Whilst I'm in rant mode, the other area where we Brits are failing is in the devaluing of human skill and experience. All a company has to do is to write a manual of instructions and procedures for employees to follow, and Bob's your uncle. It doesn't matter if the person who gets the job is an idiot or not. If he is an idiot, you can't get rid of him easily due to HR and employment issues. If he is good at his job, its not appreciated and the companys' attitude is that if he doesn't like something, he can be replaced by another bum on a seat. That tends to breed a culture of not bothering too much because why get stressed when you can just coast through your job and get your pay cheque at the end of the month?
When companies finally realise that their employees are their most valuable resource, things might improve! (along with the flying pigs etc)
That's probably enough ranting for one day!
Last edited by HeliComparator; 25th Aug 2013 at 16:24.