JobsworthsAll over the world there are little people following the rules and being arsey because, let's face it, it's fun.
Tell us about your experiences with petty jobsworths, or, if you are a petty jobsworth, tell us how much you get off on it.
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chthonic, Thu 12 May 2005, 9:53)
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EDSI'm sure many of you have the joy of your IT being outsourced to EDS.
Jobsworth? These guys invented the concept.
Password reset? The task that takes, oh, 12 seconds?
"Please submit your form and we will action your request within 48 hours"
Beautifully, I now run an online training site within the company.
My reply to colleagues who need user accounts? "Sure thing, I'll do it this arvo!"
EDS?
"Please submit your form and we will action your request within 72 hours"
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Strangey is present at, Fri 13 May 2005, 11:52,
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