Barlow Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Ringy Rose said: A low-level admin person didn’t set up the email correctly and you’re wanting them to be sacked. I’m sure you’ve never made a minor mistake. In which case the supervisor/manager should be reprimanded for allowing slackarsedness to appear on their shift. I would also doubt that it would be a low-level admin person (?) that would be given responsibility for sending out these emails. Unless of course this was 'a computer error' in which case no one is really to blame. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 12 minutes ago, Barlow said: In which case the supervisor/manager should be reprimanded for allowing slackarsedness to appear on their shift. I would also doubt that it would be a low-level admin person (?) that would be given responsibility for sending out these emails. Unless of course this was 'a computer error' in which case no one is really to blame. What's it like never making mistakes? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 4 minutes ago, thommo2010 said: What's it like never making mistakes? Typical gov paid employee response. Those of us in the real world cant make mistakes like that. If they do their company will be out of work along with its employees. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 hours ago, newaccount said: Grade A dickhead. you're a C+ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Blade Runner said: Typical gov paid employee response. Those of us in the real world cant make mistakes like that. If they do their company will be out of work along with its employees. Haha what sort of company goes out of business because they sent some emails out a few hours early? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 1 hour ago, thommo2010 said: Haha what sort of company goes out of business because they sent some emails out a few hours early? Say, a public company making a SE announcement, or tied by a contractual embargo, or a premature announcement about some major commercial development that scuppers the deal? The exam faux pas is not a biggie, but in the commercial world that kind of lack of attention could have serious consequences. But, there again, you wouldn't leave something like that to a junior staff member. What about an embargoed message being sent by the police 24 hours before it should have? On this, could it cause problems with the examining boards? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 5 hours ago, thommo2010 said: What's it like never making mistakes? Oh don't you worry son, I'm not immune to having made a mistake, or maybe two. When that has happened I had a severe bollicking/dressing down from my boss, although apparently nothing like as severe as they received in turn from their boss. As a result mistakes were rare. Very rare. But I am surprised at your apparently laissez-faire attitude on this. True, no one has died, but the principle towards careless mistakes is just the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meoir Shee Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 12 hours ago, Barlow said: A somewhat cynical view but: The last couple of decades it has got bit ridiculous, especially with GCSEs. Whether our bright young things are getting even brighter and brighter* is not the point. There needs to be a meaningful grading system. And lots and lots being awarded grade A*s is starting to become meaningless. There needs to be a reset. But the good old universities need to fill all those places, kerching. Especially with all the feckless kids who like to proclaim "I am the first of our family to go to university". Easy money. *They are not. I think they are getting thicker, but that is bit the point. Also a somewhat cynical view but: The last couple of decades it has got a bit ridiculous, especially with 130mph+ laps. Whether our bright young riders are getting even faster and faster* is not the point. There needs to be a meaningful timing system. And lots and lots being awarded lap records is starting to become meaningless. There needs to be a reset. But the good old TT organisers need to fill all those places, kerching. Especially with all the feckless riders who like to proclaim "I am the first of our family to lap at 130mph at the TT". Easy money. *They are not. I think they are getting slower, but that is bit (sic) the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 An interesting analogy but somewhat neurotic. Motorcycle engineering is improving all the time, with the riders accordingly taking more of a risk to excel. Whereas arguably A' Levels are getting easier and less effort is required to gain top results. But yes, university ('uni') is a money making business and so is TT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kopek Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 Oh Gawd, does this mean that Radio 4 are going to spend a week analysing these results, is it worse that '19, will Unis take all this into account??? Willl 'Womens Hour' try so hard to find an 'anti women' aspect to these results?????? Maybe time to switch to Manx Radio? Gawd no, that's a bit extreme of a solution!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringy Rose Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 15 hours ago, Blade Runner said: Those of us in the real world cant make mistakes like that. No private sector employee has ever accidentally sent an email wrongly or too soon. Fact. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Ringy Rose said: No private sector employee has ever accidentally sent an email wrongly or too soon. Fact. I also believe people in the private sector never have days off, stop for lunch or go for a piss 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 it could have been worse . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12422797/School-rated-Outstanding-Ofsted-truly-sorry-human-error-led-email-containing-pupils-Level-results-email-sent-students.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barlow Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, WTF said: it could have been worse . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12422797/School-rated-Outstanding-Ofsted-truly-sorry-human-error-led-email-containing-pupils-Level-results-email-sent-students.html Interesting. Links to the Daily Mail website should be banned. For lots of reasons but mainly because the website is laden with total crap clickbait and opens videos I did not ask to open and hangs my laptop. But anyway, if you were sent an email and them another email saying don't open the first email and delete it - what would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxanne Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, WTF said: it could have been worse . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12422797/School-rated-Outstanding-Ofsted-truly-sorry-human-error-led-email-containing-pupils-Level-results-email-sent-students.html Can you put the text in? I've got the DM blacklisted on my router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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