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Would you employ David Cameron as your junior clerk ?

9th Apr 2014
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The argument in favour is that he is a well educated, experienced in dealing with people, well presented and articulate. The counter-argument is that the more we see of him the more we wonder why his judgment is increasingly suspect.

So the question now is one of whether a junior clerk is required to exercise judgment or simply to as he or she is told and turn out the trial balances on demand.Actually one doesn't hear the term "junior clerk" very often these days - when did you last employ one under such a moniker ?

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By Deputy Dawg
09th Apr 2014 11:05

Expenses?

If I employed any politician I would immediately fit a lock on the petty cash box.

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Norman Younger
By Norman Younger
09th Apr 2014 11:18

Petty cash

Total waste of time.

You see , those politicians that are out to fiddle do it subtly , nothing quite so crass as a cash robbery

 

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By User deleted
09th Apr 2014 11:38

Client manager

I'd employ him as a client manager i.e. someone to take all client interaction off my hands but with no involvement in the numbers. He's obviously good at persuasion given that he got the job of PM so I'd expect him to do a good job of signing up new clients (even if they got disillusioned at a later stage). I could then do what I enjoy which is playing with numbers. Result = one successful business, two happy bods. 

 

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Norman Younger
By Norman Younger
09th Apr 2014 11:42

Client manager

That's an excellent idea - use them to do the schmoozing !

So now we have an ideal job role for ex-politicians with immediate start more quite a few of them next year !

 

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By justsotax
09th Apr 2014 13:11

don't you mean used car salesman...

fancy talk, quick wit, but unable to meet expectations when the goods arrive.  Petty cash....I think you would need to be worried about the building, car and client list....they would probably leave behind the petty cash as they clearly had done nothing wrong....and giving you that together with an apology through gritted teeth would suffice.

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By ShirleyM
09th Apr 2014 19:49

Nope, I wouldn't employ him, or any other politician

We pride ourselves on providing good timely service, and we keep our promises. If we say we will do something by certain date, we do it. If for some unforeseen reason we cannot meet a deadline, we ring our client and explain the problem before we get to the deadline, not after.

Does anyone know a politician that is capable of the above, because I don't.

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By Norman Younger
10th Apr 2014 10:07

Deadlines

For most politicians the failed deadline is the problem of the next administration or the new minister

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By Knight Rider
10th Apr 2014 12:24

Here today gone tomorrow

 

He would be off as soon as the first bandwagon passed by. Riding huskies to the North Pole to see a melting iceberg or discussing gay marriage for months on end!

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By User deleted
10th Apr 2014 13:45

Ah but

He did get gay marriage through eventually so he has achieved something. Can't help thinking he'd be claiming for the chew toys that he gave the huskies though, as well as the thermal underwear...

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Norman Younger
By Norman Younger
10th Apr 2014 16:28

Expense claim

But surely the 1st item is a legitimate claim but as to the 2nd item surely he'd need it anyway at -40 degrees so it

isn't really a business expense or perhaps he only went there for pure business ????

Mind he they'd be daft for not at least trying to slip it through....

But the point about pushing thru gay marriage is akin to alientating long established reliable-payer clients , so on that count he'd most likely be sacked as a junior

 

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By User deleted
10th Apr 2014 17:43

Alternative view

Flying Scotsman wrote:

But the point about pushing thru gay marriage is akin to alientating long established reliable-payer clients , so on that count he'd most likely be sacked as a junior

Or rewarded for bringing in new, potentially younger (and therefore longer-lasting) business.... As always, two views for every story.

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By ShirleyM
10th Apr 2014 17:40

I can just picture it ....

I'm sure we have all met one in the workplace at some time. You know the ones ..... they want to take the credit for everything that goes right, and pass the buck for everything that goes wrong.

They get very good training for that particular skill in the Commons. Oh..... and how to answer the question they wanted you to ask, instead of the question you did ask.

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Norman Younger
By Norman Younger
11th Apr 2014 09:35

New blood

A tricky balancing act . When I advise clients about practice change of direction I stress the importance of not alienating the incumbents - even if you want tp jettison them you cannot afford the luxury of them bolting befoe you have built up support from the target audience you are now chasing

A fundamental error - exactly what one expects from a jnuior who thinks he knows it all

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