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If only people would ''belt up'' about their goddamn personal problems, every now and then, so this were occasionally ''true''. | If only people would ''belt up'' about their goddamn personal problems, every now and then, so this were occasionally ''true''. | ||
The JC is working up a theory, propelled by exasperation at the prevalence of complaint as a latter-day professional occupation, that the moral crisis that engulfed the 20th century has claimed the [[opportunity cost]]. So we can have [https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/05/25/its-ok-to-say-whats-ok/ this kind of dreck] from (where else?) the public service, helpfully telling inductees about the absolute lack of any standards of behaviour; a mixture of what ought to be the bleeding obvious — things that should and, frankly, ''do'' go in any sentient organisation with aspirations of continuing in business — items that will appeal to work-shy teenagers used to having their parents tidy up after them, and items that ought to be utterly out of the question in any organisation fulfilling a service of any commercial or civil importance to anyone in the community. | The JC is working up a theory, propelled by exasperation at the prevalence of complaint as a latter-day professional occupation, that the moral crisis that engulfed the 20th century has claimed the [[opportunity cost]]. So we can have [https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2016/05/25/its-ok-to-say-whats-ok/ this kind of dreck] from (where else?) the public service, helpfully telling inductees about the absolute lack of any standards of behaviour; a mixture of what ought to be the bleeding obvious — things that should and, frankly, ''do'' go without saying in any sentient organisation with aspirations of continuing in business — items that will appeal to work-shy teenagers used to having their parents tidy up after them, and items that ought to be utterly out of the question in any organisation fulfilling a service of any commercial or civil importance to anyone in the community. | ||
Here’s the TL;DR. You are a professional. You get paid an unfeasibly large amount of money. For this money, you are expected to turn up, and perform, every day. You are expected to do a superior job, fast, on time. ''Leave your chaotic private life at the door''. If you can’t, expect to be judged by how you present. | Here’s the TL;DR. You are a professional. You get paid an unfeasibly large amount of money. For this money, you are expected to turn up, and perform, every day. You are expected to do a superior job, fast, on time. ''Leave your chaotic private life at the door''. If you can’t, expect to be judged by how you present. | ||