Government handouts

Good to see the Commonwealth Government handing out billions of dollars - keep it coming my way.

However, I was very disappointed to see that the State Government has put a freeze on recruiting new public servants.

We have been flat out for the past few weeks. With planning meetings for the AFL grand final office activities and now advance preparations for the Melbourne Cup it has been a real stretch. Our tea lady hasn't been replaced since July and now it looks like we will be waiting forever.

The amount of time I spend getting a cup of tea is really cutting into my productivity.

The end of public service bans

We are all back and working flat out again.

It is quite a relief that I can stop reading The Advocate and I know all I need to know about school musicals in Burnie and pensioners in Ulverstone.

Finally the tea and coffee cannisters have been refilled so I can clean them out every Friday afternoon. We can answer the phones after 3pm. We can move important documents from out desk to the out tray. The wheels of government will turn again.

I wonder who will call in sick tomorrow?

Public service bans coming to an end

We have run out of things not to do.

It is getting hard to make it through the day. I have even taken to reading The Advocate (someone else's copy, of course).

More public service bans

The state public service is on a go slow campaign at the moment.

I hope no one has been inconvenienced.

Working harder and smarter

The was an air of panic at the office when a rumour spread that public servants were expected to work harder and "burn the midnight oil".

Fortunately it was Kevin Rudd making the comment so it only applies to Commonwealth public servants.

Had me extremely worried for a few minutes.

Time for a coffee break.

Public service work bans

It has been tough going this week with the work bans in place - no unpaid overtime and no answering the phone after 5pm.

As I no longer come in on the weekend to replenish my home stationery supplies that had already cut out my only overtime claims.

No one rings after 5pm anyway as the place is always empty by 4:30pm. Just pay me more money!