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Are British People Workshy?
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One of my daughters is a manager at a Hotel/conference centre and has sent me this message;
' This morning I told staff their hours would be shorter today -2 hours later had to tell them no ,their shift was as usual. British workers complaining,making a fuss they have to do a full shift,Polish workers happy to stay and even volunteered to do extra work to cover British workers.
We have had the same experience with British and Polish laborers -the Brits are forever late and always on the phone, E.U. Immigrants work like dogs and grateful for overtime.
are British workers becoming workshy?
' This morning I told staff their hours would be shorter today -2 hours later had to tell them no ,their shift was as usual. British workers complaining,making a fuss they have to do a full shift,Polish workers happy to stay and even volunteered to do extra work to cover British workers.
We have had the same experience with British and Polish laborers -the Brits are forever late and always on the phone, E.U. Immigrants work like dogs and grateful for overtime.
are British workers becoming workshy?
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I have worked for 7 years as an 'expat' in both Africa and the Middle East. In both places us 'Brits' had a reputation as hard workers. The 'Locals' were regarded as 'Lazy' . I went abroad simply to work and earn money to send home. It is a question of commitment I had nothing else to worry about than earning money to send home, I worked 7 days a week and extra hours to...
10:53 Tue 07th Jul 2015
I think it varies from person to person.
That stated: in a well off society where one is not brought up to grab any chance of making money out of necessity, there is likely to develop a work to live rather than live to work attitude.
Disappointment at being told you had a short day and then having it taken away is fair enough. Volunteering is probably more to do with life's experiences and being in the habit of taking a joy and being useful. When the job isn't something you want to do the less of it you have to do, the better. But if you have an interest or incentive, that's another matter.
That stated: in a well off society where one is not brought up to grab any chance of making money out of necessity, there is likely to develop a work to live rather than live to work attitude.
Disappointment at being told you had a short day and then having it taken away is fair enough. Volunteering is probably more to do with life's experiences and being in the habit of taking a joy and being useful. When the job isn't something you want to do the less of it you have to do, the better. But if you have an interest or incentive, that's another matter.
Just to clarify -the cleaners only get paid for the hours they work. So if they were told at start of shift they were only getting paid for 6 hours not 8 as there was not much work then they would have been miffed. To be told 2 hours later 'oh its ok we have had a large booking you will get your full shift money' -should have been a relief.
It looks to me getting a Job with your Local Council(North Tyneside) in this case,seems to be the thing to do. Outside my House is a small Green,a month ago 5 Council "Workers" were sitting on their Grass Cutting Machines for 3 hours talking, smoking,eating and drinking Tea.Today,as I write, 6 "Workers" from the same Council have been doing exactly the same since 9.15 this morning with no sign of doing anything.Do you think this is typical of all Council "Workers"or just my Council?
As a forester I have worked with quite a few polIsh etc, ok they are willing to work quite hard, they are willing to work any hours you give them, very keen, they are also the most effing useless workers under the sun always saying they know what they are doing and never having a clue, no quality or pride in their work always had to make them go over their work at least once, I would prefer not to ever have to use them again
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