Rant Warning!
Apparently in work I have spoken "out of place" and I shouldn't speak to my superiours like I did. Only problem I have is that I wan't be able to prevent myself from making the such a mistake again because I see everyone as equal, noone below or above me; sallary and managerial positions are not boundries to me expressing opinions. This is the sort of thing that used to get me into trouble at school... I only think that I am stimulating debate and as we aren't living in a dictatorship and that the UK has free speech there is nothing to stop me really! Thing that really pissed me off is the manner in which I was "told-off." It was not the person who I had spoken to "out of place" but my line manager, who had been told by his manager who had been told by the person who I spoke to. So my line manager didn't know what was said and when etc. I do have an idea of the conversation which was being refered to though. I have to say that my line manager was very embarassed about what he was having to do. One of the big problems of the office is that it is totally open planned and this "superior" sits at the end of the desk block where I sit and usually joins in the banter. Things are stressed at work for several reasons, software problems and also we are a "man" down in the team and can't employ anyone new because the county is having to make £17m of cuts, sorry savings which means that jobs are going to be lost. This all means that vacancies in statutory areas have to be kept open so that redeployment can take place. As you can imagine local government isn't the place to work in at the moment. On the other hand the new website is up and working for which I manage about a dozen or so pages (although this hasn't been without it's problems)
So I am supposed to respet my superiours more; this is definately something I will find difficult (as you my readership may know).I think if I stop talking compleatly is the best way to manage things. SO much for equal opportunities, free speach etc, the county it seems doesn't live by these rules. If something similar happens I may have to reconsider my position, I can not work somewhere where I am not allowed full and frank free speach. At least I haven't made my feeling known to the press or even worse the councilers...
Was it someone who worked in waterstones that got sacked for his bloggings? Lets hope my blog hasn't been found by a member of the county yet.
17.12.05
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3 Comments:
So... if they offer you a promotion you won't take it as to take it would make you the same as you were before, therefore there would be no point.
Well, I can't be promoted. I am the one and only SEA officer in the county and so to be promoted they would have to hire someone below me and then make me their manager and I really am not managerial material! Also with savings being made, I doubt there will be any promotions in the near future.
Don't you just love the politics of the office? I overheard someone complaining at work that they had been told off for refilling the cup tube by the water cooler. Apparently they were not the right grade to carry out such a task...
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