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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
Way to misrepresent what was said their Fred...
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I only quoted what you said. There was much more there, no doubt, but I thought the point you were trying to make then is equally applicable now. If it's so crappy working for the government, if you're so disrespected and underpaid, then why do it? That was the message I got from your quote in the EMT thread though you went on to talk about how EMTs are worth much more than what they are being paid.
Regarding the second set of quotes, I did in fact include the part you said I omitted. It still doesn't change the point I was trying to make. There is a perception that the federal government is rife with lazy slackers. Simmer2 alluded to that and you jumped all over him. I was just trying to show that even you, being the reasonable poster you are, once recognized that about 25-30% of the workers in the government fall into the slothy category.
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Originally Posted by jolinar
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Originally Posted by fredr123
The second set of statements just goes to show that, while maybe a 2:1 ratio of workers employed to workers required may be a bit of hyperbole, it can be acknowledged that there are a lot of slackers in the federal service. Sure, there are people cruising at work all the time (says the guy posting on CP during work hours) but calling simmer2's comment pathetic may be a bit much.
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Thats a bit of an assumption is it not? Really, a bit much? I wonder where most of the people are when they are posting on Calgary puck? Perhaps work? Including yourself? Does that mean you and everyone else cannot get there work done? Maybe you haven't noticed but I haven't been that active on CP for a while now, thats because I have been busy at work. I have priorities, family, work, CP. If time permits, I post on CP.
And do you really want to get into a war about what jobs are slack? Because let me tell you, there are MANY more slack jobs out there than government jobs.
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It's not a smear campaign and it's not an assumption so much as it is me pointing out your thoughts on the number of slackers in the federal government from your own experience. simmer2 was overestimating, probably for dramatic effect. I admitted I was posting from work. It's not about what jobs are more slack than others.
Now, recognizing it is my fault for derailing your thread I apologize. If you want to go back to debating the original topic let's do that. If you want to call me names and accuse me of misrepresenting your previous comments, we can do that over PM.