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Author Archives: redundantpublicservant
In which I say cheerio …
I’ve been puzzling out the many effects of getting a job. On our family life and, of course, on the work I’ve been trying to do through this blog. When I started I thought there was an untold story about … Continue reading
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In which I work on the small things …
Being let loose and left to your own devices by a former employer is an odd experience. Mrs RPS believes that I need some structure in this hiatus. So, in order to prevent me brooding, she has developed a little … Continue reading
In which I channel CJ and a Roman …
Few of life’s problems cannot be resolved by dipping into a West Wing Box set. From accidentally sleeping with a call girl to invading other sovereign jurisdictions the answers are all there. My favourite character is CJ played by the … Continue reading
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In which I’m running out of time …
In any job there’s always a file some where with the ‘I’ll get back to that …’ set of tasks. The ones that never quite reach being urgent or important but bob around just about in the corner of your … Continue reading
In which my P45 arrives …
It had to come. The P45 that is. I hadn’t actually thought about it but opening the letter and finding it in my hot little hand shouldn’t really have been a surprise. It was still a strange sensation though to … Continue reading
In which I wonder if anyone will take our place …
The following post first appeared in Patrick Butler’s cuts blog in The Guardian on line on 11 February. It is reproduced here by kind permission of The Guardian. Being made redundant implies what you do is no longer needed. For many public servants … Continue reading
Posted in Big Society, Guardian Society, Public sector, Public service, Redundancy
Tagged public sector, public servant, redundancy
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In which there is a week to go and something odd happens …
So the last week has arrived. Seven days to R-day. And the last feverish tidying up and sorting out of accumulated stuff is pretty much done. It’s half term and I’m on leave. Which is just as well because something … Continue reading
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In which I get things into perspective …
Fellow fans of Douglas Adams will be familiar with the fiendishly cruel Total Perspective Vortex. A device developed by a man exasperated by his spouse’s constant nagging to get a sense of proportion. By clever use of fairy cake he … Continue reading
Posted in bad news, Public sector, Public service, Redundancy
Tagged Douglas Adams, public servant, Total Perspective Vortex
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In which we say thank you yet again …
Sometime last night the blog past 50,000 hits. I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who has visited. The comments have been moving, motivational and hilarious. You’ve all been a great help to the … Continue reading
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In which I get revisionist (it’s the cowboy in me) …
I am very fond of the western movie. So much so that, as Mrs RPS will tell you, I’ll watch any old rubbish involving a bloke on a pony waving a gun in the air. Of course I like to … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, bureaucrats, CSR2010, local government, political debate, Public sector, war on the deficit
Tagged art, movies, public sector, public service
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