The Daily Blog Open Mic – Tuesday – 22nd September 2020
Announce protest actions, general chit chat or give your opinion on issues we haven’t covered for the day.
Moderation rules are more lenient for this section, but try and play nicely.
EDITORS NOTE: – By the way, here’s a list of shit that will get your comment dumped. Sexist language, homophobic language, racist language, anti-muslim hate, transphobic language, Chemtrails, 9/11 truthers, climate deniers, anti-fluoride fanatics, anti-vaxxer lunatics, 5G conspiracy theories, the virus is a bioweapon, some weird bullshit about the UN taking over the world and ANYONE that links to fucking infowar.
The life and times of the generic (neoliberal) manager.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/opinion-analysis/300112504/what-do-managers-and-fickle-teens-have-in-common-more-than-you-might-think
One or two gems such as
“Recently I’ve been dealing with my local council and it’s fair to say that their reputation is bad. Not bad in the sense of Fawlty Towers incompetence, which might be endearing. Rather, bad in the sense of tin-eared, labyrinthine, aloof, self-serving and arrogant”
Unfortunately these Masters of the Universe are also one of the biggest threats to a functioning democracy since various government agencies are riddled with them. From what I can gather (judging by my own and others’ experiences) lately, the latest buzz is to conduct customer satisfaction surveys. A bit like ISO9000. Document and tick all the boxes and immediately file the paperwork on the shelf in a deep dark dungeon somewhere.