tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post1653997671746551690..comments2023-08-08T11:48:10.725+01:00Comments on swisslet: if we worked hard, if we behaved....swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-85429610921103230982009-04-22T14:48:00.000+01:002009-04-22T14:48:00.000+01:00blueskies - we're actually doing a company-wid...blueskies - we're actually doing a company-wide survey like that at the moment. I loathe it and find it a hopelessly inadequate way of saying how I feel at the moment. Their choice of language is ridiculous too: do I LOVE being part of my team at work? Do I have the the tools I need to do an OUTSTANDING job. They make a rod for their own back picking words like that, if you ask me. They try and have sessions where they tell us how we should interpret the questions, but I ignore all that - if they don't want me to interpret the words they use literally, then they should use other words. End of story.swisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-87178197131759834302009-04-22T12:18:00.000+01:002009-04-22T12:18:00.000+01:00I was once sat on a train and, through the gap bet...I was once sat on a train and, through the gap between two seats, I could see the laptop screen of the man in front of me. He was analysing the results of a staff questionnaire which had just been conducted. <br>Well, I have never wanted to punch a stranger in the face so much. <br>It actually said something like:<br>"the majority of people are happy in their work, and those dissenting voices of the minority obviously do not have the right attitude" or something equally repulsive. <br>The impression I got from that was that no matter how honest you are in your work-based anonymous questionnaires, even if you try and be constructive with your answers in the vain hope that something will change, some twat doing his work on the train will just decide that if you don't like what's going on in your company then you're a deviant and should be shot.<br>Sorry if that's slightly off-topic regarding your post. I don't like kareoke either. Unless it's the Blue Peter cats.blueskies2dayhttp://blueskies2day.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-4322994329462745022009-04-21T21:13:00.000+01:002009-04-21T21:13:00.000+01:00ah, the food. The buffet was acceptable, but the ...ah, the food. The buffet was acceptable, but the cheesecake was delicious!<br><br>(in this credit crunch era, the event was a bit sawn down -- we used to get taken away and given a whole evening do and everything.... although to be honest, a shorter session worked pretty well too, and I got home at least 2 hours earlier than a normal day, so...)<br><br>STswisslethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16708248700851998044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1750120863647373520.post-32820778432807022112009-04-21T20:56:00.000+01:002009-04-21T20:56:00.000+01:00I've always thought the best things about away...I've always thought the best things about awaydays is that they sometimes involve free food. Ooh, I still remember the training event with the homemade lasagne. That course did have the added benefit of teaching me skills that couldn't conceivably be used in my then job now I think about it. <br><br>(PS I've got a new place, which you're welcome to visit if you want - I forgot to say I was 'back' in more than one way...)redhttp://runoverbythetruth.comnoreply@blogger.com