Big Brother in Town Hall!

Dick Hides Spy Cams to Watch Employees

The Dicktor continues to fail to impress with his leadership skills, frequently blowing the most ridiculous situations well out of proportion. Take, for example, the unfortunate clerk in the water and sewer department, Ariel (not her real name). Ariel, with her helpful and professional demeanor, is well-liked by the residents and effective and competent in her job. Unfortunately, she managed to get on Dick’s bad side, so he decided to have her suspended without cause.

It all started with Dick moving Ariel’s desk into the tax receiver’s office –- a huge no-no because accountability rules require that any billing functions be kept separate from whoever is collecting the money. But Dick has never been one to let regulatory requirements get in the way of a bright idea – maybe that’s why his clients in mainland China like him so much?

Not content to ignore state oversight, the Dicktor added his own Big Brother twist. Under his direction, the tax receiver and town clerk installed a hidden camera focusing on Ariel’s desk. When she discovered the surveillance and complained, Dicky retaliated by locking her out of her office. The receiver, meanwhile, continued to talk smack about the clerk and generally persist in putting her anus (French: le Annus) where her mouth is. Ariel filed a legitimate workplace violence complaint, which Dick handled in his typical clueless fashion: he summoned all parties to a secret meeting in the town vault, of all places, apparently to ensure that the receiver’s fabricated bullshit complaints wouldn’t be picked up on the town hall camera system.

It should be interesting to see what happens when this nonsense is sorted out and she goes back to work.