Editing Jobsworth (section)

==Usage==
The term became widespread in [[vernacular]] English through its use in the popular 1970s [[BBC]] [[television]] programme ''[[That's Life!]]'', which featured [[Esther Rantzen]] covering various [[human interest]] and [[Consumerism|consumer]] topics. A "Jobsworth of the Week" commissionaire's hat was awarded each week to "a startling tale of going by the book".<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/597889.stm BBC News: "Your job's worth more than you are"].</ref>

The term is in use, particularly in the UK, to characterise inflexible employees, petty rule-following and excessive administration, and is generally used in a pejorative context.<ref>[https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199596/cmhansrd/vo960501/debtext/60501-10.htm House of Commons Hansard Debates for 1 May 1996 (pt 10)] "There seems to be here an element of what might qualify for Esther Rantzen's "jobsworth" award. I would certainly like to look at it more closely. I will therefore follow up the matters that my hon. Friend has raised today, and I hope to be able to write to him in due course."</ref>

The slang expression "Little [[Hitler]]" is also used with a similar meaning.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://jpwhitetesla.com/2012/10/21/little-hitler-alive-and-well-at-radnor-lake-state-park/ | title=(Little) Hitler alive and well at Radnor Lake State Park | date=22 October 2012 }}</ref>