WHO?IS?REALLY running one of the island’s most important statutory corporations?
That is the question on the lips of the staff members when the top dog recently swung his sling and slew a consultant brought in by the Goliath, an elected MP and the Minister who appointed him!
Word reaching Flying Fish & Cou Cou is that the top dog never liked or wanted the consultant who is highly educated and qualified, but who was sent to the job on the authority of the Goliath against his wishes.
Although the consultant did what everyone considered to be an exceptional job in trying circumstances, the top dog lived up to his word and recommended that his contract not be renewed – without any consultation with the Goliath.
Staff members are very upset by the high-handed manner in which the consultant was dismissed as they say it is not fair to take the rice off the consultant’s table after he had restored faith in the department by letting staff know that they were no longer making sport!
It is understood that the top dog now sees his latest triumph as clear indication that he is the”man” and has been boasting that there is no one to challenge his authority, be it established staff or just people he considers visitors and passing through.
Running scared
FOLLOWING A NEWSPAPER article, certain people at a health care institution seem to be running scared.
There is a lot of finger-pointing about who could be the ones involved in the practices talked about. Since then a lot of he say, she say has been taking place there.
The blame game seems to be the order of the day and certain people are now even more careful about who they talk to.
It seems what these people are scared of is the new sheriff who will soon be coming on the job. He is an unknown quantity and they fear that if he and the others in leadership zero in on their age-old practices, it would hurt them. And they don’t intend to lose their prima donna picks with lottery number salaries.
Lying low
ANOTHER POW WOW was held, but yet again the big boss did not turn up. But just as bad, only two of the other leading lights of the organization that are its public face attended.
The non-appearance of the boss and his lieutenants has left the leading rank and file members, who were well represented, questioning if these people were not worried about the future.
If they had turned up, the gathering would have heard from a certain guru that given the present indications, and his projections, two of them are in deep trouble, and a few others are bordering on similar rejection.
The fly on the wall of that meeting who reported back to us, said that with such expected bad news, it was no wonder that few of these first-timers had the courage to attend the informative session.
Every man jack
THE TALK is about a big ruckus a recent report caused at a prominent place.
It seems the professionals had serious questions about the analysis that was done and the period it was done for, so some voices were raised.
But in true like it or lump it style, every man jack toed the line when the decision was taken to do it how it eventually came out.
From what we heard, the public’s interest was not necessarily served.
