I thought Liverpudlians prided themselves on a sense of humour, on an appreciation of the ridiculous. Well I guess that the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital isn't managed by scousers - although it seems to employ them:
The advert, on the Royal Liverpool & Broadgreen University Hospital's website, invited applications for a trainee anaesthetist.
But it concluded by stating: "Usual rubbish about equal opportunities employer etc".
Any one who's worked in HR (or in advertising) will know exactly how this came about. And the person responsible will get a bollocking and will bore friends, colleagues and relations for ever with the story (suitably embellished).
However the management have got all po-faced. Rather than have a laugh, say "it's a mistake, sorry folks", they had this to say:
"The wording on this advert in no way reflects the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust's position in relation to equal opportunities, to which it is fully committed.
"The trust is conscious of its duty to promote equality and is a Stonewall Diversity Champion employer.
"The trust will be conducting an investigation into this incident to ensure that this cannot happen again."
For heaven's sake, grow a sense of humour will you.
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2 comments:
Hilarious! Yes, no sense of humour, it's a major problem these days. It's what political correctness (censorship of thought and resulting speech) has boxed us into unfortunately, a dry humourless bunch. Monty Python could never survive in today's climate.
An investigation? All it requires is just asking the manager of the dept who was tasked with the job. Job done.
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