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Road patrol men breakdown recovery policy

Listen to the man at the front

Temporary membership recovery

We, the front men, all said it won't work! Knowing that people buy things for the car and just chuck it in the glove box till it's needed and what will happen if it's a recovery membership? Technically they will not be allowe



This is not really a gripe, but a story about the morons with twenty letters after their name whose basic intelligence is on par with ameba's IQ and they apparently know better than the man at the front!

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25-3-2007I'm with the poster of this gripe. The Sales people are blithering idiots. They dream up all kinds of so-called marketing schemes, without any consultation whatsoever with the other arms of the business. And they can kill a business in doing so. So many firms and organisations have gone under th...moreVotes for Workers
19-3-2007So what if its another hairbrained scheme? You work for the company on the front line, business decisions are not your responsibility. You are employed to do the job you are paid for, so it hasnt worked out - the comapny takes the hit and you still have a job. Those that make the big decisons hav...moreRonny
15-3-2007Steal, At least your an honest MD. You started your own business with no qualifications,and employ non educated people. Not like these MD's who come in from the cold and THINK they know how to "split the atom" I know of a person,who was a barristers clerk, and went into the manag...moreRobbie
14-3-2007Joe, Im a MD of a business I started, and I have no degree, no qualifications, just a passion. I have had degree people working for me I have had people that failed school. and I can tell you, the people with degrees are more blinded by figures and £, and miss the point completely..steal
14-3-2007Amazing how the 'guys on the shop floor', whether doing a manual or skilled job, always think they know how to run a multi-million pound opertaion better that the execs. Instead of spending tens/hundreds of thousands on recruiting MBAs and Chartered Accountants, for a fraction of the price t...moreEquitable Joe
14-3-2007I used to work in the sales department of the RAC.. and I totally agree with this gripe!! they dont know there ass from the elbow the managment. The said story of Temp. memebership used to give me headaches beyond belief.. theres also another thing called a WILL JOIN, and its an inflated price of...moreMark
14-3-2007Is this common knowledge?. We ALL know them at the "white/blue" collar and tie brigade always know more than the shop floor worker. Take the "Utility Companies" Those on Thousands a week make all the decisions, and know nothing at all about maintainance, repairs, and most o...moreRobbie



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