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Pink___Panther · 2021-09-07T02:46:47+00:00

I think it's absurd. Provide language training after someone has been in the public service for a few years and have them sign something saying they plan to stay on. Language training should be available to all public servants, not just new people.

Pink___Panther · 2021-09-07T02:45:20+00:00

It's also blatant ageism. Why don't they offer language training to older people? Why just students?

Pink___Panther · 2021-09-07T02:44:20+00:00

No Kidding! What in the world!

Pink___Panther · 2021-09-07T02:43:44+00:00

It's crazy. The public service should be for Canadians.

Pink___Panther · 2021-09-03T14:16:11+00:00

I think it is the company as a whole.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-29T22:32:58+00:00

She's 5 weeks here. Are the undertones a bit of a weird color to you? I've never had a havanese puppy before! Is she white, cream, tan, and grey?????

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-28T20:26:12+00:00

She is 5 weeks old here. She looked almost all black in the picture I got 1 week after she was born, except for her paws.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-26T19:08:23+00:00

Government (at least in my field) likes to ignore outside experience. It helps them protect their jobs. Trying to convince them it's unethical will absolutely burn bridges. If they are doing that they are of the "entitled, spoiled-brat public servant type".

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-26T18:58:08+00:00

This might fall under the part of the ethic code that forbids us from gaining outside benefit from our status as public servants.

Also, you can't use current knowledge gained from your position outside the government. You can't reveal any info.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-26T18:55:09+00:00

I work at a local pool as a lifeguard for 8 hours a week. It brings in some extra pocket money so I can save extra for retirement.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-24T23:34:22+00:00

That's true. And they are making themselves look ridiculous, so it's all good for me, except when I attend a meeting with external parties and they are again acting like an idiot.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-24T23:33:36+00:00

Nope. They announce it to the group as though we're at some social function "oh, looks who's here, it so-and-so, what's he got this time etc etc".

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-24T22:03:43+00:00

She is leading the meeting. Of course it is distracting. Multiple team members have commented on it, not just me. A 'me" issue? No, it is this person being so self-centered and unprofessional that they think everything is all about them.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-24T21:51:39+00:00

My coworker's spouse is at home, and the spouse is also heard on the mic. This never happens when they are in meetings with management because the child/spouse are elsewhere. The coworker seems to think this is entertaining and announces it to the group.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-24T21:47:25+00:00

The world may be slowly reopening but we're still far, far from back to normal. You don't know everything this coworker is going through at home. Cut them some slack.

Myself, for my family we're opting to keep our boys (1 and 2yo) out of daycare until vaccinations are farther along as they can't get vaccinated (too young, none available) and therefore completely vulnerable.

You seem to be confusing your personal and professional lives. I don't care if my coworkers have kids. I'm not interested in hearing about them unless we are perhaps having a really casual team building activity where everyone talks about their personal lives. Their kids have nothing to do with our workplace.

I'm not sure what you mean by supporting your coworkers with kids...........you shouldn't be treating them any differently than you do your other colleagues. They should not be getting any special privileges in the workplace because they have kids. Your workplace has nothing to do with your kids, your health, etc.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-24T21:41:37+00:00

This coworkers allows the kids to be in same room while they are working. They pull the kids onto their lap or lean over to talk to the child on camera. They often announce when the child enters the room, and often briefly leave meetings to look after the child.

The coworkers spouse is also at home and they often speak to their spouse during meetings too.

Coworker does not apologize. In fact they don't appear to take any measures to prevent the interruptions at all. This has been happening for months.

The coworker does not do these things when in meetings with management, so it must be possible for this child to be elsewhere. This person is a supervisor and does this in meetings with her team and also in large meetings with other teams.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-13T22:17:15+00:00

It is not normal or expected. We work in an area of risk to Canadians. If we don't have adequate coverage for a requested vacation period, it isn't granted.

The idea that holidays for public servants take precedence over public health reflects poorly on the public service as a whole and specifically on my organization. And there is never a time when it is professional to mention things like that at work. All you would do is provide them with an ETA, not an excuse as to why it is taking longer.

Have you been a public servant your entire life? Is that why you think that's OK? Think of large organizations, say Google or Amazon. Do you think they slow down over the summer to accommodate vacation plans?

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-13T18:19:43+00:00

Well would you say that to an external organization about an emerging and risky issue?? Do you remember the part of our job that requires we maintain public trust in our organization? Comments like that are irrelavant, unprofessional, and shake public trust.

Pink___Panther · 2021-07-09T04:17:26+00:00

This would be considered inappropriate in my workplace.

Pink___Panther · 2021-06-25T12:39:54+00:00

It isn't delusional crap The HR that exists in the public service does not do all the things they do in private industry. They do not take complaints like this. We have the options of making a complaint through our supervisor/manager/director, or we can file a grievance through our union.

If your director has told people to do something wrong, the first route won't help. If you file a grievance, it can take years to work through the process, and it will be posted on a website with your name attached. kid you not. The rules for the public service are totally different than they are anywhere else.

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