Jobsworth Award ...

shillelagh · 10-12-2009, 23:51

goes to a security guard in Cambridge ..

A Cambridge shopping arcade has apologised to an 84-year-old woman told to lower the hood of her anorak because it breached a "no hood policy".

BBC News - Woman, 84, ordered to lower hood

Anyone else got any others for a jobsworth award?

Neil · 11-12-2009, 07:27

Sounds fair enough to me

Benipete · 11-12-2009, 16:09

Just shows the reason for the rule to me.You just can't tell who is who(m)

Less · 11-12-2009, 16:22

Will the clothes shop's within that shopping area refrain from selling hooded garments to discourage the use of these outrageous garments?
I find it strange that shop's selling this type of stuff never complain about the restrictions placed on their customers by the places renting them space.

SPUGGIE J · 11-12-2009, 16:47

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Originally Posted by Less

Will the clothes shop's within that shopping area refrain from selling hooded garments to discourage the use of these outrageous garments?
I find it strange that shop's selling this type of stuff never complain about the restrictions placed on their customers by the places renting them space.

Hang on that made sense

Barrie Yates · 11-12-2009, 17:44

Do they also ask Ladies of the Muslim Faith to remove their head converings?

cashman · 11-12-2009, 18:49

its a difficult one this, cos ugly women should wear hoods.

BERNADETTE · 11-12-2009, 22:35

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Originally Posted by cashman

its a difficult one this, cos ugly women should wear hoods.

And what about ugly fellas?

cashman · 12-12-2009, 00:05

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

And what about ugly fellas?

yes, but the article was about a woman.

Neil · 12-12-2009, 07:47

I noticed a while ago one of the Facebook groups my 15 year old daughter is a member of is called something like "We wear hoods because we are cold, not because we want to knife you"

jaysay · 12-12-2009, 10:00

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

And what about ugly fellas?

Didn't realise there were any Bernie

BERNADETTE · 12-12-2009, 10:04

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Didn't realise there were any Bernie

Yeah right

Less · 12-12-2009, 10:11

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Originally Posted by SPUGGIE J

Hang on that made sense

Oh, no, if it makes sense to you I must be finally losing it.

accyman · 16-12-2009, 15:21

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Originally Posted by Neil

I noticed a while ago one of the Facebook groups my 15 year old daughter is a member of is called something like "We wear hoods because we are cold, not because we want to knife you"

aha trying to lull us into a false sense of security eh

Gayle · 16-12-2009, 15:43

Ok, I've got a jobsworth for you.

I was loading stuff in the yard area of the Arndale today (cle.aring out the grotto from the weekend). I was asked by a security guard to move my car because it was a loading area. I said 'I was loading'. He said, 'but you're not in a van so you have to move'. When I asked why that mattered he said 'vans are allowed to load and unload but cars have to move'. I WAS LOADING!!!!!!