Dan
My team leader at the call centre I worked at (well still work at, if I go back after this maternity leave). He got the job because he was 'good in the interview' despite having no experience whatsoever in the role (and where did this reliance on interview skills come from anyway? If you're good at your job but crap at interviews - like me - you don't progress). Now I worked in a busy call centre and everyone who has done the same will know, when it's busy it's all hands on deck, managers on phones etc. Dan was happy to go on the phones - and then would go into not ready and surf the internet - a sackable offence for a lowly advisor. Once he had a crush on a member of his team and had her off next to him all the time. Then some of his friends joined the team and ditto. Eventually he left after repeated warnings and a threat to demote him. Made me laugh one day when a senior manager (who was game for a laugh) walked by his desk and asked if the internet connection was down as there was work on Dan's screen.
(housetits is channelling Natalie Cassidy - then, Fri 25 Jan 2008, 19:13, Reply)