Scholsey
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- Herefordshire
Or to try finish earlier and spend some well deserved time with the family.
careless damage
- Thread starter up to my neck in it
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Or to try finish earlier and spend some well deserved time with the family.
- Location
- DD9.
That's a fair point, but there is the other side of the coin where careless damage is done, laughed and smirked about. And it's the poor beggar that's then left to pick up the pieces who is not getting home to see the family, whilst the destroyer flounces off at 5 o'clock sharp.
I see it with some agency guys, they're not that fussed, if they get sent packing today they'll get put somewhere else tomorrow.
Scholsey
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- Herefordshire
I totally agree, was just replying to @Fallowfield who seems to troll every thread he/she/it looks at it
Employed in a job where you are under pressure to get things done?
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- DD9.
Yes, they've been busy today. not a rugby fan going by the steady dedication to stirring up debate on here......all day.
ollie989898
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- DD9.
Could write a book [emoji24]
TripleSix
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- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
Worked with a lad like that.
Punched the alarm panel in the workshop and smashed it because he couldn't remember the code.
And punched the intelli screen in a T7 and smashed it for whatever reason.
No remorse.
The boss was most annoyed that he walked before he had chance to sack him!
wasted years
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- Cumbrian born and bread
Was it you that thinks that a 4:30 am start til 12:30 then back in at 5:15 til half six was ok?
Chasingmytail
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- Newport, SE Wales
Deduct 50% out of wages. But first you need to put it in writing on memo or letter format. Then add it to the employers handbook. Trouble is it doesn't cover the time going to collect the replacement part/labour. Depends you could ask them to collect in lunch time/afterwork in own vehicle. We've had alsorts here so called qualified mechanics who have put parts on backwards, crap welding, damage to other drivers cars etc. I think until you start putting onus on the employee nothing will change with the gun ho attitude.
- Location
- North West England
I keep wanting to sack the person who does 95% of the damage, trouble is he is the boss 
Big-Al
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- Location
- Rugby Warwickshire
I told a new chap that had started to check a machine over and make sure the PTO shaft was greased ect, took some time to wipe the grease off the plastic guard, only lasted 2 days.
, only lasted 2 days.
Scholsey
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- Location
- Herefordshire
yes, I wish i was in the house for 2.5 hours every afternoon and finished by 6.30 every single day i worked.
- Location
- somerset
ban mobile phones at work
er having said that, a girl that was working for us, broke hers, and took 2 days off to sort out a new one, floods of tears, we were paying her on an hourly rate, and weren't busy, so we didn't lose out. she no longer works here though
er having said that, a girl that was working for us, broke hers, and took 2 days off to sort out a new one, floods of tears, we were paying her on an hourly rate, and weren't busy, so we didn't lose out. she no longer works here though
Friesianfan
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- Cornwall
Yes I’d love to ban mobile phones at work. Been tempted to many a time. I’m sure it’s cost me a lot in repairs
- Location
- somerset
threatened many a mobile phone with a lump hammer
dannewhouse
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- huddersfield
I know a lorry man who deducts from drivers wages the bills for careless repairs,
I hit the ramp 1 day shoving sh!t into spreader with scraper, its only about 6" wider than scraper and you've to hit it near flat out to get up it! on an 880! I don't call this my fault but I didn't actually damage anything as I slammed on early enough.
I hit the ramp 1 day shoving sh!t into spreader with scraper, its only about 6" wider than scraper and you've to hit it near flat out to get up it! on an 880! I don't call this my fault but I didn't actually damage anything as I slammed on early enough.
- Location
- North West England
Or a swim in slurry lagoon....
TripleSix
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- Helmsley, North Yorkshire
I keep wanting to sack the person who does 95% of the damage, trouble is he is the boss
We always used to say to the boss
"Its a good job you're the boss"
"Why?"
"Cos no f**ker would employ you"
Dead Rabbits
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- Location
- 'Merica
The only thing I have really seen reduce damages is creating the right culture amongst the crew. If everyone will jump on the guy that breaks stuff and give him a hard time, it really seems to make an impression.
Some people just need fired though. We had one extremely hard on the four wheelers, didn’t know how bad it was till he was gone. Everything runs great now!
I hate micro managing people or going behind them and cleaning up. It will always be part of the job but it shouldn’t be all of it.
Some people just need fired though. We had one extremely hard on the four wheelers, didn’t know how bad it was till he was gone. Everything runs great now!
I hate micro managing people or going behind them and cleaning up. It will always be part of the job but it shouldn’t be all of it.