Exrivofrigido
Old Salt
Ord_Sgt said:Your argument is flawed Exrivofrigido. An organisations workers should not have to fund themselves period. Very simplistic I know but can you imagine MoD civil servants being asked to contribute twenty quid to maintain Main Building? Ridiculous isn't it.
I agree - it is ridiculous, but the problem is, we aren't being asked to fund ourselves in the 'bullets/beans/fuel' sense. What we're being asked to do here is to pay to maintain a standard that we think is important, but they don't. I can wave the H&S flag or employment law if my office is without heating, or if a bit of the roof falls on my head, but that won't work if, say, a priceless painting is suffering water damage through poor maintenance, or if the peeling paint on the outside of the building makes all that sweeping and polishing look pointless.
We are governed by Phillistines who lack even the most basic understanding of service, but accepting that won't stop the old place falling down. I'm not defending it, but if we don't shift for ourselves, who will?