Abuse? It's all part of the job.A JOB advert sparked outrage after it came with a health warning over the "abusive" Geordie public. Applicants for the post of researcher with Newcastle City Council, designed to gather public opinion on services, are told to expect emotional upset and daily angry, abusive rants lasting up to five minutes. Coun Nick Forbes, leader of the council's opposition, said: "This advert shows a lack of respect by the council for the Geordie public and is quite insulting. "If the extent of the public anger is as they say, then the council should be asking themselves the question why people are so unhappy and take a look at what can be done." Under a section called Working Conditions, the job description warns of "serious verbal abuse verbal abuse Psychology A form of emotional abuse consisting of the use of abusive and demeaning language with a spouse, child, or elder, often by a caregiver or other person in a position of power. See Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Spousal abuse. , aggression or other antisocial antisocial /an·ti·so·cial/ (-so´sh'l) 1. denoting behavior that violates the rights of others, societal mores, or the law. 2. denoting the specific personality traits seen in antisocial personality disorder. behaviour", and describes this as an "unavoidable" part of the job. Under the section Emotional Demands, the description warns that the public could cause the jobholder job·hold·er n. One who has a regular job. Noun 1. jobholder - an employee who holds a regular job earner, wage earner - someone who earn wages in return for their labor "emotional stress or upset". FULL STORY: PAGE 9 |
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