No way!
That's like something out of a John Grisham novel, I can't believe they would be that stupid. I can believe the greed though, the old firm I worked for paid me £11k as a secretary even when I'd been there years and begged and begged for a payrise. Then I found out they were paying the post boy £3k more than me because he was the son of a friend of the senior partner. When I'm a boss I'm going to be well nice to my lackies.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 11:08, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

yup
there was an interview in "the lawyer" with the ex managing partner, the comments run for about 25 pages, and they are very very scathing. i suspect the liquidators will be doing some investigating. you're absolutely right, greed killed off a great business and a great manchester name. it's a shame.

you can tell a lot more about someone by how they treat their lackeys, i think. just don't ask my ex-trainee (in my defence, he was a challenge to train!)
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I definitely agree with that,
there are solicitors in this firm who will not give the secretaries the time of day unless they want a coffee making or something.

My old boss used to ring me up specifically to order me to make him a brew and once when he deemed it wasn't strong enough he made me go back and make it again. He then bollocked me for not smiling when I brought the second brew back. I'm surprised he didn't think I'd spat in it.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 11:15, Reply)

yeah
we have quite a few like that (we're pretty big, there's 2000 of us worldwide, so that allows for quite a lot of tools!).

i've never understood it myself, i spoil my secretary rotten - she makes my job 100000 times easier. although she does act like my mum and try to counsel me on whether i am eating properly/drinking too much/men!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 11:18, Reply)

think realise
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 4 Oct 2010, 11:24, Reply)