Re: Had a call...
A fellow retiree's previous job (now a long time ago) was as an engineer with the national telephone network. A new manager retired him early on the grounds of limited efficiency (he had a chronic illness that required occasional time off).
A few days later he was asked by the police to attend an exchange because of an "emergency". My friend told them he had just retired, "we know" they said, "please come anyway". It was a 10 minute car trip away and when he arrived there was a fire engine, a couple of police officers, the new manager, and a 'civilian'.
He was asked to go into the 'back room' of the exchange and 'check it', "Why can't the manager do it?" he asked "Because he doesn't have the required security clearance" he was told by the 'civilian'. He left the manager seething outside and returned a few minutes later and told them that 'whatever' was OK. Yes, he got paid in full for at half-day at his old overtime call out rate...
Biting the hand that feeds IT
