Civil Servants
Ten civil servants standing in a line, Nine civil servants who must negotiate, Eight civil servants thought they were in heaven, Seven civil servants, their jobs as safe as bricks, Six civil servants trying to survive, Five civil servants ready to give more, Four civil servants full of loyalty, Three civil servants under review, Two civil servants coping on the run, The last civil servant agreed to relocate,
One of them was downsized - then there were nine.
One joined the union - then there were eight.
'Til one of them was redeployed - then there were seven.
But one was reclassified - then there were six.
One of them was privatized - then there were five.
But one golden handshake reduced them to four.
Their jobs were all advertised - then there were three.
One left on secondment - then there were two.
One went on stress leave - then there was one.
Replaced by 10 contract workers at twice the hourly rate.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
