Naaaahhh..... you didn't breach the act. You didn't reveal a word of
what had been written (secret or otherwise!). You simply illustrated
how one sentence had actually been expanded to 30 pages - which was
enough to contribute to your decision to find another position. Good
for you!
Hugs,
Clay
In Lynchburg, VA, USA, where we're bracing for "the big one"... Actual
weather forecasts for my area say we'll have a moderate amount of rain
and some higher winds than usual... but I'm not expecting a disaster.
The tendency these days has been to blow all warning out of proportion,
which increases ratings on the networks and then - like a doctor's dire
predictions - when the worst doesn't come we're all elated.
On 8/26/2011 3:50 PM, Agnes Boddington wrote:
Hello Jean
So it is true that a few words can become a tome.
I don't think you have broken the Officiel Secrets Act, I won't
divulge your email to anyone.
Yet ....blackmail comes to mind ....
Agnes Boddington
Many, many, many years ago I worked for a government department,
supposedly as a personal assistant to a high-up civil servant. My
first task was to type up the written sentence he had given me and
pass it back to him. He went into a meeting while I waited in my
office. He came back after about an hour with my typed sentence
expanded into two much longer sentences. I typed those (in triple
spacing) and gave it back. Another meeting and another typing. After
a week, he proudly had a 30 page report bound and distributed - all
from that one sentence. I'd already handed in my notice by then,
partly because the job obviously wasn't what I'd been led to believe,
but mainly because of the sheer waste of time and futility of what
was being done.The excuse for what was being done was that there
should be no ambiguity in anything being said.
I was offered a move to another department, but I declined.
If you think I'm joking, I'm, not - it really did happen. Have I
breached the Official Secrets Act which I signed?
I suspect that still happens, especially in the EU.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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