Bad weather

Bad weather

The modern world of cutting edge technology that has required billions of pounds of investment has freed the economy of its vulnerability to the weather. Never again will our lives and livelihoods be at the mercy of the seasons.  Except it hasn’t, has it?  Think about it; the servers sat in the desert in the…

BAD WEATHER

BAD WEATHER

It’s often said that in Britain we are not properly prepared for bad weather. Whilst there is some truth in this, there is a category of staff that has a routine perfected over decades.  With some staff adopting a “keep calm and carry on” attitude, they will battle against the worst the British weather can…

ALL IT PRODUCTS ARE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO MAKE THEM

ALL IT PRODUCTS ARE MADE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE WHO MAKE THEM

So startlingly obvious, this statement should not really require elaboration. We were quite happy with our vinyl, but no, we had to have CDs. With those came the tyranny of the “bonus tracks”. Why? For years, decades people have enjoyed their favourite albums, works of art crafted by the original performers. But now some 23…

NEW BLOOD

NEW BLOOD

“We need new blood we need new ideas”.   No! That is the last thing any employer really wants when you go there.  Think about it for a moment. If you dare suggest any changes you are immediately criticising the people who pay your wages, who have been quite happy doing things the same way until…

RECEPTIONISTS

RECEPTIONISTS

A much-maligned body of the workforce; the face and introduction to any organisation. Yet, despite in some fields having specialist medical training to enable them to immediately diagnose any number of ailments just on sight, they are extremely poorly paid.  The latter, startling deduction can be made by the fact that they appear to have no internal plumbing in…