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Hubbard, James, 1949- :"Please hold... your call is important to us, and you are in a p...
Date: 2011
From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons
By: New Zealand Press Association
Reference: DCDL-0018136
Description: A man is in a serious state of decomposition, with mere rags of flesh hanging from his skeleton and cobwebs extending from his head. He holds a phone while a voice message says 'Please hold... Your call is important to us, and you are in a priority queue...' On the ground is a newspaper with a headline that reads 'One stop mega call centre mooted for all govt. depts'. Context - The new ServiceLink organisation is to be a mega call-centre which could ultimately employ several thousand staff. The plan is for the one agency to handle everything from phone and internet inquiries to applications for benefits, tax returns, fines and other payments for state services. The government expects to save a million a year from "efficiencies" Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).