Work colleagues

[BFTD]

On 13/12/2023 at 07:51, greendot said:

Not quite a work colleague but someone a client hired as an apprentice roofer recently. The guy had a few choice incidents during his short time as a apprentice. His highlights included while being asked to hold the ladder while the qualified roofer worked on a roof the customer phoned his boss to report that instead of holding the ladder he was lying on the grass on his phone. He also phoned his mum to pick him up over the summer cos it was too hot to work and phoned in the next day saying it was supposed to be hot again so he wouldn't be in! His crowning glory was asking his boss how long his 3 month trial was and what sort of pay rise he would get after that time had passed. Needless to say he didn't get kept on! Our client also worded an advert for a new apprentice to the effect that if you can't keep off your phone don't bother applying. 

I've worked with a few of them at different places. I think they get used to getting out of tasks at home by pretending to be shit at everything, and somehow think they'll never need to hold down a job if they do the same at work.

One workshy c**t seemed to have a never-ending stream of lassies from his old high school who'd stop by; if he disappeared, you knew he'd be out the front chatting up a wee group of fourteen-year-olds. Not sure exactly where the line is for chasing schoolies, but I think you've crossed it by the time you hit nineteen.

[TxRover]

On 13/12/2023 at 01:51, greendot said:

Not quite a work colleague but someone a client hired as an apprentice roofer recently. The guy had a few choice incidents during his short time as an apprentice. His highlights included while being asked to hold the ladder while the qualified roofer worked on a roof the customer phoned his boss to report that instead of holding the ladder he was lying on the grass on his phone. He also phoned his mum to pick him up over the summer cos it was too hot to work and phoned in the next day saying it was supposed to be hot again so he wouldn't be in! His crowning glory was asking his boss how long his 3 month trial was and what sort of pay rise he would get after that time had passed. Needless to say he didn't get kept on! Our client also worded an advert for a new apprentice to the effect that if you can't keep off your phone don't bother applying. 

After that event, I'd have duct taped his phone to the ladder!

[hk blues]

15 hours ago, BFTD said:

I've worked with a few of them at different places. I think they get used to getting out of tasks at home by pretending to be shit at everything, and somehow think they'll never need to hold down a job if they do the same at work.

One workshy c**t seemed to have a never-ending stream of lassies from his old high school who'd stop by; if he disappeared, you knew he'd be out the front chatting up a wee group of fourteen-year-olds. Not sure exactly where the line is for chasing schoolies, but I think you've crossed it by the time you hit nineteen.

Are you Australian? 

[Sergeant Wilson]

On 14/12/2023 at 05:18, hk blues said:

I hope the Principal let's you off with a warning.

He'll be delighted it's plastered all over Pie and Bovril.

[Jacksgranda]

23 hours ago, thistledo said:

Christmas wind down begins today pretty much, would everyone agree? Although going by the amount some you post I'm not sure when you actually do any work. 

Might even have a mince pie soon, f**k it man. 

My wife bought me a box of mince pies on Tuesday and there's only one left...

[Silvio Tattiescone]

4 hours ago, Sergeant Wilson said:

He'll be delighted it's plastered all over Pie and Bovril.

TBF that's pretty much 14 overweight alcoholics and a nerd. Hardly a major security breach. 

[thistledo]

2 hours ago, Jacksgranda said:

My wife bought me a box of mince pies on Tuesday and there's only one left...

I've delayed mine, I've been waiting to hear @mathematics review on the Tesco mince pies before I dive into them, might want to plump for something else. I also want to get some cream for them to go for the full mince pie experience. 

[Jacksgranda]

Tesco mince pies are excellent.

[Alert Mongoose]

2 hours ago, Newbornbairn said:

TBF that's pretty much 14 overweight alcoholics and a nerd. Hardly a major security breach. 

I certainly couldn't be called a nerd.

[microdave]

A middle aged woman came into work last Friday wearing a Christmas jumper with an pic of her dog wearing a Santa hat on it. She also wore it for the first three days of this week too as people were failing to acknowledge her attention seeking. It was fun.

Edited December 15, 2023 by microdave

[mathematics]

8 hours ago, thistledo said:

I've delayed mine, I've been waiting to hear @mathematics review on the Tesco mince pies before I dive into them, might want to plump for something else. I also want to get some cream for them to go for the full mince pie experience. 

I’ll send you my address.

[Mark Connolly]

8 hours ago, Newbornbairn said:

TBF that's pretty much 14 overweight alcoholics and a nerd. Hardly a major security breach. 

[TxRover]

On 14/12/2023 at 03:03, scottsdad said:

Overnight update - the principal has called a meeting with some top level folk to discuss this later this morning. Apparently they've had an avalanche of folk getting in touch with pretty much the same thing that we've been saying - that the team who pulled together all the information to submit to the accrediting body have fucked up in a massive way. 

The Prof's angry email is one of many but his is a good example - the accreditors saying there is no textbook associated with his course when he wrote the textbook.

 

Still awaiting another update, expecting the Prof to roll out a guillotine, fire up La Marseilles, and start chopping off Central Office heads behind the building.

[Florentine_Pogen]

30 minutes ago, TxRover said:

Still awaiting another update, expecting the Prof to roll out a guillotine, fire up La Marseilles, and start chopping off Central Office heads behind the building.

Presumably @scottsdad will be sitting beside the headlopper doing his best tricoteuse impersonation.

[velo army]

My work got taken over by another mob who seem to treat days off as an eccentric abstraction. I decided I was going to take this weekend off as a sickie (I pretty much never get sick). I had it all planned out.

Yesterday I actually got the fuckin cold. Fever, congestion, the whole shebang.

Beelin .

[Fullerene]

3 hours ago, velo army said:

My work got taken over by another mob who seem to treat days off as an eccentric abstraction. I decided I was going to take this weekend off as a sickie (I pretty much never get sick). I had it all planned out.

Yesterday I actually got the fuckin cold. Fever, congestion, the whole shebang.

Beelin .

Bizarre.  I was looking at this post and suddenly my computer said this thread isn't working.  Spooky.

[DA Baracus]

Reading through this thread I realise I'm quite fortunate with my workplace, as I get on with, and indeed even like, everyone in the office, as well as almost all of the academics who often come in (and I like all the ones I work with).

I'm only in twice a week but know all the folk who I don't see in person (since I've worked with them pre-COVID or have met them post, since all new starts must be 100% office based for their first month before going hybrid).

There have been a few folk in the past who I haven't liked, but even then I've got on with them professionally.

 

Previous workplaces actually haven't been too bad, with a few exceptions (mostly call centres, but also I recall a manager at Spar being an absolute bellend and one at Sainsburys being an aching p***k of a man).

Edited December 16, 2023 by DA Baracus

[Guest]

11 hours ago, DA Baracus said:

Reading through this thread I realise I'm quite fortunate with my workplace, as I get on with, and indeed even like, everyone in the office, as well as almost all of the academics who often come in (and I like all the ones I work with).

I'm only in twice a week but know all the folk who I don't see in person (since I've worked with them pre-COVID or have met them post, since all new starts must be 100% office based for their first month before going hybrid).

There have been a few folk in the past who I haven't liked, but even then I've got on with them professionally.

 

Previous workplaces actually haven't been too bad, with a few exceptions (mostly call centres, but also I recall a manager at Spar being an absolute bellend and one at Sainsburys being an aching p***k of a man).

I had a few retail jobs whilst at college and manager jobs at retail places attract a disproportionate amount of wankers with a superiority complex.

[Aufc]

Interested to hear thoughts on this

[TxRover]

5 hours ago, Aufc said:

Interested to hear thoughts on this

Stupid admission, indicates an inability to hire a decent head of HR and a huge superiority complex.