working class

[Dysnomia]

Maybe the workplace should be run on a more military model, for increased fairness.

I love you Nigel.   

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

 

[Roo]

Maybe the workplace should be run on a more military model, for increased fairness.

Dammit, I was gonna riff on that.

Psh, go ahead.  I doubt I covered even half of the reasons that's a bad idea.

Pataphoros,
I believe Nigel is mocking 221's idea that both policing in the ghetto and teaching should be militarized with another silly example.

Again, I don't think they should POLICE the ghetto.  I think they should SECURE the neighborhoods that everyone knows not to walk into late at night...     secure it, and then provide those citizens with alternatives that derail them from the path of crime... and I think that is an unfair assessment of what I think should be done to the school system..  basically I want the schools to program people so they hate eatch other less...

WTF is the difference between policing and securing?

[wade]

Maybe the workplace should be run on a more military model, for increased fairness.

As a veteran, I can say that's a horrible idea.

In order to become the equivilant of middle management you have to go before a board where you are questioned on militaria.  Basically, if you know what regulation covers Military Courtesy, how deep a field latrine should be, and what the Army's definition of Loyalty is, you're in.  Any idiot can be promoted above you, and then they have an impact on whether you are promoted.  It's basically a good ol' boy's club. 

When you DO get promoted, if you're not part of the "club" then they will do their best to make sure you are marginallized and take the fall for everything.  The chances of you surviving this phase with your rank intact are slim.  Any effort to actually be a good leader and take care of your Soldiers is usually met with hostility: especially if it shows the incompetence of other leaders.  Meanwhile, the good ol' boy's club watches each other's backs so that all the fucked up shit they pull gets blamed on someone else or brushed under the rug.

Another thing, in order for one to get into the leadership ranks in teh Canadian Forces, you have to go through a pretty long leadership course where you have to demonstrate your leadership ability, or else, you fail, and thus will not be promoted...

[The Good Reverend Roger]

So why should he continue working at a place thaat robs him of his dignity, a place that refuses to acknowledge his hard work? He shouldn't should he?  No he shouldn't.

Because food is good?

Too many people do sacrifice their dignity in order to have that constant cheque, that pension plan, and so on, they're fucking morons.

And we all know that homeless people are chock full o' dignity.

They fired him. 
A hard honest working man fired because he wouldn't put up with the fact that they were abusing him.

They fired him because he asked for more money.

Now he should find a place to work that isn't run by pigfuckers.  He should be okay.  The economy in Canada is doing alright.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Maybe the workplace should be run on a more military model, for increased fairness.

Dammit, I was gonna riff on that.

This thread now belongs to Nigel.

[Mesozoic Mister Nigel]

I declare this thread a DANCEPARTY!

[The Good Reverend Roger]

I declare this thread a DANCEPARTY!