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 Posted: Sun Jun 3rd, 2012 04:26
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jk wrote:
Well it is like that in some private industries except that people seem to find ways of making themselves look busy when doing nothing.
It is a UK replacement of the work ethic it is called attendance work!

:lol:
And people wonder why the country is going to the dogs.


Usually seen at the top of the management chain, eventually gives the organisation a bad name because of internal resentment amongst the ranks, and the subsequent detriment to productivity. Having served my time in the defence industry (prior to moving to the scientific sector) I saw the upper crust's quadruple lunch break ethos all the time, particularly in organisations like BAe (spit) who should never have been allowed to get their grubby hands on Hawker Siddely.