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What is jobsworth?Minimum wage employee who gets wet over what little power trip they have from behind the counter because they lack any sense of purpose in their own personal lives out of work. Customer: can I have a ketchup? jobsworth - meme gifjobsworth - videoJobsworth - what is it?A Jobsworth is somebody, usually who works for the government who gets paid minimum wage yet takes their job as seriously as if they were working for some secret military organisation. The common jobsworth is usually found working for the Devonia police force, however a more rare and more dangerous type of jobsworth is found working for London Transport or as Security guards at rock music venues in London. These are more dangerous as they usually originate from countries with secret police, mafia and fascist regimes and therefore guard their miniscule amounts of responsibility with their lives The scabbing jobsworth wouldn't let us stay for the after party, we were manhandled out of the venue. What does "jobsworth" mean?That prick who sticks to the rules of his job no matter what That jobsworth wouldnβt let me on the bus because I forgot my oyster Jobsworth - what does it mean?Jobsworth's have evolved from the formerly limited scope of their disorder. Often a low-ranking member of staff, a jobsworth will follow procedure and dictat to the letter, believing their responsibility to be all-encompassing and of potentially international importance. This only refers to cases where that instruction has come from their line manager; any other request will be met with a dismissive 'not in my job description' or will require confirmation, in writing, before it can be done. A jobsworth always seeks to cover his/her own arse and as such will record and minute every request or job done, and will always have a trail of evidence for the most menial to the most important of tasks, though responsibility will never lead back to them. "If you follow the email trail below, you will note that I asked my colleague to complete the letter by Thursday, and to send it on that day. You will also note that I followed up this email on the Friday with a further mail, and although there was an email to me on the Friday afternoon stating that the letter would not be ready, I had left the office to go to cake-making and French-embroidery class, so did not receive it in good time. It was in any case not my responisbility as you will have seen from the email trail." Jobsworth - meaningSomeone serious in authority who lives by the rulebook to feel like a big man. They might have been bullied at school or have pill dick. Some shithouse gave me an Β£80 fine for pissing in the street. "You'll never take me alive copper". Fucking jobsworth. Jobsworth - definitionSomeone who's jobs is low ranking and unimportant often a job that the general public dislike, but takes the job overly seriously. Example: The train guard was a complete jobsworth he checked tickets after every stop Jobsworth - slangA person in an organisation given to making life difficult for others, in order to increase their own sense of worth within the structure. (As originally from) "I can't let you go parking there, Sir Brian, it'd be more than my job's worth." JobsworthA low ranking official who follows their instructions and procedure to the letter. Often just to piss you off and to make them feel important. I'm afraid that all orders must first be placed in writing with the appropriate department before being faxed in triplicate to the following numbers. Once all of the supporting documentation has been received we will then be able to instruct the pre-payment department to advance your application for purchase. etc etc JobsworthA very minor official, who follows rules and regulation to the letter, however nonsensical this approach may be. Characteristic of the current Labour government in the UK. Also colloquially known as "Dickheads PLC", they follow in the same vein as health and safety nazis. "A motorist in Waltham Forest, East London, was fined for parking on double yellow lines that were not even there when he parked his car. The lorry painting the lines had drawn around the stationary vehicle." - Jobsworth #1 JobsworthA person who is very pedantic at work and strictly adheres to the rules; so called because of their oft used exclamation. I can't let you do that, it's more than my job's worth. |
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