Could You Treat People This Way?

[bainbrig]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/feb/04/jobcentre-adviser-play-benefit-sanctions-angela-neville

“We were given lists of customers to call immediately and get them on to the Work Programme,” she recalls. “I said, ‘I’m sorry this can’t happen, this man is in hospital.’ I was told [by my boss]: ‘No, you’ve got to phone him and you’ve got to put this to him and he may be sanctioned.’ I said I’m not doing it.”

I suppose it’s possible that conditions have changed since the above interview was published, but from all accounts they have not.

Who could, who does, who is “only following orders”, in what passes for our compassionate society? Anyone here?

[murraymints]

"clients" was the encouraged terminology in my offices

[emmie]

clients yes that was it once, not sure i like that either. but i guess it matters not at the end of the day.

[bainbrig]

Rockrose asks "Bainbrig have you ever worked in this sector?"

No, I haven't.

Peculiar question, Rockrose. Do we have to have personal experience of working in a sector to be able to comment on, or criticise it?

BB