Translated conversation
Them: So we who don't have a clue because IF we ever did your job, it was decades ago when it was barely recognisable as the job you now do, have decided on a new thing.
US: Right, well we did make some suggestions and hoped at last they filtered up and are glad to see....
Them: Oh no no no, this was none of those things, we don't listen to what people DOING the job say, we have instead decided to introduce a new thing, which will take an hour extra to do...
Us: So our day just got longer?
Then: Oh no, god no, that would mean we would be paying more.
Us: So we will have something that adds to the time during which we already can't get everything done, but have to squeeze it in anyway?
Them: Now you're getting it?
Us: So how does it help us?
Them: It will mean when Margaret retires, we won't have to fill that role, so we will save money and you'll work harder.
Us: So makes our life harder, more pressure, downsizing for the least earners, no bonuses and you make more profits?
Them: See, you know it!
6 months later
Them: We need ideas about how to boost staff retention, we don't understand why people keep leaving...
2026-08-10 20:20:54