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Human nature, your boss slags you off all the time and makes your life miserable and you do the same in return.

I can do dumb insolence very well.

In a private business, that would have to result in performance being reviewed, improvements made, and the "do the same in return" players being shown the door.

To not do so is to invite bankruptcy.

Where are the public in all that?

Oh yes, they get stuffed and still have to pay, heavily, for it!

"Pay for Performance" with annual set & agreed standards, and pay according to survey of annual user satisfaction results , also annually, only the best players get the rises!

Poor performers slide towards the exit.

That's the way to go!

If we have to have a Civil Service, we should only keep top performers in there!

Those who get things done as suggested by the Government.

What if your performance is measured by a bullying boss?

What happens in the real world in such situations is that those who suck up rather than those who are good at their job are rewarded. (that applies in both the private and public sector). The main alternative in such a culture is to keep your head down and not be noticed. It's not the most productive environment in any sector.

What if your performance is measured by a bullying boss?

What happens in the real world in such situations is that those who suck up rather than those who are good at their job are rewarded. (that applies in both the private and public sector). The main alternative in such a culture is to keep your head down and not be noticed. It's not the most productive environment in any sector.

All very true ..... I've worked in both private public (local government) and private (electronic and automotive) sectors AND been a Civil Servant (Department for Work and Pensions and Insolvency Service).

What if your performance is measured by a bullying boss?

What happens in the real world in such situations is that those who suck up rather than those who are good at their job are rewarded. (that applies in both the private and public sector). The main alternative in such a culture is to keep your head down and not be noticed. It's not the most productive environment in any sector.

What if your performance is measured by a bullying boss?

What happens in the real world in such situations is that those who suck up rather than those who are good at their job are rewarded. (that applies in both the private and public sector). The main alternative in such a culture is to keep your head down and not be noticed. It's not the most productive environment in any sector.

Best not to mess with "The Prittser" - she wants Capital Punishment back as a "deterrent", maintaining that the British justice system would only hang "guilty people" .....

I didn't know that.

She has my complete support.

In 2000, Patel went to work for Weber Shandwick, a PR consulting firm. She was one of seven Weber Shandwick employees who worked on British American Tobacco (BAT)—a major account. The team had been tasked with helping BAT manage the company's public image during the controversy around the Burma factory being used as source of funds by its military dictatorship and poor payment to factory workers. Part of Patel's job was also to lobby MEPs against EU tobacco regulations.

Speaking on Times Radio on Saturday, ex-home secretary Clarke said he was troubled by the “awkward situation”.

“It was assumed before that if an investigation was taken this far and if anyone was found to have broken the ministerial code, I don’t think anyone would have doubted the minister, to use the old phrase, would have to consider his or her position,” he said.

Clarke said he was particularly worried by the resignation of Sir Alex Allan, the prime minister’s ethics adviser, whom he described as “quiet and reasonable”.

Former Home Office permanent secretary Sir David Normington also criticised Boris Johnson for backing Patel, condemning the decision as “completely unacceptable”.

Normington said it was “the first time as far as I can remember we have a prime minister that doesn’t seem willing to stand up for high standards in public life”.

He told BBC Radio 4 on Saturday: “There needs to be a recognition from her [Patel] and the prime minister that she was found to have bullied staff, possibly in three departments not just the Home Office, and that is completely unacceptable.

“The prime minister has simply put aside the findings of a report, and of the independent adviser, Sir Alex Allan, that she is a bully and you shouldn’t have bullies in government.