Guess what came next

[bobg]

If there's any anally retentive, promotion obsessed middle managers out there then this is for you. if you guess correctly before scrolling down then you'll go far. The further the better

BTW this is true. Last week one of the HMRC offices in Seaforth Dock was set on fire by roofers who had left a gas torch burning during some repair work, as it was a portacabin it was totally destroyed. The conversation went something like this
Officer to Manager ( over the phone) Good morning Mrs XXXX, I'm afraid that there's been a bit of an accident and our office has burned down.
Manager to Officer (short pause) xxxxx ........what came next?














"I trust your business continuity plan is up to date and working effectively" !!!!!! Sad but true.

BTW an earlier conversation between docker and Officer who was working in the transit shed, Docker..." Oi mate, yer office is on fire. Officer ..." F*** off.
That made me smile!!

 

[Moose]

"I trust your business continuity plan is up to date and working effectively" !!!!!! Sad but true.

I was almost there - I was thinking it'd be called 'Disaster Recovery Plan'

 

[Paulus]

On the railways we have something called, The Disaster management plan, and of course a disaster manager to go with it.

 

[bobg]

The Civil Contingencies Act puts more responsibility on firms for business continuity. And what's wrong with that? Isn't it better for your customers/staff/shareholders/self if you can get back on your feet again quickly?

It occured to me that maybe she might have asked if any of her staff were injured first... call me old fashioned

 

[bobg]

you may have a point.

I thought so but having watched from afar the steady declne in normal common sense and good manners among middle ranking civil servants striving to " get on", its pretty well normal now. More recent example is a lady with multiple sclorosis reently employed at HMRCs contact centre( on sticks an incontinent ) given a formal warning for taking too long on toilet breaks. This is not Daily Mail stuff, it's first hand knowledge. Rant over, maybe I should move this thread elsewhere....