Revenue staff get paid to eat Xmas dinner!

goodie2shoes

i've been saying for quite some time that we live in a banana republic, but this sort of thing belongs to Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/revenue-staff-get-paid-to-eat-christmas-lunch-3282204.html

CianRyan

I don't care.

Winty

Do not see the problem, it's Christmas lunch not a sex orgy

Stroll

goodie2shoes wrote: »

i've been saying for quite some time that we live in a banana republic, but this sort of thing belongs to Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/revenue-staff-get-paid-to-eat-christmas-lunch-3282204.html

ACH NO!!!

gerrybbadd

You'd swear this was nation wide, across the board the way people go on. This is a local arrangement, and not what goes on in every Revenue office.

iregk

In fairness this is a nothing story. I'm a private sector worker and in 3 companies that I've worked for coming up to xmas we always get a lunch followed by "unofficial" half day where lunch extends into beers which turns into an all night session. We don't and never have had to take a half day for it, it has been the companies way of saying thanks.

What's the problem here?

Senna

The only news in this artical is the staff have to pay for the lunch themselves, which is surprising.

Fr_Dougal

iregk wrote: »

In fairness this is a nothing story. I'm a private sector worker and in 3 companies that I've worked for coming up to xmas we always get a lunch followed by "unofficial" half day where lunch extends into beers which turns into an all night session. We don't and never have had to take a half day for it, it has been the companies way of saying thanks.

What's the problem here?

The country is broke, that's the problem.

lukesmom

Whats the big deal????
Blatant begrudgery on the journalists part. Yawn.

AnonoBoy

Shure somebody has to ate it, wha? Ya can't let the Christmas dinner go cold now can ya? Shure that'd be a sin.

nhojegan

Blatant Begrudgery is right

Wishbone Ash

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

The country is broke, that's the problem.

The Revenue is one of the few Govt departments which generates income.

It is reported that it is a team-building exercise. Better than going to one of those expensive team-building outings in an external venue such as a hotel hotel.

Think_then_talk

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

The country is broke, that's the problem.

The staff organised it and paid for it themselves.
Let's hope the H.S.E. do the same.

ParkRunner

How many years did that journalist spend in college to be able to copy and paste an email into a newspaper I wonder? He should have taken a half day unpaid himself if he is going to waste time like that in the Indo office

2ndcoming

Typical Indo sh1tepeddling, the only difference with this and any job I've had is that they have to pay for the lunch themselves. Considering as far as I know they won Corporate Legal Team of the Year this year an unofficial half day is not much of a bonus

kowloon

Winty wrote: »

Do not see the problem, it's Christmas lunch not a sex orgy

Yes, that is correct. Nothing more. Just a dinner. 0_0

corktina

even tax collectors deserve Christmas don't they?

SEPT 23 1989

corktina wrote: »

even tax collectors deserve Christmas don't they?

No

who the fug

Sack the bleeding idiot who put it in writing

If it can come back and bite you in the arse do not put it in writing

Signed who the fug firm believer in the 11th commandment

ejmaztec

goodie2shoes wrote: »

i've been saying for quite some time that we live in a banana republic, but this sort of thing belongs to Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/revenue-staff-get-paid-to-eat-christmas-lunch-3282204.html

They're quite welcome to eat bananas for Christmas lunch.

smcgiff

Just goes to prove, just because something is in a newspaper doesn't automatically make it newsworthy.

Fr_Dougal

Wishbone Ash wrote: »

The Revenue is one of the few Govt departments which generates income.

It is reported that it is a team-building exercise. Better than going to one of those expensive team-building outings in an external venue such as a hotel hotel.

It doesn't generate income, it collects income; from workers.

A couple of years ago I worked for a private sector company that didn't make a profit, we didn't have an xmas party and we weren't allowed any time off work to go boozing.

Revenue are behind target for the year too, why they're allowed time off to go celebrate is beyond me.

Valetta

I think Revenue are ahead of target?

SEPT 23 1989

Valetta wrote: »

I think Revenue are ahead of target?

Dont believe the spin

TwoShedsJackson

goodie2shoes wrote: »

i've been saying for quite some time that we live in a banana republic, but this sort of thing belongs to Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/revenue-staff-get-paid-to-eat-christmas-lunch-3282204.html

Rampant hyperbole, as usual.

blue note

I was delighted to hear newstalks comment on it this morning. Basically Chris O'Donoghue said that he simply couldn't say anything against it since it's probably the same thing that would happen there.

I hate seeing the media go to town on these people. I was at the ppi awards a couple of weeks ago. It's a brilliant p1ss-up and generally the radio stations pay for the 3 course meal (fillet steak main) and often for accommodation as well. I'm not saying there's much wrong with this, I'm just saying they're hypocrites for criticising others doing the same thing.

Odysseus

Think_then_talk wrote: »

The staff organised it and paid for it themselves.
Let's hope the H.S.E. do the same.

They always do, I with them since 96 and always paid for my own.

btard

That article must have been passed by an editor. So it's not just one gob****e of a 'journalist' who's peddling this blatent begrudgery. What a vile vile newspaper this really is.

SuperGrover

goodie2shoes wrote: »

i've been saying for quite some time that we live in a banana republic, but this sort of thing belongs to Mugabe's Zimbabwe.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/revenue-staff-get-paid-to-eat-christmas-lunch-3282204.html

Get a grip

not yet

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

It doesn't generate income, it collects income; from workers.

A couple of years ago I worked for a private sector company that didn't make a profit, we didn't have an xmas party and we weren't allowed any time off work to go boozing.

Revenue are behind target for the year too, why they're allowed time off to go celebrate is beyond me.

What is your problem, As said in an earlier poat these people won awards during the year for their professionalism and dedication.

It fcuking amazes me how some people pick up on something like this and run with it hoping to garner support against ordinary workers because they are in the PS. Sick to ****ing death of it.

ezra_pound

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

It doesn't generate income, it collects income; from workers.

A couple of years ago I worked for a private sector company that didn't make a profit, we didn't have an xmas party and we weren't allowed any time off work to go boozing.

Revenue are behind target for the year too, why they're allowed time off to go celebrate is beyond me.

The tax take is actually ahead of target.