What is the world coming to?

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Heh, one bar job I had manager completely understood and joined in with the official sports of shooting each other with the soda dispenser and ice-cube-down-shirt attacks. Because she knew the last manager had been an officious front bottom and had managed to get the staff devoting most of their working hours to making him look silly.

Thats the skill of being a good manager, know when to join in with the fun, but knowing when to draw the line, so you're troops know what you're happy with them doing and what you're not.

I'm usually happy so long as the work gets done, but some people still want their cake and eat it.

I would have rollocked the one who posted it the most - just plain daft

Pah. DarylB took all yesterday off to go sledging. Called the office to say he couldnt get the car off the drive. A likely story

But a police officer cannot take off their uniform at any point in the duration of their shift. We need to be able to respond if there is an emergency situation so how can you possibly say they were clearly on work time??? How do you know it wasn't used as part of their refreshment time?

I don't, and you don't.

You are making presumptions.

Yes, perhaps it was a dumbass idea but come on folks, lighten up a bit!

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

But a police officer cannot take off their uniform at any point in the duration of their shift. We need to be able to respond if there is an emergency situation so how can you possibly say they were clearly on work time??? How do you know it wasn't used as part of their refreshment time?

I don't, and you don't.

You are making presumptions.

Yes, perhaps it was a dumbass idea but come on folks, lighten up a bit!

They should have held up a sign or done a voice over saying this was done in our tea break and no riot shield was hurt during the making of this movie

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

But a police officer cannot take off their uniform at any point in the duration of their shift. We need to be able to respond if there is an emergency situation so how can you possibly say they were clearly on work time??? How do you know it wasn't used as part of their refreshment time?

I don't, and you don't.

You are making presumptions.

Yes, perhaps it was a dumbass idea but come on folks, lighten up a bit!

So as a police officer,when you take a refreshment break, are you still effectivly being paid and on call?

[yorkie_chris]

And anyway, couple of extra seconds to run() back to the van isn't likely to take any longer than paying for coffee/donuts. So it's not like emergency response times would be affected

[Spiderman]

Originally Posted by Milky Bar Kid

How do you know it wasn't used as part of their refreshment time?

Cos they're always doing stuff they aint meant to do while in uniform, we all know that

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Thats the skill of being a good manager, know when to join in with the fun, but knowing when to draw the line, so you're troops know what you're happy with them doing and what you're not.

I'm usually happy so long as the work gets done, but some people still want their cake and eat it.

I would have rollocked the one who posted it the most - just plain daft

None of them posted it.It was Joe public who they were having a laugh with who posted it without malice,but then some do gooder busy body saw it and took it upon themselves took whine about it.

Originally Posted by speedplay

So as a police officer,when you take a refreshment break, are you still effectivly being paid and on call?

yes

Originally Posted by maviczap

They should have held up a sign or done a voice over saying this was done in our tea break and no riot shield was hurt during the making of this movie

That made me laugh!!