April 21, 2006

70 YEARS OF REALISTS IS ENOUGH, FIRE THE DISSENTERS:

Foreign Service lacks 'constructive dissent' (Nicholas Kralev, 4/21/06, THE WASHINGTON TIMES)

The union representing American diplomats said yesterday it has had a difficult time soliciting nominations for its annual awards for "constructive dissent" in the Foreign Service because its members are reluctant to be perceived as mavericks.

They're our employees. They're there to implement our policies not dissent from them.

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 21, 2006 9:34 AM
Comments

Sometimes the employees have better ideas about how to run the business than do the owners. Smart employers listen to them.

Posted by: Brandon at April 21, 2006 10:13 AM

Sometimes employees are a bunch of whiny crybabies who think the world revolves around them. Smart employers ignore them.

Posted by: Bryan at April 21, 2006 10:17 AM

Diplomats are unionized?

Posted by: BrianOfAtlanta at April 21, 2006 11:01 AM

If it's a union it must be the IWW.

Posted by: Mikey at April 21, 2006 11:09 AM

Brandon, that might be true if they were employees. Given that they can't be fired and get more money as they fail, another term is needed. Perhaps deedholder?

Posted by: Robert Mitchell Jr. at April 21, 2006 12:50 PM

That union that Homer's in: The International Brotherhood of Nuclear Power Plant Workers, Pastry Chefs and Jazz Dancers.

Posted by: Bryan at April 21, 2006 12:51 PM

The fact that these mopes are unionized is the problem.

Can W. get them to go on strike so he can fire them all?

Posted by: Jim in Chicago at April 21, 2006 4:13 PM

Who were the winners during the Clinton years?

Posted by: erp at April 21, 2006 7:19 PM
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