Slackmack
Jan 19 2006, 3:08 pm
QUOTE
Employees can be fired if they are caught complaining in the office.
It may sound absurd, but employees have a clause in their contracts which states: "moaning and whinging at Nutzwerk is forbidden... except when accompanied with a constructive suggestion as to how to improve the situation".
If every firm took this viewpoint... there won't be a single employed person left to run any office anywhere!
Source: BBC News
MarkJC
Jan 19 2006, 3:47 pm
I might add that to my employees contracts at the next review - would be an easy way of getting rid of some dead wood, as they are the ones always complaining about something.
I wonder what other crazy clauses you could get away with? -
'The wearing of Pink on a Monday is forbidden & will lead to instant dismissal' or
'Any employee who doesn't offer the boss coffee at least once a day will no be eligible for a bonus' (Actually, I pretty much already do the last one).
Neil373
Jan 19 2006, 4:08 pm
What a ridiculous thing to put in a contract, everyone needs to blow off a bit of steam now and then with a good old whinge. It's a damn sight better than someone bottling it all up and then going nuts in the office with a handgun.
and the "constructive suggestion" part almost voids the clause anyway.
"You're all a shower of useless bastards and I hate this fecking job" might get you sacked, but if you were to say:
"You're all a shower of useless bastards and I hate this fecking job... so I suggest that the company sponsors me on a round the world cruise to raise my morale"
then you wouldn't get fired... errrr right !
JDee
Jan 19 2006, 5:26 pm
or for one of my colleagues
"Being a 61/2 foot tall ginger haired transexual, wearing womens clothing to work and selling your a*** in Stuttgarts red-light district will lead to instant dismissal."
Neil373
Jan 19 2006, 5:36 pm
You work with some interesting people JDee !
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