Where's Larry?

We all develop workplace sayings and comebacks, they change with workplaces and situations, but they can define what is accepted in the workplace. This creates the culture of the workplace, whilst the leadership defines the culture, what is accepted practice is what defines the working conditions.

My favourite comeback is "Where's Larry?" This is a very poignant comeback as Larry is no longer with us. No need to worry, Larry is still alive, he hasn't left this world, he is just no longer employed in our workplace.

So, what happened; well, Larry was moved on to a less significant role within the organisation. How did this come about? Well, ironically Larry didn't fare so well after the CCC investigation. So what is the CCC you ask?

The CCC is the Corruption and Crime Commission; apparently, public sector corruption is frowned upon and misappropriation of government funds is considered a bad thing. The CCC was established to investigate state government corruption.

So, when you are accused without evidence of reporting misappropriation of government funds to a regulatory body; apparently, you are the bad one. However, I am still there and Larry isn't. The cronies he embedded during the period of mismanagement are still there, just the leader is missing.

Still, they are no longer as brazen as they once were; they are very cautious, whilst they are not ashamed of their actions, they no longer enjoy the benefits they once did. The nervousness is laughable, they still think they control the place despite everyone there claiming higher salaries.

So they are now where I want them, they have easy jobs; sure, but no longer claim inappropriate benefits and they are paid significantly less than the rest of us. In this case, cronyism hasn’t resulted in more money for this crowd.

This is the appropriate remuneration that they should be paid, their corrupt payment cycle is being watched, they work for us now and they are paid less than us. Their little pathetic power comes at a significant financial cost - there is justice after all.