Civil Service Skiving via Skin Flicks
I mentioned a little while ago that I support proposals to cull the dead wood from the Civil ServiceI received some responses from civil servants who, while maintaining that they themselves work hard, admitted that many of their colleagues do not.This week, I've had the displeasure to encounter some of those who don't work very hard at all, and as people in the private sector from Cork city to rural Kilkenny lose their jobs this week, the ongoing job security of some of these public sector wasters gets more and more insufferable.I went to one public records office staffed by civil servants seeking access to public records. There was a big sign on the wall, demanding that people respect a 'business atmosphere' in the place by not eating, drinking or talking loudly.Beneath it at a row of...