Manager on Vacation ?
Posted by Lou on Mar 8, 2009
Police hunt man who attacked train conductor at Cheshire station
BRITISH Transport Police is calling on the public to help trace a man who assaulted a conductor.
The assault happened on Tuesday, January 20 on the 9.07pm train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly.
The offender boarded the train at Chester but later became aggressive because he wanted to get off at Frodsham.
When the train arrived at Greenbank station in Northwich, the 24-year-old conductor was punched in the stomach by the offender who ran off.
BTP Sergeant Sean Morgan said: “This was a disgraceful assault on a man who was simply trying to go about his normal duties.
Better stay with the Rules 100% – all the time !
Lifetime German Railroader
Posted by Lou on Feb 1, 2009
After 6 years of Service for the German Railroad the Deutsche Bahn (German Railroad) offered me a Lifetime work protection. It means: you are now an official Government worker. With a lot of other things comes the guarantee not to be fired from the Railroad. Whatever you do, you can’t be fired. If you can’t work at one place they have to offer you another position. Of course when you do something illegal, you have to go to jail. But if you come out, you are with the Railroad. It’s really a nice feeling – you and your family are protected forever and ever. Somehow, I miss that here with the Railroad. Ok, the American Railroad is not a Government institution as the German is (was, they are no longer hiring you as an official worker) but Railroad is Railroad, so let me compare both (setting smile on). There are some managers out there to look after you. But the difference is: you will not get fired or terminated or locked up in a Closet. My big boss came over sometimes to have a visit – to talk with me about some new stuff they are going to do, but before that he called me on my phone and asked me if it’s OK to come by and have a talk. And talk means: you sit down with him over a cup of coffee and some cake (germans have coffee and cake every day around 2pm). Sure, if I did something wrong (which never happened – cough..sniff) there was a lecture that comes with the talk, but always in a very nice way. I miss that a little bit. Sure, things are really different here – Managers are now here to help you and give some advice, but it always comes with a test or a lecture. And if you did something wrong (or they think you did something wrong anyway) you get some points taken from you, fired for a few days or weeks, Toilet paper is positioned in a ‘non reachable place’, your weekly chocolate ratio will be terminated – you get the point. No wonder you make a mistake – the pressure is very high with the axe rotating over your head. My point is this, get the pressure off and talk with us, the workers out there. PUFF – If my words fall onto the right ears – they are doing exactly that. There are not so many managers out there, so instead you will get a visit from a person who is like you; somebody who trained you or somebody you worked with last week. So what am I wanking about? Nothing, just some thoughts. Hmm, the reason for these thoughts must be that I got tested 2 weeks ago and I wasn’t at work! It was not a good test because it reduced my perfect score of 1000 points by 12 points! What a bad furloughed person I am. I really have to take my furlough a little bit more seriously. Silly me, I got tested without even being there. Perhaps that was my mistake so I must get some points taken off. After all they must be right, right?
