Taxman
August 10th, 2006 at 15:29
Na na na na na na na na na na na na na na na. Taxman!
I’ve got a new job working as an “assistant officer” at HM Revenue & Customs. Yeah, the tax people. This is useful because it means it should be easier to claim back the tax I was, erm, taxed, from my time in the enveloping trade.
So now if you see a piece in the Daily Mail blaming pen-pushing beurocrats and inefficient civil servants, I’ll be one of them!
I love tax, though. Being a left-minded type, I think the distribution of wealth is ace- and now that it’s keeping me in employment, all the better. I’ll be doing a noble duty of ensuring the NHS gets all the money it needs, and the armed forces get enough cash to buy bombs and guns to use on civilians in an endless war in a far away place.
The interview, which took place last week, was interesting- the questions used were almost a carbon copy of the BBC Interview I had- even the paper they were making notes on looked the samed. I was originally applying for the job as officer (not assistant officer)- I think I lost this though as soon as I claimed that I wanted the job because of power. The evil laugh can’t have impressed them much either.
I didn’t ask if I could be paid cash in hand.
Hopefully I’ll have some exciting stories about tax soon. I hope I get to meet Adam Hart Davis.
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