To me, the inconsistency is between the desire to simplify (because it saves money - reasonable) and the reality of introducing a system of allowances that is petty, inflexible and rigid in the extreme - A 4 MINUTE phone call sir - THAT'S NOT ALLOWED. Has anyone tried tipping 10% in a US restaurant?
After 16 years in the RAF and believing that we were actually better treated than most of the civilian world, this is fundamentally changing my view of how much the RAF values me personally. It's not the immature software, it's the actuals system, associated pettiness and implication that I am untrustworthy that I am starting to resent in large measure.
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