18 September 2012
The world is an illusion shrouded in someone else's happiness I work hard to avoid the endless forms wrapped in red taped ribbons Every other department wants to know what I don't have hidden So some glory hunter can tick a box to justify a pay rise that's been given The paper trail confirms that I was escorted by a sour faced foreigner you're employing
Can't put my tool box down next to me incase someone mistakes it for a bomb X-ray scanning device at entrance might prove security wrong? Health and Safety numb nut drinks herbal tea from a thermal flask He checks the fluctuating temperature but can't work out why his tea don't last
Man asks me if I know where to go I reply I'm following mr jolly foreigner and maybe you could tell him where to go? He says you've been here before I can tell that you know I'm just doing my job in boredom watching the clock until I get home Until then, my friend, fill in this form so my boss knows I know you know.
I pray my companys financial department have got my figures right Tax forms, returns and wage slips will have me up all night Trying to figure out when and what I had for breakfast when the sales team got into a fight Only to be told I ticked the wrong box when I filled it in last time
Everyday I see these care in the community hmrc tax "workers" Miserable looking tax evading pen pushers Only time they move quick is when the clock strikes "lunch" Then they all scrum down to their tupaware microwaved brunch
Now nobody is around to sign my paperwork Managers gone walkabout to organize someone's thirst "Hello? I'm the water engineer you stupid burk" Health and Safety guy wants to know if I'm the reason his flask don't work Jesus get me out of here cos my head really hurts!!
Civil Servants • Opuss № I