"What a tragedy it is that this hospital has been able to function on such a substandard level as it has," said Tony Bell, a spokesman for Michael D. Antonovich, a Los Angeles County supervisor who has supported the closing.
Analysis of data suggested a substandard level human factors and ergonomics input in the design of the cab and driver interface that violated many key tenets of established design guidelines.
[Hospital service provider, urban area in Western Canada] Participants also described men as being subjected to more substandard levels of accommodation, based on the perception that men "don't care" about their homes and are content with living in "dorm-like situations".
"Now they are insisting on a change to a substandard plan".
It is a shame that the financial restructuring that will allow the Legal Aid Society to survive will also substantially reduce the already substandard level of resources available to the society's staff attorneys -- and ultimately to their clients.
When bullying is supported and encouraged by upper-management by their failure to act, valuable employees are often lost or demoralized into just "punching the clock", with ineffective managers at liberty to continue performing at substandard levels, and creating havoc and inertia amongst co-workers and subordinates.
Is it better to have a substandard school, or no school at all?
The Regents expressed frustration, however, that the plan does not move quickly enough to deal with the problems that have kept the Roosevelt secondary schools operating at substandard levels for as long as a decade.
But for those involved in the selection of Mr. Stewart -- a group that included a wide range of public officials but no one from the police department -- the collective thinking was that there was not anyone in line to take over who could bring about the kind of reform deemed necessary for a force that they say has functioned at substandard levels for years.
It's OK to treat people like animals, to treat people in a substandard manner".
Although the mentors involved custodial staff in PHC team meetings and many participated willingly, the substandard levels of hygiene and cleanliness may represent ingrained attitudes and practices that are challenging to change.
