On 21-9-2011 18:53, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:08:07 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>
>> I agree with Mike R
>>
>> On 20/09/2011 6:24 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>
>>> I think that is something that contributes to workplace violence as
>>> well.
>>>
>>>
>> I’ve worked in some pretty rough and stressful environments and in more
>> than forty years have only seen or heard about three incidences of
>> violence in the workplace. The last two was when I was working offshore
>> and they had nothing to do with competitiveness. The first was when I
>> was messing someone about when we were playing cards (penny anti stuff)
>> and he pulled me across the table. Now he was someone who did not know
>> how to lose. I had almost forgotten about that incident as it was over
>> forty years ago.
>
> I'm thinking about the incidents that make it to the news - the person
> who gets fired/laid off, goes home, comes back and shoots the office up.

I assume all die hard Pratchett fans know this, but this is where the 
title of one of the books comes from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Going_postal

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