Member Info for Dorfan

G13

“ Paddy appears as Troublesome”

Interesting to note that Paddy was born 29th August this year. Trouble switched posting from ITM to Lloyds on 2nd October this year.

What is also interesting is that members here need to go and look at Troubles postings on the 2nd October and older. There is a distinct pattern of postings by Trouble that mirror postings here.

Just saying

I believe there are about 12 million pensioners in the UK, if you said 40% were able to do the work you imply, that is nearly 5 million back doing some form of work which would definitely have an impact on the ordinary worker.

There are 34 million workers in the UK and now we would be putting 15% back in the workplace again.

ASI

“ force pensioners to earn their pension by doing work within the community.”

On paper may sound good but why should they, it suddenly becomes a form of employment with potential implications for NI, sick leave, holiday and a pension scheme.

There would also be the larger problem that you could/will be putting real people out of employment as it will be seen as pensioners being exploited as cheap labour.

The question:

is it fair to say that some teachers have narcissistic tendencies

Yes, it is fair to say that some teachers may exhibit narcissistic tendencies or traits. This does not mean most teachers are narcissists, but rather that a spectrum of personality traits, including narcissistic ones, exists within the profession.

Prevalence and Motivation

General Personality Spectrum: Narcissistic traits exist in the general population, and people with these traits may be drawn to positions of authority like teaching. The opportunity to exert power and control over others, or to be in a position that offers a "privileged public platform," can be appealing to such individuals.

A Desire for Admiration: Research suggests that while you do not have to be high in narcissism to be a great teacher, a strong desire for admiration (a key aspect of narcissism) may inspire some educators to perform at their best, and work hard to ensure student success, in order to receive that admiration.

Low Levels in General: However, other studies indicate that educators, particularly elementary school teachers, are generally perceived as having lower levels of extreme narcissism compared to other professions like business leaders or college professors.

Manifestation in the Classroom

When present, narcissistic tendencies in an educator can manifest in several ways:

Authoritarian Style: They may lean towards an authoritarian leadership style, using their position as the primary justification for decisions ("Because I am the teacher, and I decided it").

Lack of Empathy: They may struggle to consider or respect students' emotional needs or intellectual points of view, failing to realize the impact their words and actions have on others.

Difficulty with Criticism: They may deny failures, blame others for problems, or react angrily to criticism, finding it hard to take responsibility for their actions.

Focus on Self-Importance: They might expect constant attention and validation, demand that others use their formal titles, or use instructional methods (like only lecturing) that center on their own expertise rather than student-centered learning.

Ultimately, an educator's personality traits can significantly impact the classroom environment and student well-being, highlighting the importance of considering these characteristics in the teaching profession.

Well the way you treat us I can see why.

Trouble

“ Where I taught, it was sometimes like the survival of the fittest.”

Sounds like a school with teachers that deservedly had little respect from the pupils, bit like here really. I guess the pupils all had Tory parents.

Trouble

“ I've also strapped (when it was allowed) a few young imbeciles in my time too”

There are people out there that would call a person that does that a sadist.

G1

“ Agree Dorfan. I had a similar experience with my wife's mothers' estate. Had the dining room table covered in paper work for 6 months sorting it all out.”

We have this looming up probably within the next few weeks, may be less. Father in law is 96 and has been sent home from hospital with a supply of morphine to control the pain until the end comes. Mother in law is also frail but is coping at the moment.

Trouble

“ Ageism can be as much a problem as the one beginning with R.”

Here we go again, Trouble just can’t resist in changing a thread from being polite between members that have different views on a common topic to one that becomes divisive and political.

The tactics being used are below.

Baiting: This is a tactic used to provoke an emotional or negative reaction from you so the person can then use your reaction to make you look irrational or to divert attention from the actual issue. They want you to "rise to it" and fall into a trap.

Changing Discussions to Political Views: This serves as a distraction technique (red herring) and a way to signal group identity. By shifting to a topic often associated with strong, unchangeable beliefs, they can frame any disagreement as an ideological battle rather than a simple difference of opinion or a point where they might be wrong. It allows them to avoid the substance of the original discussion.

ASI - Post at 17:57

Not Lloyds related but someone we know will report it for being off topic. I personally don’t have a problem with posts like this, it is the human side between us and fills in non Lloyds news time.

Someone here will see it as disrespectful regardless.

ASI

“ I assume most of us talking are old farts”

You do realise your mate will report you for name calling and being disrespectful etc etc.

We can’t sink to his levels you know, perhaps you can have a quite word in his shell like.

And the point is?

Chips

“100p end of year

120p early 2026”

Apparently you can’t predict future SP prices as it is conjecture and there is no proof it will happen.

Well that is from our an eminent member here who says so.

ASI

“Look at yourself you appear to be on here and you're an old fart too”

For someone that lectured another member on not to sink to a much lower level, you now seem to be doing the same yourself.

ASI

“ I'm talking about banking and fraud so is directly related to Lloyds.”

Guilty conscience there ASI, I was referring to your friend at 16:22 and 16:25

But then slip in Lloyds and it makes it fine, I learnt that trick earlier and it looks like it others are adopting the same technique.

I take it politics is back on the menu now that everyone is posting about it.

Darth

“throwing the board rubber”

I only ever remember that happening once in my school days. It was an RE teacher, if you weren’t paying attention he would throw it at the wall at the back of the classroom, boy did it go with a bang!

ROFL Yawn!

BR

“ Wheels are coming off the US economy, and the AI bubble is bursting.”

So it could get worse when it actually happens then?