A MAN OF THE CLOTH is now saying his prayers before he begins work each day in a storeroom.
Word reaching Cou Cou is that this pastor has been relegated to this hole because of a falling-out between himself and the boss man at this Government agency.
It seems that this believer in Christ was not willing to play ball and go along with what his boss was demanding of him. So with no doghouse around, he was relocated to the storeroom.
The boss man was able to shift this senior man to his new space under the guise of repairing offices. The thing is, the pastor is the second person in recent times to run afoul of this boss, who is no stranger to controversy himself.
That first individual was initially relegated to the same storeroom, but was shifted to the kitchen to make room for the preacher since the boss had to show this man of the cloth how much power he had despite what the Public Service general orders say.
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Locking horns
TWO POLITICOS FROM THE SAME CAMP are at loggerheads over the blocking of a roadway that had been used for years.
Cou Cou understands that the older of the two had been living in the area for a number of years before the younger one moved in a short distance away in front of him.
The younger one had dirt dumped across the unofficial thoroughfare, complaining that fumes from the vehicular traffic severely affected his breathing.
Residents were not impressed with this move by the young politico and carted away the dirt, only for the individual to have more dumped.
That’s when the veteran politico entered the fray.
Defying his years, he unleashed a tongue-lashing reminiscent of the fire he was once known for, as he made his feelings known.
But the young firebrand politico gave as good as he got from the veteran and was not at all swayed.
From what Cou Cou was told, the veteran is not the only one having difficulties with how his younger colleague operates. The residents of the neighbourhood would love to give the young politico a caning for trying to change their peaceful garden without, they claim, consulting them.
Apparently, next to the young politico is a spot that is not big enough for development so the individual has taken it over and even planted trees on it. But the residents don’t want that and had planned to appeal to the politico’s boss. Now they’re having second thoughts given his slow, phased way of dealing with matters.
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Egg on their faces
A SENIOR PERSON at a Government agency has ended up with egg their faces after getting a hard-working individual unceremoniously and surprisingly severed recently.
It was such a quick move that even the general manager wasn’t aware that a separation package was being prepared.
But the real impact of the swift move was the lack of a contingency plan to ensure continuity. The result? On pay day there was not a cent in the bank for any of the monthly paid staff at the organization, including the general manager and the other big-ups.
We all know that Bajans demand to be paid when due. However, reports are that the staff were overjoyed to go a day or two without their salaries, just to see the embarrassing look on the department head’s face.
Cou Cou understands this department head must now explain to the other heads and the board of management why salaries weren’t paid on time and also if the recent termination was done according to established industrial relations practices.
