what sort of boss have you got?

[pancho]

Me either

I do!

[pancho]

 There were a few classics in the Govt. Dept I worked for and spent 26yrs.

 The most memorable examples were uni graduate "engineers".

 E.g. 1.
Question- O/seer to Engineer- Where will I dispose of all this excess soil?  A. Dig a hole and bury it.
  E.G.2           
  Manager to support officer (me)- I'll just go over to that carpenter and tell him how to do this job.

 Me to Manager (Uni Graduate in management)  L***** , DONT tell a man with thirty years trade experience HOW to do a job, just tell him what you want.

 Don't even get me started on the others with 'engineering degrees' from India.
cheers.

[firko]

Me to Manager (Uni Graduate in management)  L***** , DONT tell a man with thirty years trade experience HOW to do a job, just tell him what you want.

 Don't even get me started on the others with 'engineering degrees' from India.
 

Are you sure we didn't work for the same department Wal? ., the only difference being that my wanker engineer was an Aussie. The shop foreman fitter was a Pommy Indian though and he was a great bloke and a very smart engineer who knew how to do emergency fixes without shutting down production...a skill he'd learned over 20 years at sea as an engineer on super tankers. The closest he'd ever been to a university was driving past one on the way to work yet he ran rings around our masters degree'd know all. I've seen and heard of many a government department sent backwards by the hierarchies propensity to hire these blokes over well versed tradesmen that have learned their craft on the shop floor. 

[asasin]

Sounds like NZ we hire foreigners as govt dept bosses every time , had a couple lately outed for false CVs .Pity we still have a inferiority complex and dont support our home grown talent , Guess thats why they F&** off to OZ

[crash n bern]

Had my dad for a boss, good bloke but working for dad didn't work for me. Worked for myself pretty much the rest of my life except for an 8 year period when I worked for a bloke who I always said was the only bloke I could work for.  First day on the job he asked me something and I replied "Your the boss man". He answered with "Ain't no boss man here, you should know what to do otherwise what's the point of you being here." Became lifelong friends.

[pancho]

Sounds like NZ we hire foreigners as govt dept bosses every time , had a couple lately outed for false CVs .Pity we still have a inferiority complex and dont support our home grown talent , Guess thats why they F&** off to OZ

  Don\ worry. the 'cultural cringe' is still alive and well in oz!

[Tim754]

My Supervisor visits for about 10 minutes once a fortnight to pick up my pay time sheets. Usually mumbles something about how I have the best job (but not the best paying by miles!) in the City of Greater Bendigo, Has a smoke then pisses off again. So back to just me,  the garbage, the birds ,snakes and very occasionally a bloody customer to wreck my resting.   

[yamaico]

I'm stuck in China after being stuck in Vietnam after being stuck in Thailand while you guys are all riding or working on your bikes. I don't need to explain what sort of boss I've got....

[Tomas]

Unfortunately nowadays having 15 -20-30 years of solid work history from other country means s..t all. And if  you have a"recognized trade paper" you will be lucky to get a job as trade assistant.
Saying that my last supervisor (machine shop) was an a..hole with massive chip in shoulder with no trade qualification at all.

Me to Manager (Uni Graduate in management)  L***** , DONT tell a man with thirty years trade experience HOW to do a job, just tell him what you want.

 Don't even get me started on the others with 'engineering degrees' from India.
 

Are you sure we didn't work for the same department Wal? ., the only difference being that my wanker engineer was an Aussie. The shop foreman fitter was a Pommy Indian though and he was a great bloke and a very smart engineer who knew how to do emergency fixes without shutting down production...a skill he'd learned over 20 years at sea as an engineer on super tankers. The closest he'd ever been to a university was driving past one on the way to work yet he ran rings around our masters degree'd know all. I've seen and heard of many a government department sent backwards by the hierarchies propensity to hire these blokes over well versed tradesmen that have learned their craft on the shop floor.

[TM BILL]

A bloody good Bastard 

[shortshifter]

Wish I had a horrible boss like Jennifer Aniston in the movie  of the same name 

[TM BILL]

Wish I had a horrible boss like Jennifer Aniston in the movie  of the same name 

Seconded