Training Day

I had a training session on Records Management at work today. Of course any time you have a training session at work, it brings back memories of the classic episode of "The Office" where Brent tries to inject a little too much of himself into the Werner Hogg corporate training day. I knew I wasn't the only one feeling it though when my colleague turned to me and said "If we're going to do a role play later on, perhaps I should play a Basil Faulty type character, you know, for the humour".

The highlight of the day though was this particular exhange . . .

Trainer: "Now can I have a show of hands of who is aware of the Government's Records Management Act?"

Complete silence, not a single hand raised.

Trainer: "OK, who here is not aware of the Government's Records Management Act?"

Once again, not a single hand raised.

Trainer: (by now slightly exasperated) "So let me see if I have this right - all of you here are aware of the Records Management Act, but also none of you are aware of it?"

For a split second I kind of felt sorry for her, but then I remembered she gets paid whether we put our hands up or not. It's not her fault I guess, it's just such a painful subject. Looking around the room it was obvious that I wasn't the only one who felt that way.