Reply to: Communism

[Doggy Styles]

A long time ago at a ClientCo far, far away when I was coerced into the "tea round" culture, some wag gave me a Green Tea teabag along with the other standard orders.

He was not impressed when his beverage came back laced with day old milk.

One down, six to go...

Good on yer.

[hyperD]

A long time ago at a ClientCo far, far away when I was coerced into the "tea round" culture, some wag gave me a Green Tea teabag along with the other standard orders.

He was not impressed when his beverage came back laced with day old milk.

One down, six to go...

[Doggy Styles]

I'm with Robinho 100% on this. I make my own tea, when I want it, how I like it, and without the drag of having to make it for other people. Except Claire, I used to make her tea very occasionally, but she was the exception. Oh and Tracy a couple of years ago.

I appreciate getting away from the desk the regularly as well, it's healthy. I'm not going to join any of those bizarre little tea groups.

[Robinho]

20 people on one desk? I thought 8 was high, do you work in a Chinese sweat shop? No wonder you're such a ardent communist.

[d000hg]

This whole tea situation is remarkably similar to the 50p tax debate.

Because i might have to make tea for up to 8 people i never bother making tea because it's far too much effort. As such nobody really makes much tea and the tea economy dies.

This is the same situation to the 50p tax. Ambitious people can't be bothered to earn a lot of money because they're just give half of it away. As such the actual economy dies.

8 whole people? I thought it must have been more like 20 from the fuss you were making. 8 barely even needs a tray.

[Robinho]

I just make my own tea. Am I wrong?

No, you're a tea-Libertarian, the most admirable type of person there is.

[Old Greg]

I just make my own tea. Am I wrong?

You're Knight Rider.

[mudskipper]

This whole tea situation is remarkably similar to the 50p tax debate.

Because i might have to make tea for up to 8 people i never bother making tea because it's far too much effort. As such nobody really makes much tea and the tea economy dies.

This is the same situation to the 50p tax. Ambitious people can't be bothered to earn a lot of money because they're just give half of it away. As such the actual economy dies.

I just make my own tea. Am I wrong?

[Robinho]

This whole tea situation is remarkably similar to the 50p tax debate.

Because i might have to make tea for up to 8 people i never bother making tea because it's far too much effort. As such nobody really makes much tea and the tea economy dies.

This is the same situation to the 50p tax. Ambitious people can't be bothered to earn a lot of money because they're just give half of it away. As such the actual economy dies.

[d000hg]

You must be the life and soul of every party you don't get invited to.

[Robinho]

No, this is called being a regular person, rather than a social retard.

Insisting that i make tea for everyone is an encroachment of my civil liberties.

[Robinho]

and unhealthy - People should get up and walk to the kitchen or coffee machine every now and then to keep the circulation going.

Seriously, I'd refuse to participate.

I did at the previous gig and there was genuine outrage for a while. Eventually people saw the benefits of my neoliberal beverage policies though and dropped their evil socialist ways.

"The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's tea."

[d000hg]

At my new gig you're pressured into offering coffee to the rest of the desk every time you make some for yourself.

This is Communism.

No, this is called being a regular person, rather than a social retard.

and unhealthy - People should get up and walk to the kitchen or coffee machine every now and then to keep the circulation going.

Right - that's why you take it in turns. With all that tea, you then get additional movement going to the loo

[AtW]

In USSR there were no unemployed people.

That's because it was criminal offence to have no job - in this country getting 3 points for speeding is criminal offence which gets you slap on a wrist, but in USSR criminal offence meant going to ****ing hard Siberian labour camp.

HTH

[Old Greg]

At my new gig you're pressured into offering coffee to the rest of the desk every time you make some for yourself.

This is Communism.

I fetch as many as I can. It's easy to earn a tenner in the time it takes to do a tea run. They made me a badge saying 'Tea Bitch' at one gig.