Thread by @declanf

There were some shocking revelations about safety in that @Qantas expose on @4corners last night. But the mainstream news sites haven't touched it today, because a) they didn't break it and b) Qantas spends shitloads on advertising. #4Corners

The hardest I've ever been slammed by an employer, was ten years ago at Triple M when I described @qantas's planes as "coffins with wings". And was told they spend millions on advertising and to never mention Qantas again.

The MMM boss who told me to never mention @qantas also told us to only do "One joke every talk break. Because two jokes is putting a joke on a joke. And putting a joke on a joke is like touching dicks." 10 years later I still have no idea what the fuck that means.

Same Triple M Boss told us we spent too long talking to listeners on air. Told us radio talkback was all about the 3 Gs. "Get 'em, Gut 'em, Get Rid of 'em"

The boss before him at triple M carried a copy of Sun Tzu’s Art of War, and hung a samurai sword on the wall of his office. If he didn’t like your air check, he’d chop the tape in half with the samurai sword.

That same Triple M boss once rocked up to work in a full army fatigues and when someone asked him why he was dressed like a soldier, he responded, very seriously: “Mate, we are at war, with Gold 104”

The “touching dicks” Triple M boss once called & asked me to get a file off his computer. When I asked for his password, there was a pause & then he said, “All caps… WINATALLCOSTS”