Thread: Another shooting in New Lynn yesterday

Originally Posted by Ross Nolan

While I agree with you (and Winston Churchill) that politicians are the worst people to run a country, I disagree with the idea that the best Judges should run the Justice department etc. I see this in all manner of industry - a person gets good at their job and then ends up as the foreman, where their skills don't necessarily translate.

The best welder should be welding, and his boss should be trained as a foreman. It makes no sense to remove your best worker from a role they excel in to see if they are suited to another position. IF they have managerial skills, then fine. Otherwise, have them do what they are best at, and let someone else do what they are best at.

True but surely the bloke that "ends up as the foreman, where their skills don't necessarily translate." will be up against the other best formen and the best of those, will be the guy in charge of formen. The best welder will still be in charge of the welders etc...

Originally Posted by MarkN

True but surely the bloke that "ends up as the foreman, where their skills don't necessarily translate." will be up against the other best formen and the best of those, will be the guy in charge of formen. The best welder will still be in charge of the welders etc...

As an old man I can tell you it doesn't work like that - the one with the biggest mouth gets the job because he knows how to blow smoke right up your arse.
It applies to politicians, car salesmen, Priests, influencer's and most everything else. No one goes far unless they know how to spin shit - it's the way it's always been.

The bloke who know his shit gets stuck in a position where knowing 'your shit' matters' - he's what makes the world go round, the others are just 'noise'.

Originally Posted by SF90

As an old man I can tell you it doesn't work like that - the one with the biggest mouth gets the job because he knows how to blow smoke right up your arse.
It applies to politicians, car salesmen, Priests, influencer's and most everything else. No one goes far unless they know how to spin shit - it's the way it's always been.

The bloke who know his shit gets stuck in a position where knowing 'your shit' matters' - he's what makes the world go round, the others are just 'noise'.

Amen.

Yep , that's why I've always liked the saying " an empty vessel makes the most noise".

Originally Posted by SF90

As an old man I can tell you it doesn't work like that - the one with the biggest mouth gets the job because he knows how to blow smoke right up your arse.
It applies to politicians, car salesmen, Priests, influencer's and most everything else. No one goes far unless they know how to spin shit - it's the way it's always been.

The bloke who know his shit gets stuck in a position where knowing 'your shit' matters' - he's what makes the world go round, the others are just 'noise'.

Roger Daltry of the Who once sang all those years ago ' Meet the new boss...same as the old boss'. Seems he knew a bit about The Peter Principle too.