Are these the people guiding economic policy? Really?
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No wonder we are in the s
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"I think the challenges that I face have mostly been about learning very quickly about different subject areas. For instance three weeks into the job and I was told that I was going out to Brussels to support a senior official. He was going to be talking about a very technical issue that he didn’t know anything about, but I was supposed to be the expert on. So I found myself sitting in this room in Brussels with all my little diagrams, preparing to feed him some lines. So that was quite daunting but it all went really well."
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/jobs/FastStream/Pro...
t."I think the challenges that I face have mostly been about learning very quickly about different subject areas. For instance three weeks into the job and I was told that I was going out to Brussels to support a senior official. He was going to be talking about a very technical issue that he didn’t know anything about, but I was supposed to be the expert on. So I found myself sitting in this room in Brussels with all my little diagrams, preparing to feed him some lines. So that was quite daunting but it all went really well."
http://www.civilservice.gov.uk/jobs/FastStream/Pro...
some other retard said:
Working in Immigration with 150 staff and 700 customers coming in every day provides plenty of challenges.
I currently work in the Public Enquiries Office in the Immigration & Nationality Directorate of the Home Office, where we process visa applications for people wishing to extend their stay or settle in the UK. Most of our customers want to study, work as doctors or nurses, or apply for settlement after a number of years here.
Customer? Customer? Are we that short on words, we call applicants "customers"?I currently work in the Public Enquiries Office in the Immigration & Nationality Directorate of the Home Office, where we process visa applications for people wishing to extend their stay or settle in the UK. Most of our customers want to study, work as doctors or nurses, or apply for settlement after a number of years here.
johnfm said:
I still cannot believe a senior official was sent to Brussels, knew nothing of the subject and was being advised by a fast-track graduate trainee!
We're fked if this is the way the country is run.
We're f
ked if this is the way the country is run.
Jesus wept. We need to set fire to everything and start again, this is f
ked!!Martial Arts Man said:
The really amazing thing here is that this extract made it onto the website.....
I'm ashamed for them.
Me too. In fact I'm gonna quote it.I'm ashamed for them.
Trainee said:
By being given that responsibility it really makes a difference that you know that from the first day people are listening to your opinion.
I joined The Treasury in October 2005. In a typical day I’ll be doing a huge range of things - I may be attending meetings, responding to emails, reading reports, looking at relevant research. I’ll also be writing briefings for senior officials or Ministers if they’re attending meetings.
When I first started, I remember thinking, how can I write a briefing for this person, because I’m so new to the area? How can I be the expert? But you quite quickly develop the expertise in your own small area and realise that actually, you can add some value.
It’s certainly a challenge to be told as you walk in on your first day, right you’re now Treasury’s lead on EU fiscal policy. You think ‘but I don’t know anything about it’. But actually that’s how you get to learn things. By being given that responsibility it really makes a difference that you know that from the first day people are listening to your opinion.
I’ve had so much training since I’ve been here. I’ve had proper formal training, so courses in Econometrics, Economic Growth, that kind of technical economics. Also courses in other skills, like communications for example, or managing diversity. There’s also a huge number of seminars and talks that are always going on. We’ll also have academics coming in to visit and other people in the organisation presenting their own work, so there’s really loads of opportunity to learn about a huge range of topics.
I think the challenges that I face have mostly been about learning very quickly about different subject areas. For instance three weeks into the job and I was told that I was going out to Brussels to support a senior official. He was going to be talking about a very technical issue that he didn’t know anything about, but I was supposed to be the expert on. So I found myself sitting in this room in Brussels with all my little diagrams, preparing to feed him some lines. So that was quite daunting but it all went really well.
I joined The Treasury in October 2005. In a typical day I’ll be doing a huge range of things - I may be attending meetings, responding to emails, reading reports, looking at relevant research. I’ll also be writing briefings for senior officials or Ministers if they’re attending meetings.
When I first started, I remember thinking, how can I write a briefing for this person, because I’m so new to the area? How can I be the expert? But you quite quickly develop the expertise in your own small area and realise that actually, you can add some value.
It’s certainly a challenge to be told as you walk in on your first day, right you’re now Treasury’s lead on EU fiscal policy. You think ‘but I don’t know anything about it’. But actually that’s how you get to learn things. By being given that responsibility it really makes a difference that you know that from the first day people are listening to your opinion.
I’ve had so much training since I’ve been here. I’ve had proper formal training, so courses in Econometrics, Economic Growth, that kind of technical economics. Also courses in other skills, like communications for example, or managing diversity. There’s also a huge number of seminars and talks that are always going on. We’ll also have academics coming in to visit and other people in the organisation presenting their own work, so there’s really loads of opportunity to learn about a huge range of topics.
I think the challenges that I face have mostly been about learning very quickly about different subject areas. For instance three weeks into the job and I was told that I was going out to Brussels to support a senior official. He was going to be talking about a very technical issue that he didn’t know anything about, but I was supposed to be the expert on. So I found myself sitting in this room in Brussels with all my little diagrams, preparing to feed him some lines. So that was quite daunting but it all went really well.
TVR Moneypit said:
Bing o said:
hornetrider said:
I genuinely believe this is worth an email to the Wail or the Sun. I'm pretty sure they'd love it.
This - we have to get these idiots out of power. I want the EU fiscal advisor to have 20 plus years of business experience not 3 years of David Beckham studies.I want the UKs EU fiscal advisor to be a profesor of economics at Cambridge or Oxford, not some snotty nosed, clueless kid, straight out of school.
You are 100% correct.
I want to see the most highly qualified person we've got. I would say 20 years is way too low; I'm looking for a 60-70 year old with 40+ years experience, who has seen, done and thought about it all before.
When did we stop respecting and utilising experience?
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