Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Relief from Stress!
I urgently needed a few days off work, but I knew the Boss would not allow me to take leave... I thought that maybe if I acted 'CRAZY'then he would tell me to take a few days off.
So I hung upside down on the ceiling and made funny noises.
My co-worker (Sipho) asked me what I was doing. I told him that I was pretending to be a light bulb so that the Boss would think I was 'CRAZY'and give me a few days off.
A few minutes later the Boss came into the office and asked 'What are you doing?' I told him I was a light bulb. He said, 'you are clearly stressed out. Go home and recuperate for a couple of days.' I jumped down and walked out of the office...
When my co-worker (Sipho) followed me, the Boss asked him '...And where do you think you're going?'
(You're gonna love this.....)
He said, 'I'm going home too, I can't work in the dark.'
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Modern Russian Slavery!
This process, known as dedovshchina, requires the recruits to be virtual slaves to their superiors.
Tell President Dmitry Medvedev that the Russian government must implement a plan to eradicate military hazing »
In addition to being forced to give over their personal effects, money, and food, these soldiers are subjected to humiliation and severe beatings. In one incident, 50 recruits were sent to the hospital with pneumonia after being forced to spend a day in below freezing temperatures without appropriate clothing and one died.
The Russian government must stop dealing with these hazing incidents on a case-by-case basis and address the overarching problem.
The recent mass protests and desertions of the older recruits should serve as a wake-up call; the inhumane practices of dedovshchina are caustic not only to each individual, but the army as a whole. This must be stopped immediately.
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