eir wins the "Excellence in Public Service Award"

[MrEarl]

It's an incredible achievement really, for Eir to have dethroned Ryanair, as the worst company for customer service...

 

[joer]

I wonder who came second ???

 

[Pinoy adventure]

Joe Duffy was all over it today

 

[mathepac]

Probably fuming he didn't get one. "Ballyer bein' ignored again!"

 

[peemac]

When you do get through to them, they are very good and deal comprehensively with your issue.

But trying to get through to them is just nigh on impossible.

 

[gianni]

Industry sectors all over the world are replete with rubbish industry awards that mean nothing and that are handed out like confetti. Maybe this is simply another example and not the conspiracy that some people are cooking up?

Exactly. Like all those restaurant "awards". Every pub in Ireland that sells food has a lump of bronze on the wall

 

[mathepac]

Joe Duffy was all over it today

Again yesterday. Apparently if your organisation pays for an ad in this pseudo official public service publication you automatically get an award as the best in class. No 2nd or 3rd place awards, no "winner" because it's not a competition, no panel of judges, no list of other entrants.

The LAs are all winners apparently, Kildare Co Co for being the premier Co Co in Kildare, and so on. The no 10 bus for being the award winner on the no 10 bus route.

Public bodies seem to have carte blanche to write 4 figure cheques to this outfit using OUR money so as to be awarded an award to shtick on the wall and announce it's been awarded to them.

So now for ye, hah? Who says Leitrim Co Co isn't the besht Co Co? In leitrim that is.(for example)

 

[tallpaul]

Surely having eir win a 'Public Sector' award was a bit fishy in the first place. eir has been a privately-owned commercial company for over a decade. It is no more a public sector organisation than say AIB. Oh wait...

 

[Leo]

Exactly. Like all those restaurant "awards". Every pub in Ireland that sells food has a lump of bronze on the wall

They're not even a patch on the 'Product of the Year' awards you see some companies advertising on TV.

 

[ashambles]

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These awards seem the a similar sort of nonsense - even if not as blatant. Perhaps Joe will move on to them this week?