half-assedness

[Gregory Geboski]

Evidence of typically intense US production norms, probably.
Evidence of failures resulting from the "efficiencies" of
privatized government functions, almost certainly. Evidence
of "half-assed" workers? I'm sure that's what the bosses
say...

BTW, am I the only naif who was surprised to find that a
private bank processes tax returns for the IRS?

On Tue, 4 Sep 2001 14:03:23 -0700 (PDT)

 timework at vcn.bc.ca (Tom Walker) wrote:
> >Homer Simpson: "Lisa, if you don't like your job, don't
> strike. You 
> >just go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's
> the American 
> >way."
> 
> Evidence?
> 
> Swamped Mellon Staff Hid IRS Tax Returns
> 
> PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Reuters) - Mellon Financial Corp.
> (NYSE:MEL - news) on
> Tuesday said a scandal reportedly involving thousands of
> missing tax filings
> at a Pittsburgh unit that processed returns was
> apparently caused by several
> employees who hid documents because they were behind in
> their work....


> Pittsburgh unit. 
> Tom Walker
> Bowen Island, BC
> 604 947 2213
> 

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