Wardens told to hit 100 a day

[FJRider]

The short answer is: Consultants.

The long answer: Councils (and companies) hire (for huge amounts) consultants who tell them to stick with their "Core Business" (tm) and not to do anything that isn't "Core Business"

Then, the CEO/GM decides (presumably in his lunch break) what the "Core Business" is/should be. (Note; this is subject to change according to CEO/GM replacement).

Then, he outsources anything that isn't "Core Business" (regardless of whether or not he's making money doing it in-house) and congratulates himself with an enormous bonus because he's just "saved" the council/company $X in wages and admin running these "fringe" business units (not withstanding that those business units were generating significant revenue, which doesn't feature in his calculations).

Plus the "consultant fees" ... a tidy little ... loss ...

[crazyhorse]

That and a very low cop/kilometre ratio!!

Hey I lived in Hastings for a while (Beresford St, Murdoch Rd) had a ball. Still got a soft spot for the place and recall getting my Pontiac airborne going over the railway lines in (I think) St Aubyn St. It's timely to remember that AC/DC's Back In Black was on the charts and played regularly in my flat and my car! Yee fuckin har!

Woohoo - good for you. Yeah, you can still get your car airborne over those railway lines. Some things around here just haven't changed much. Esp Murdoch Road area LOL

So when are you coming back for a visit??

[crazyhorse]

I'm just thanful I don't live anywhere these parking wardens are ... mind you, we don't have parking meters .... :lillingme

We do have a Bus stop though ... ... sometimes a BUS actually parks on it too ...

thats what you get when you live in the sticks

[FJRider]

thats what you get when you live in the sticks

An being the modern Metropolis that Alexandra is ... We got one of those new fangled thingamy's ... a roundabout. (We cant afford the power to run a traffic light.)


An we dont live in the sticks ... thats farther down the road ...

[crazyhorse]

An being the modern Metropolis that Alexandra is ... We got one of those new fangled thingamy's ... a roundabout. (We cant afford the power to run a traffic light.)

hehehehehehe yeah, well Havelock North doesn't have those light things either - but they have had roundabout thingamys for a while now.

Been trying all day to rep you, and it still tells me I have to spread it around............Grrrrrrrrrr!

[FJRider]

Been trying all day to rep you, and it still tells me I have to spread it around............Grrrrrrrrrr!

but not as flash as OUR one ....


re rep for me: TRY HARDER ...

[peasea]

Woohoo - good for you. Yeah, you can still get your car airborne over those railway lines. Some things around here just haven't changed much. Esp Murdoch Road area LOL

So when are you coming back for a visit??

Dunno, is the Angus Inn still pumpin'? (Jeez that's soooo long ago.)

[crazyhorse]

Dunno, is the Angus Inn still pumpin'? (Jeez that's soooo long ago.)

OMG!!!! The Angus Inn I think that died................. along with Jupiters night club

Jeez, you really haven't been here for ages, have you

[FJRider]

Jeez, you really haven't been here for ages, have you

ahhhhhh the benefit of living in the sticks ... nuthing changes ...


We had a nightclub once ...

[Mully]

Plus the "consultant fees" ... a tidy little ... loss ...

Pfft, no. Don't you know anything.

Consultant fees come from a different budget - probably Capex - not the Operations budget. CEO/GM is concerned with his operational budget.

Amateur.

(/pt)

[peasea]

OMG!!!! The Angus Inn I think that died................. along with Jupiters night club

Jeez, you really haven't been here for ages, have you

Jupiters? Doesn't ring a bell. I used to go to Bananas in Napier!

I lived in Hastings from 81-83, was heavily involved in drag racing at Thunderpark and built countless engines for Brett Wilson, Wilson's V8 Parts. The memories are flooding back in, scary stuff, great days.

[crazyhorse]

Jupiters? Doesn't ring a bell. I used to go to Bananas in Napier!

I lived in Hastings from 81-83, was heavily involved in drag racing at Thunderpark and built countless engines for Brett Wilson, Wilson's V8 Parts. The memories are flooding back in, scary stuff, great days.

I've heard of Banana's - but never went - I was clearly too young . I do know of Brett WIlson. And sure as heck, miss the Drags here

[peasea]

I've heard of Banana's - but never went - I was clearly too young . I do know of Brett WIlson. And sure as heck, miss the Drags here

Bananas was reputed to have had the most powerful night club sound system in the southern hemisphere at that time. Conversation was pointless. The sound was incredibly punchy and crisp and would put ripples in your drink.

Brett left the country in a bit of a hurry, owing me and a buddy some money. However, he'd forgotten about a swag of engine parts we had so we built a couple of motors out of them and ended up making on the deal. He'd managed to get a bunch of people annoyed I think, vehicles were being reposssed left right and centre. Kinda funny but not.

What about 'Paws' lager? Absolute rubbish.

[crazyhorse]

Bananas was reputed to have had the most powerful night club sound system in the southern hemisphere at that time.
What about 'Paws' lager? Absolute rubbish.

I remember those days with loud music and going home with husky voices due to trying to have conversations..... LOL

"paws" - never heard of that at all......... SOunds grosse too

[mashman]

Pfft, no. Don't you know anything.

Consultant fees come from a different budget - probably Capex - not the Operations budget. CEO/GM is concerned with his operational budget.

Amateur.

(/pt)

bloody good point. Although it depends on whether consultancy is a standard part of your opex (which can be the case when being audited for various compliences). In which case you have to spend it every year, otherwise it's clawed back, never to be seen again... Shame that the only time organisational change is affected is when there's been a bad few months, or year etc... CEO/GM takes their golden hand shake and rides off into the sunset to get an even better paid job!!!