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How mean is my boss???
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Ghost Donkey
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My old boss made the decision to allow himself to take compassionate leave to go to a family funeral. He made his own brother take it as annual leave and wouldn't allow him to take it as compassionate leave. He also made him arrange his own cover in order to be allowed to take it as leave as it was short notice. Funnily enough we all agreed to move shifts around to cover him
swee'pea99
Legendary Member
That's priceless!
some bosses are just mean. the funeral thing.... that's REALLY mean. mine is just mean. it might be a jolly but like i said NO ONE GETS A CHANCE LIKE THIS and i would work over any time he asked and he knows that.
mean.
they have a helicopter to check the electricity lines etc.
mean.
they have a helicopter to check the electricity lines etc.
Fly
Well-Known Member
Helicopters are overated any way
jumping out of them is much more fun =)
Fab Foodie
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bauldbairn
New Member
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- Falkirk
20 years ago whilst working for "the worlds largest electic motor repair company" a former work colleague of mine got killed in a motorcycle accident in Glasgow. He wasn't just a work colleague he was a very close friend - we socialised / motorcycled and went to the gym together.
Although very popular with some workmates he rubbed others(who didn't understand him) up the wrong way. The stand in "Works Manager" ran a bus to the funeral and insisted all staff get the bus to and from the service/burial to reduce lost production hours. It meant "time off work" to the one's who didn't care and the bus was full - leaving my apprentice and myself without transport.
I was 23 at the time and informed the "WM" that I would be driving the 20 miles to the funeral in my car and would take my apprentice with me. I also mentioned that as a close friend it would only be right for me to stay behind to pay my respects to his family and friends. I was informed in no uncertain terms that I had to be back at work the same as everyone else regardless of circumstances or face the concequences. I said I'd do what I saw fit and didn't expect to be paid for my afternoons absence.
He was as good as his word, when I returned to work the next day I was told to take the rest of the week off as I'd been suspended. I was to wait for the Regional Director to return on Friday where he was sure his actions would be applauded.
Friday came round and I was awakened by "Mad Dog Fraser" the "RD" on the phone apologising for his inexperienced "WM's" mistake and informing me that my suspension had been lifted. I was informed to take the rest of the day off and that my pay would be in the bank and would it be okay for me to return to work as normal on Monday. The "WM" was sent home early to contemplate his actions over what had been a very emotional subject - he wasn't pleased.
The same Works Manager removed COHSE paperwork from a consignment of material that contained asbestos. It caused the closing of the factory for deep cleansing and 20 workers to have it on their medical records that due to negligence they'd been exposed to unusually high levels of dangerous materials. He was heavily fined and removed from a position of responsibility and demoted to another smaller branch.
Now he was a bad boss!!!!!
20 years ago whilst working for "the worlds largest electic motor repair company" a former work colleague of mine got killed in a motorcycle accident in Glasgow. He wasn't just a work colleague he was a very close friend - we socialised / motorcycled and went to the gym together.
Although very popular with some workmates he rubbed others(who didn't understand him) up the wrong way. The stand in "Works Manager" ran a bus to the funeral and insisted all staff get the bus to and from the service/burial to reduce lost production hours. It meant "time off work" to the one's who didn't care and the bus was full - leaving my apprentice and myself without transport.
I was 23 at the time and informed the "WM" that I would be driving the 20 miles to the funeral in my car and would take my apprentice with me. I also mentioned that as a close friend it would only be right for me to stay behind to pay my respects to his family and friends. I was informed in no uncertain terms that I had to be back at work the same as everyone else regardless of circumstances or face the concequences. I said I'd do what I saw fit and didn't expect to be paid for my afternoons absence.
He was as good as his word, when I returned to work the next day I was told to take the rest of the week off as I'd been suspended. I was to wait for the Regional Director to return on Friday where he was sure his actions would be applauded.
Friday came round and I was awakened by "Mad Dog Fraser" the "RD" on the phone apologising for his inexperienced "WM's" mistake and informing me that my suspension had been lifted. I was informed to take the rest of the day off and that my pay would be in the bank and would it be okay for me to return to work as normal on Monday. The "WM" was sent home early to contemplate his actions over what had been a very emotional subject - he wasn't pleased.
The same Works Manager removed COHSE paperwork from a consignment of material that contained asbestos. It caused the closing of the factory for deep cleansing and 20 workers to have it on their medical records that due to negligence they'd been exposed to unusually high levels of dangerous materials. He was heavily fined and removed from a position of responsibility and demoted to another smaller branch.
Now he was a bad boss!!!!!
Sound like it ended with a GIRUY though so all is good
Headgardener
Armchair Cyclist
And that was probably your company being leinent.20 years ago whilst working for "the worlds largest electic motor repair company" a former work colleague of mine got killed in a motorcycle accident in Glasgow. He wasn't just a work colleague he was a very close friend - we socialised / motorcycled and went to the gym together.
Although very popular with some workmates he rubbed others(who didn't understand him) up the wrong way. The stand in "Works Manager" ran a bus to the funeral and insisted all staff get the bus to and from the service/burial to reduce lost production hours. It meant "time off work" to the one's who didn't care and the bus was full - leaving my apprentice and myself without transport.
I was 23 at the time and informed the "WM" that I would be driving the 20 miles to the funeral in my car and would take my apprentice with me. I also mentioned that as a close friend it would only be right for me to stay behind to pay my respects to his family and friends. I was informed in no uncertain terms that I had to be back at work the same as everyone else regardless of circumstances or face the concequences. I said I'd do what I saw fit and didn't expect to be paid for my afternoons absence.
He was as good as his word, when I returned to work the next day I was told to take the rest of the week off as I'd been suspended. I was to wait for the Regional Director to return on Friday where he was sure his actions would be applauded.
Friday came round and I was awakened by "Mad Dog Fraser" the "RD" on the phone apologising for his inexperienced "WM's" mistake and informing me that my suspension had been lifted. I was informed to take the rest of the day off and that my pay would be in the bank and would it be okay for me to return to work as normal on Monday. The "WM" was sent home early to contemplate his actions over what had been a very emotional subject - he wasn't pleased.
The same Works Manager removed COHSE paperwork from a consignment of material that contained asbestos. It caused the closing of the factory for deep cleansing and 20 workers to have it on their medical records that due to negligence they'd been exposed to unusually high levels of dangerous materials. He was heavily fined and removed from a position of responsibility and demoted to another smaller branch.
Now he was a bad boss!!!!!
Tell that to my employers, they literally do extract every last drop of blood from you. But hey, they pay you £15 a pop.
Buggi - yes, your boss is a meanie (although most bosses would say no to that).
bauldbairn
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- Falkirk
Oh! He was fined by the courts - and demoted by the company.
I could list f**k *p after f**k *p after f**k *p regards this particular individual - he really did get his cumupence in the end. It wouldn't be fair to go into it.
He was a great role model to me in later life - in how not to manage people and how not to manage a company.
My boyfriend's dad is in the police and he used to be in charge of the helicopter, so when my boyfriend was a kid he got to go in the police helicopter! I'm dead jealous, he even got to 'fly' it (probably touched some unimportant controls that were switched off or something.)
If you like jollies and don't mind bodily fluids you should work for a special school, I've been to a farm, McDonalds, bowling about a billion times, shopping, even to the pub for a decent dinner paid for by the school. And I'm not even a permanent employee, I'm just supply staff.
If you like jollies and don't mind bodily fluids you should work for a special school, I've been to a farm, McDonalds, bowling about a billion times, shopping, even to the pub for a decent dinner paid for by the school. And I'm not even a permanent employee, I'm just supply staff.
bauldbairn
New Member
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- Falkirk
apparently... they had a really nice time on the helicopter. had photo's and everything
Awe! Don't bother about it - six of my mates/former work colleagues work in the North Sea and fly in helicopters regularilly, up to four times a day. They recon it's over-rated. 
PBancroft
Senior Member
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- Winchester
To be honest, I never want to get in one. Seen a helicopter drop out of the sky before and its not pretty. Sure I know planes crash too but sometimes there is a chance of recovery in them. Helicopters drop like stones.
