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**Hugh** · 02-02-2008, 23:04

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Vast generalisations seem to be abounding on this thread - should we also assume all people who work at non-management levels are all lazy work-shy idlers, who have to be chivvied into doing even the simplest of tasks?

Well I wouldn't think that, but it is amazing how all someone has to say is "management" and the tar and the brush comes out.

I have worked my way up the ladder, and could now be regarded as "senior management", and the buck stops with me, even if any my colleagues in my teams screw up - that is why I get paid the bucks.

Having said that, we need to remember we are only hearing one side of the story - perhaps (I doubt it, but don't know) she had been trying to get extra funding, but was refused by the local trust, realised she couldn't do the job she and the hospitals were supposed to do, so she opted for redundancy - I've seen it happen (not in a hospital, but in a large company, where the senior managers got so sick of cuts and budget reductions and increased workload that over half opted for redundancy the next time the opportunity arose).

I'm not saying that is what happened in this case, but let's just not smear all managers, please.
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Managers sit around all day and do dos all - I must be carp at it, because I seem to do dos all 50 hour per week

02-02-2008, 23:04	#16
Hugh laeva recumbens anguis Cable Forum Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 69 Services: Premiere Collection Posts: 43,916	Re: Hospital chief exec gets reward for failure.. <rant mode on> Vast generalisations seem to be abounding on this thread - should we also assume all people who work at non-management levels are all lazy work-shy idlers, who have to be chivvied into doing even the simplest of tasks? Well I wouldn't think that, but it is amazing how all someone has to say is "management" and the tar and the brush comes out. I have worked my way up the ladder, and could now be regarded as "senior management", and the buck stops with me, even if any my colleagues in my teams screw up - that is why I get paid the bucks. Having said that, we need to remember we are only hearing one side of the story - perhaps (I doubt it, but don't know) she had been trying to get extra funding, but was refused by the local trust, realised she couldn't do the job she and the hospitals were supposed to do, so she opted for redundancy - I've seen it happen (not in a hospital, but in a large company, where the senior managers got so sick of cuts and budget reductions and increased workload that over half opted for redundancy the next time the opportunity arose). I'm not saying that is what happened in this case, but let's just not smear all managers, please. <rant mode off> Managers sit around all day and do dos all - I must be carp at it, because I seem to do dos all 50 hour per week __________________ Thank you for calling the Abyss. If you have called to scream, please press 1 to be transferred to the Void, or press 2 to begin your stare. If my post is in bold and this colour, it's a Moderator Request.