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02 Feb 2014 20:13 #1
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It's bad enough trying to find info at the National Personnel Records Center as it is, without people deliberately messing things up...
"More than 1,800 vets' records intentionally destroyed or misfiled by 2 clerks"
Stars & Stripes article HERE .
"More than 1,800 vets' records intentionally destroyed or misfiled by 2 clerks"
Stars & Stripes article HERE .
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02 Feb 2014 22:31 #2
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No Amount Of Evidence Will Ever Persuade An Idiot (probably not Mark Twain)
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I bet they were not the first, or indeed the last to do similar things at archives. I suspect you have to be dedicated to the task as it is probably very boring if you are not. You'd be surprised at the number of people who can't see the point in storing old documents or even history as a concept.
Without history you have no future.
Without history you have no future.
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03 Feb 2014 08:03 #3
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It is worrying that there is no reason given for the deliberate dumping of files.
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03 Feb 2014 09:09 #4
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Laziness and the incentive to meet performance targets, by the sound of it.
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It is worrying that there is no reason given for the deliberate dumping of files.
Laziness and the incentive to meet performance targets, by the sound of it.
Yes, I'm back(ish).
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03 Feb 2014 12:09 #5
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If it was due to incentives or performance measures they should have realised that these always have adverse effects in other areas and don't always reap the benefits for the organisation as a whole. This is especially applicable to lower paid staff where a little means a lot.
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