...in a brewery

[ayceejay]

Mythology tells us that organizing a drink or two in a brewery is really easy, I would like to offer this as an alternative. I could have started a poll but I didn't want to insult anyone (well maybe one or two).
There is a stretch of road that is in need of repair, this same stretch of road is due to have the lines re-painted (same colour just a freshen up).
Lets call repair 1 and painting 2 (I don't want to make it too difficult) now which one would you do first?
Last week we had the radio blaring hooligans painting up a storm and today another gang in very expensive Mad Max machines came to repair the road, none of the work was done by hand and now the poor newly painted lines looks ragged.
I can imagine the conversation in the canteen over Nuremberg 'burgers "we were just following orders"

 

[raleighnut]

Mythology tells us that organizing a drink or two in a brewery is really easy, I would like to offer this as an alternative. I could have started a poll but I didn't want to insult anyone (well maybe one or two).
There is a stretch of road that is in need of repair, this same stretch of road is due to have the lines re-painted (same colour just a freshen up).
Lets call repair 1 and painting 2 (I don't want to make it too difficult) now which one would you do first?
Last week we had the radio blaring hooligans painting up a storm and today another gang in very expensive Mad Max machines came to repair the road, none of the work was done by hand and now the poor newly painted lines looks ragged.
I can imagine the conversation in the canteen over Nuremberg 'burgers "we were just following orders"

The gas board will dig it up next week.
Sing along now " But it all makes work for the working man to do.........DA DA DA DAAAH .......DA DA DA DAAH"

 

[tadpole]

Many years ago, when I worked in Brislington Bristol, The side road just out side of our workshop was done up. A group of heavy set lads in orange painted a huge "no parking" sign across the end of the road, in front of some gates, It took them three days to do it, three days later the road was resurfaced. Two weeks after that another different set of men came along and painted "no parking" in front of the gates
The gates in question were for the emergency exit from the car park of the offices of the Road maintenance department of Bristol Council.

 

[RedRider]

We once had a workman come to replace the broken latch on the communal front gate to our flats which was swinging freely and wouldn't stay closed. Not as easy as you'd think as the replacement latch was too short to hook the gate closed. Still, the bloke brought his ingenuity to bear and persevered which was nice. Result: a new latch on a gate that swung freely and wouldn't stay closed.

 

[pplpilot]

It's what happens when you put university educated numpties in charge that have had no experience in doing things with a touch of practicality and common sense, all they want to do is introduce procedures and systems to keep the bean counters happy. I see it all the time. The staff at the lower end of the food chain, the ones with all the common sense and initiative, become so disillusioned and downtrodden they no longer give a toss and just do as they are told, majority of the time knowing full well what it is they have been instructed to do is a waste of time and resources, but hey who are they to argue? they aren't university educated with a six figure salary.

 

[RedRider]

It's what happens when you put university educated numpties in charge that have had no experience in doing things with a touch of practicality and common sense, all they want to do is introduce procedures and systems to keep the bean counters happy. I see it all the time. The staff at the lower end of the food chain, the ones with all the common sense and initiative, become so disillusioned and downtrodden they no longer give a toss and just do as they are told, majority of the time knowing full well what it is they have been instructed to do is a waste of time and resources, but hey who are they to argue? they aren't university educated with a six figure salary.

This is probably true but not very funny.

 

[pplpilot]

This is probably true but not very funny.

it isn't supposed to be funny... I don't quite get your point?

 

[RedRider]

it isn't supposed to be funny... I don't quite get your point?

I was agreeing with you.

 

[KneesUp]

I asked a few breweries if me and a load of mates could come around and get pished, and they all said no. Health and safety innit?

It's not as easy to organise as you'd think.

 

[ayceejay]

Many years ago, when I worked in Brislington Bristol, The side road just out side of our workshop was done up. A group of heavy set lads in orange painted a huge "no parking" sign across the end of the road, in front of some gates, It took them three days to do it, three days later the road was resurfaced. Two weeks after that another different set of men came along and painted "no parking" in front of the gates
The gates in question were for the emergency exit from the car park of the offices of the Road maintenance department of Bristol Council.

Practice makes Perfect.
at least they spelled it correctly -

I am assuming

 

[User33236]

Many years ago workers spent 4 days re-laying the road and adjoining pavement surfaces than ran along outside my home. The very next day the local cable company comes along and digs a flaming great trench along the entire length of it!

 

[Dayvo]

It's what happens when you put university educated numpties in charge that have had no experience in doing things with a touch of practicality and common sense, all they want to do is introduce procedures and systems to keep the bean counters happy.

Off topic, but my misses was up before a disciplinary meeting at work yesterday (she came out smelling of roses, after a very trivial 'complaint' was made against her).

She said that the disciplinary committee consisted of several members of the council, including someone who looked like a 12-year-old schoolboy.

He said to her: After all your experience, you really should have known better.

She replied. With your lack of experience, you really wouldn't know any better.

That's my girl!

 

[pplpilot]

Off topic, but my misses was up before a disciplinary meeting at work yesterday (she came out smelling of roses, after a very trivial 'complaint' was made against her.

She said that the disciplinary committee consisted of several members of the council, including someone who looked like a 12-year-old schoolboy.

He said to her: After all your experience, you really should have known better.

She replied. With your lack of experience, you really wouldn't know any better.

That's my girl!

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