TEN PUBLIC SERVANTS
(A cautionary poem for our times)

Ten Public Servants standing in a line
One of them was downsized
then there were nine.

Nine Public Servants who must negotiate,
One joined the union
then there were eight.

Eight Public Servants thought they were in heaven,
'til one of them was redeployed
then there were seven.

Seven Public Servants, their jobs as safe as bricks,
But one was reclassified
then there were six.

Six Public Servants trying to survive,
One of them was privatised,
then there were five.

Five Public Servants ready to give more,
But one Golden Handshake
reduced them to four.

Four Public Servants full of loyalty,
Their jobs were all advertised
then there were three.

Three Public Servants under review,
One left on secondment
then there were two.

Two Public Servants coping on the run,
One went on stress leave
then there was one.

The last Public Servant agreed to relocate,
Replaced by 10 consultants at twice the hourly rate.

David in Ballarat
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