10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOBSWORTH»
Discover the use of
jobsworth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
jobsworth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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POEMS from the MUD ROOM
The. Bogan. Jobsworth. Poem. He doesn't really exist He's made-up So let's say
he's a suicide survivor The only one of his kind He sits under water and listens
hard for the echoes of a train whistle and life whittling itself away Let's say that
he's ...
2
Fool Britannia: Headline Making Stories from
Jobsworth Britain
Or do just laugh off the eccentricities that are forever England? (Oh and Ireland, Scotland and Wales too!). In this book we have compiled the headline-hitting harrassment of ordinary folk over the year.
3
Jobsworth: Confessions of the Man from the Council
Some of the 'sods and buggers' you'll meet in this book include Archie, a master of foul language and never without a .
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Letters from the Atlantic:
From the conversation, I gleaned that 'Jobsworth', in his wisdom, had decided
that the electricity could not be connected because the garage was dusty and that
one of the walls needed painting in order to fulfil the conditions for the connection
.
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Great Answers to Tough CV Problems: CV Secrets From a Top ...
Jobsworth is an entirely British term celebrated, for instance, 1 byThe Beatles in
their movie Help! and later in theTV programme That's Life, which awarded
Jobsworth of the Week caps to organizations which had made a particularly
stupid ...
A jobsworth of a rail guard stood there, trying to look authoritarian. It worked. The
kid shuffled through his many pockets, looking for his ticket. Chris imitated the kid,
for want of a better reaction. Luckily, the train began to slow. Platform signs ...
7
Business and the Beautiful Game: How You Can Apply the ...
... to be run on, where no one had authority to stray outside the strict guidelines
set down. This led in the old days to the birth of that much loved British institution
the Jobsworth; 'I'm sorry mate, I can't let you in here, it's more than me job's worth.
Theo Theobald, Cary Cooper, 2005
Chapter. 4. Jobsworth. The pedestrianised area next to
SandleyGuildhallwasbusy when Sterling arrived there at 9.40 the next morning.
The turbulence of the previous day's weather had gone. It was still and overcast.
Directly opposite, an ...
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Professional HR: Evidence- Based People Management and ...
While a jobsworth might try to give an impression of doing their job properly they
are taking absolutely no personal responsibility whatsoever. Any jobsworth can
be easily replaced by a manual because no human, managerial judgement or ...
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Chicago : The fifth book in the Saskia story:
“A Jobsworth! More than my job's worth to just let you in!” whisperedSaskia. “Yes,
”Isaid. “The Robinson Corporation has plants in various countries, one ofthemin
Moscow. We were there on aroutine visit.” “You seema little young to be jetting ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOBSWORTH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
jobsworth is used in the context of the following news items.
Shane Lowry: I won't be happy unless I give myself chance to win …
... Byrne, coach Neil Manchip and fitness specialist Robbie Cannon, and I had my player's pass – but, no, the jobsworth wouldn't let me in. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
'Kicking the Cavanagh family out of the UK is a crime. They're …
... was arrested for charging his phone on a London train after some jobsworth C-3PO – I mean PCSO – accused him of "abstracting electricity". «Hull Daily Mail, Jul 15»
'Trained fighter' filmed in bust up with bus driver finally admits: 'I'm no …
He contacted the MEN and said: “He started being a jobsworth and arrogant so I pulled my phone out. It was comical. "I was just talking rubbish ... «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
Lewis Hamilton's Commitment To Breaking Fashion Rules
That person was a ballsy Wimbledon jobsworth who was very au fait with a rulebook. Neglecting to wear a suit in the royal box is just the start of ... «Grazia, Jul 15»
Gwent man and woman fined for littering and dog fouling offences
time these little hitlers / jobsworth / faceless council officials grew a pair and rid the streets of newport of all the drug dealers , who openly deal on the streets of ... «South Wales Argus, Jul 15»
West MPs should be reading letters pages
What about their solicitors, they should have known better and should pay the bill, "Jobsworth" comes to my mind, if these council employees ... «Western Daily Press, Jul 15»
Synth sex and suburban sci-fi – have you been watching Humans?
His replacement, Vera (Rebecca Front) – who has an eye for health and safety – is a jobsworth. Elswehere, there's a band of synths with ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Feeling down, retailers? You might be genuinely ill
Late nights awaiting that box of fish held up at Heathrow because some jobsworth in another country forgot to fill in the right forms sucks. «Practical Fishkeeping, Jul 15»
Council Spends Nine Months In £8000 Legal Battle Against Man …
Luke Gutteridge was accused of littering by a jobsworth enforcement officer after he dropped the piece of peel - that was the size of a 10p coin. «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»
Vienne Jazz Festival at Vienne, France
Doubtless there would be some council jobsworth alarmed at the prospect of up to 7,000 spectators stoked up on vin de pays clambering all ... «The Times, Jul 15»
