The Horror! The Horror!
“Trauma counselors have been called in to work with employees of Northumberland County Council, shocked by the news that a senior manager had been charged with fraud.
The trauma counselors were available to the 500 county employees on a round-the-clock basis for as long as they are needed.” Brighton Independent
Haven’t we come a long way in shielding our public servants from the stark realities of life in Northumberland County?
January 19th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
“trauma counsellors” or “grief counsellors”
What are these? How does one qualify?
How does the bureaucracy select its particular counsellors?
And what is their mandate? To reduce trauma? To ease grief?
What are the general rules of counsellors?
Are counsellors underdeveloped Empaths?
How much do they earn? Per call? Per hour?
How is the success of their operations measured?
Are tears counted?
What if there is an outbreak of sobbing?
What if one thrashes about on the floor in grief?
What a pity that the weak-spiritedness of the 500 county employees would lead to uncontrolled outbursts of grief at the workplace for the sudden and traumatic arrest of a senior manager.
It’s difficult for me to imagine that any county employee would be all busted up inside just because of the arrest of a senior manager. This must be a requirement of union rules — that it’s employees are a thin-skinned spitirually weak lot and need protection from the harsh realities of a senior manager being charged with fraud. Whew!
It would likely be someone in the Human Resources dept that made the decision to have trauma counsellors on call 24/7. I wonder what things were considered to make the decision. Are these counsellors on an On-Call List? If a trauma occurs, are some of these counsellors placed onto heightened alert — able to rush to the victim of grief or trauma. And who’s dime pays for all this? The union? Or the taxpayers?
March 11th, 2008 at 11:31 am
In exactly one hour, (1:30 pm, Mar 11) I shall be ensconced at the bar of MacGreggor’s on King East. Anyone wishing to seek my forgiveness, bask in the glow of my presence, or just touch the hem of greatness is welcome attend in respectful audience.
Or not. Whatever….
(They have Canadian on tap by the way.)
March 11th, 2008 at 8:25 pm
An enormous success! The Cobourg police provided exceptional crowd control and while I can’t possibly sign every autograph book shoved at me, I’m sure most of the crowd went home happy -especially those who brought their children and infirm elderly for my ‘laying on of the hands’.