RE: Looking down a hole2 Jul 2024 19:33
Ever thus. In 1990s BT introduced Work Mangler, oops I mean Work Manager for exchange maintenance men. You signed on first thing and it gave you one job. Previously you could do a couple of jobs in parallel. You completed that job and signed on to WM and it gave you another job. Inevitably it was at another exchange often taking you into rush hour traffic. At this second exchange you met another person who was signing off their first job. And guess where WM sent him for his second job. Yep you've guessed, to the exchange that you had just left. Efficient they said, we know you aren't resting your elbows on window sill. Demoralising I found it.