[Meme] The Hard-Working Madame Simon

Dr. Roy Schestowitz

2022-04-07 17:03:52 UTC
Modified: 2022-04-07 17:03:52 UTC

'the ones that 24/7 worked day and night. Those are the guys that will get the pensionable reward or the cash bonus. Not everybody just for showing up; I need a break; I drove all the way here'
The right-hand woman of António Campinos is working very hard, she "24/7 worked day and night" (in António's bar at the top floor)

Summary: The vanity of unqualified EPO management (hauled from a trademark institution for the 'skill' of knowing a mischievous colleague) is only going to motivate more EPO staff to participate in future strikes

Battistelli penthouse
Welcome to Europe's second-largest institution. What would you like to drink?

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