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Hooked by eBay, sacked by bosses

Posted by Fired Fred on September 21, 2007 4:34 PM
"It's on eBay" goes the slogan...that doesn't include jobs though, does it? You need the witty, charming, and urbane geeks at Simply Hired to help you find a job.

eBay helped some Welshers find the exit door from their jobs. They were some type of council workers. It's not their fault, though, really! Their union has a scapegoat...
One was sacked and two resigned after managers at Neath Port Talbot Council found some staff were spending up to two hours a day on the website.

Union officials have blamed bosses for "putting temptation in their way" - by allowing access to the internet.
Yes, like the Tree of Life and its shiny red apple, the little icon for the web browser proved too much for the trio. All they had to do was labor over forms in triplicate, and probably hundreds of consonants in a row before hitting a vowel, them being Welsh and all.

Feel bad for the people who still work there. They're the ones who will probably get shafted with new Internet access policies. "You were viewing a non-work related website." "It was for the local weather!" "Get your stuff and get out, lazy bastard."
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