Originally Posted by G'Day

PP, I can't see you straining your back picking up shit, but who knows? And using your bare hands? Mmmm, I don't quite buy that one - I think you're telling a wopper. I don't even clean my cat's litter box without gloves - I cannot imagine Steve or anyone at the zoo actually EXPECTING you to pick it up with bare hands. However, if that's the way you like doing things......Nevermind the "death adder" stories. Why would someone who cares as much for his animals as Steve does put snakes in their compounds with them? Why would he leave them there if he didn't put them there, when he knows people work there regularly & in Australia people will sue the pants off you for even blinking funny in their direction? As for all sorts of other things like not allowing you to approach him & his family, well I don't know the man personally, but where does it say just 'cause he's on telly he has to be available to you at all times? What makes you so special anyway? I happen to like him and his programs a great deal, my own family is in the film industry & they're not the same people at home as what they are on TV either, neither does any Tom, Dick or Harry have the right to bug & harrass them simply because they happen to see their faces on TV. Furthermore, "free" courtesy tourist busses are for TOURISTS, not for employees, volunteer or otherwise. They don't really run for free, they run because the tourists pay to go into the zoo, which volunteers & employees don't - simple mathematics and good business sense. And if someone doesn't have the sense to ride his bike sensibly on a busy road it's hardly Steve's fault. Blame the council for not building a proper sidewalk or walkway for people. Last time I looked Steve wasn't elected to the council.

If you didn't like working there as a volunteer you could have just got up and left, and so could anyone else who wasn't happy. If everyone left because of bad conditions the man would have had to face up to facts (if they are indeed facts). You weren't locked into a contract or getting paid anyway, so why did you bother? I think your whinning is just a way of drawing attention to the fact that you worked for him. Many people do that, they get all starry-eyed around celebs & then they bitch about them afterwards in an attempt to draw attention to the fact that they actually met them, because they don't want to come straight out & brag that they met or saw so-and-so.

Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield

I used to work for a global company, I would see no reason that I couldn't approach the CEO to say hello. They are not God, the reason they are CEO is for 2 reasons, 1 - they are highly skilled at what they do. 2- lots of people are working like buggery to make the money (in this case volunteers) to keep the company going.
As to the bus, I think it is silly to stop workers going on it, if the bus is constantly full and paying customers are having to wait then that is different.
I suppose the whole thing depends on your view to the workers - boss relationship. Myself I think everyone is equal, whether this is the person collecting the roo shit or the person parading around on TV hamming up to the yanks. All important to the smooth profitable running of the company

Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield

I used to work for a global company, I would see no reason that I couldn't approach the CEO to say hello. They are not God, the reason they are CEO is for 2 reasons, 1 - they are highly skilled at what they do. 2- lots of people are working like buggery to make the money (in this case volunteers) to keep the company going.
As to the bus, I think it is silly to stop workers going on it, if the bus is constantly full and paying customers are having to wait then that is different.
I suppose the whole thing depends on your view to the workers - boss relationship. Myself I think everyone is equal, whether this is the person collecting the roo shit or the person parading around on TV hamming up to the yanks. All important to the smooth profitable running of the company

Originally Posted by gobbyjock

If staff are expected to walk or bike along a dangerous road then then I feel staff transport should be provided (in my own opinion). People who love animals and want to help at the zoo is fine - so long as no-one takes the P**s out of them and don`t expect everything for nothing and dont provide equipement and training. Yes I agree that there are nutjobs out there who like to get too close and people dont have a right to a piece of a celeb - however if you want to be famous you should expect that people will want to approach you - it comes with the territory - and I`m not saying I agree with people doing it.

Originally Posted by HiddenPaw

If every company was expected to provide transport for employees where access to workplace was via a 'dangerous' stretch of road, then probably 90% of us would be getting free rides to work. I don't really see how an employer can be deemed irresponsible for allowing an employee to cycle to work. I used to cycle to work every day in Melbourne thru choice - *shock*!!

g'DAY, a dead cyclist is not a stupid cyclist. We don't know the specific accident details in this case, and it could equally have been death caused by a 3rd party. (The vast majority of cyclist deaths and serious injuries are actually thru the fault of a motorist, and not the cyclist.) Not all cyclists cycle irresponsibly (I'm sure you wouldn't appreciate being called an irresponsible driver, simply because there are many irresponsible drivers out there). You simpply cannot say that it was the cyclist's fault that he died, or accuse him of cycling recklessly.

Originally Posted by HiddenPaw

If every company was expected to provide transport for employees where access to workplace was via a 'dangerous' stretch of road, then probably 90% of us would be getting free rides to work. I don't really see how an employer can be deemed irresponsible for allowing an employee to cycle to work. I used to cycle to work every day in Melbourne thru choice - *shock*!!


Fair comment,but the buses are already running, no one is asking for special transport to work, just the ability to ride on the buses that are already there. No wonder the volunteers leave before a month or so.
Sounds like they are treated as 2nd class citizens to me.

I didn't realize that G'day was a wind up merchant having never read any of her posts before

Originally Posted by kevinbloomfield

But did they harass you?

I have an uncle called Michael, he doesn't harass me, he just shows me porn mags and lets me sleep in his room.
Allegedly of course

Originally Posted by Professional Princess

Yes, but does he have a white glove with a brown finger?