14th February 2011, 05:39 PM
(This post was last modified: 14th February 2011, 05:49 PM by gwyl.)
my flippant point about the farting and snoozing in the back belies the key issue that there is someone with some real responsibility not being rewarded, and driving - actually working at any time between 06h00 and 08h00 - rather than being at a place of work; where they are recompensed for it i am delighted for them; where i am less than impressed is where they are working and getting nothing for it.
i know it happens, and my particular concern is not with those who are in the back - rather the driver; as to my equally flippant bad driving comment, it can be turned 180? and one drives with excessive caution so that an hour drive takes an hour and a quarter (or more) and there i think people will be equally keen for that individual not to drive again, but as a driver they get the cash.
result for them. less so for those who can and do drive effectively, and will consequently end up driving all the time. & indeed, stating in an interview in/prior to which you will no doubt have played up the possession of a driving licence that however you decline to drive is an interesting tactic, which i think few will actually adopt. for the life of me i can't think why.
i am by no stretch of the imagination against more pay for all site staff. however, i think i'd rather that the person driving me to work was feeling that they were getting something for doing it on top of what they are already pulling in. some might think that a bit radical, but i would rather that they are feeling moderately less unhappy with their situation/scenario than the rest of the team; after all they're only in control of a vehicle at speed. unless they're one of those trying to drag it out to get out of driving in the future.
but we are still getting knickers in a twist about should where the crucial is to establish what actually happens across the board; then using unions, the Digger's Charter, Digger's Forum coherently propose a programme of action.
shouting bletherconsultantsbletherclasswarblether blahblah doesn't really do the cause a whole lot of good.
it just makes the rest of us seem like a bunch of ranters by association
i know it happens, and my particular concern is not with those who are in the back - rather the driver; as to my equally flippant bad driving comment, it can be turned 180? and one drives with excessive caution so that an hour drive takes an hour and a quarter (or more) and there i think people will be equally keen for that individual not to drive again, but as a driver they get the cash.
result for them. less so for those who can and do drive effectively, and will consequently end up driving all the time. & indeed, stating in an interview in/prior to which you will no doubt have played up the possession of a driving licence that however you decline to drive is an interesting tactic, which i think few will actually adopt. for the life of me i can't think why.
i am by no stretch of the imagination against more pay for all site staff. however, i think i'd rather that the person driving me to work was feeling that they were getting something for doing it on top of what they are already pulling in. some might think that a bit radical, but i would rather that they are feeling moderately less unhappy with their situation/scenario than the rest of the team; after all they're only in control of a vehicle at speed. unless they're one of those trying to drag it out to get out of driving in the future.
but we are still getting knickers in a twist about should where the crucial is to establish what actually happens across the board; then using unions, the Digger's Charter, Digger's Forum coherently propose a programme of action.
shouting bletherconsultantsbletherclasswarblether blahblah doesn't really do the cause a whole lot of good.
it just makes the rest of us seem like a bunch of ranters by association
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