Hi Oshiro DHN and all, DHN,well said!!! That's why those who work for the government are called PUBLIC SERVANTS. They are there to serve their people instead of exploiting them!!! It's us who pay their salaries,isn't it?;)
The only country in the world where you don't see corrupted government officials is SINGAPORE,I suppose. They have very strict punishment and laws against any officials who don't do their job well. They are also very well-paid as a way to prevent them from being tempted by bribery... Oshiro,I am not against extended lunch breaks at all. In fact,it's a brilliant idea to me to have a longer break on Friday like you said...;) When employees socialize in the break room,it's actually quite beneficial for the employers in the long run! They can exchange ideas,tips or advice as how to solve some tricky problems at work in a casual manner,then when they return to their desks,they get refreshed and perhaps become more creative and flexible... It will save the employers enormous amount of efforts and energy on holding unproductive and time-consuming meetings... I myself think #4 Accepting praise for someone else's work or ideas is quite unacceptable. It happened to me quite a few times,and it made me feel betrayed and exploited since it was me doing all the hard work... What's worse for me was that if there were any flaws or mistakes in the project,they changed their tune right away without hesitation and blamed it all on me! However,the worst should be this SOMEONE is your direct manager or guiding professor! Another unacceptable and unethical activity to me is #2 Claiming extra expenses. It's very common to see a lot of self-employed people using this policy as a way to avoid paying actual amount of taxes. They eat out at expensive restaurants with their families or friends or do a lot of daily shopping at the supermarket for their families which have nothing to do with their business. Then,how can they be compared to the politicians who are already way over-paid and still shamelessly claim so much for their cars,housing,meals or travelling expenses!!!:( I rest my case!!! Have a good day! Pln On May 19, 11:07 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Diogo, > > I live in Brazil and I agree with you said, lacking of respect to the people > is one of the big problems in my country. > How about you, where do you live? > > See you > Oshiro > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:00 PM, Diogo Nomura <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello Oshiro > > > Can I ask you where do you live? > > > I agree with your choice besides if you live in the third world > > because this happens often. The lack of respect, responsibility and > > rules in my opinion is the principal reason for this behavior. > > Governments should work for the people and not for your own good. > > > Thank you in advance. > > > DHN > > > On May 19, 2:38 pm, Rafael Oshiro <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Pln > > > > You always show up with good issues to discuss!!! > > > I personally believe all of them are really bad behaviours, but we have > > to > > > pick just some of them, right? LOL > > > > I will choose some that are most common (and worst) in the country I live > > or > > > in the workplace. > > > The first, I will choose number 6 - Nepotism. This act is very common to > > > happen here, mainly in political scenario, where many politicians put > > their > > > relatives to "work" with them and they don't deserve this position, > > provided > > > that they don't have enough skills to work with politics besides, they > > > actually don't work, just earn the money, doing nothing. > > > > Another activity that caught my eyes was number 8 - take extended luch > > > breaks. > > > Do you really think this is an unethical activity? I don't think so. As a > > > matter of fact, I sometimes do it, for example on fridays. It's been > > common > > > people here do that, at least in the companies I have been working for > > > lately. I have one hour to have lunch, this is not strict, but on > > fridays, > > > people usually spend more time in lunch break. It's like a social event, > > > people get togheter and go to a restaurant have lunch and talk a lot. > > > > How about your, Pln and all other? > > > > Best regards > > > Oshiro > > > > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 4:37 AM, pln471 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Dear all, > > > > > There's a list of 10 unethical activities below. > > > > > In your opinion,which are the worst? > > > > > Are any common in your country? > > > > > 1 Avoiding paying tax > > > > > 2 Claiming extra expenses;) > > > > > 3 Using work facilities for private purposes(for example,personal > > > > phone calls) > > > > > 4 Accepting praise for someone else's ideas or work > > > > > 5 Selling a defective product(for example,a second-hand car) > > > > > 6 Using your influence to get jobs for relatives(nepotism) > > > > > 7 Ringing in sick when you are not ill > > > > > 8 Taking extended lunch breaks > > > > > 9 Giving good references to people you want to get rid of > > > > > 10 Employing people without the correct paperwork > > > > > Looking forward to hearing your opinions! > > > > > Thank you in advance and best regards, > > > > > Pln- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. 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