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unfortunately the union would probably raise a s*** storm.
Is he affecting your earnings/safety/etc or something like that? Maybe the union should be on your side
unfortunately the union would probably raise a s*** storm.
I'd love for that too happen, unfortunately the union would probably raise a s*** storm. Plus because it's a research and development facility, there are restrictions on cameras. I know for a fact he doesn't care about the job and has no pride in his work, but I can't work out if that is the reason why things break or whether he is indeed doing these things deliberately. I am leaning towards the latter more and more. The engine is covered in thermocouple to measure various temperatures and loads of pressure lines to measure boost pressure, exhaust pressures etc. As I finished resembling everything today, I noticed a plastic pressure line just hanging, I guessed it may have come out of its connector where it plugs into a boom that takes all the pressure measurements. I checked which one it was supposed to be plugged into and the connector was missing. The plastic line could have possibly come out of the connector but the connector can not possibly fall off the boom it has to be physically unplugged and I know I didn't do it and no one else would have reason to do it. So that just leaves one person.
I'll just carry on doing my bit, putting an entry in the log everytime I have to fix something that has broke. Eventually the management might just do something about him.
He will only affect others earnings when the company decide due to poor performance they won't invest any more money in our department and shut the place. I would say he is in his early 50's, so even if we did get made redundant, he is going to need another job and due to a disability from a car accident about 12yrs ago which would limit him to what he could do, I don't think anyone would employ him, if they did, I doubt he'd last even a month.Is he affecting your earnings/safety/etc or something like that? Maybe the union should be on your side
Over many years though I never worked (edit ~ actually there was one who had a section that I had to go into about once or twice a month) in secure section type establishments, I did have such as customers including government places (very fascinating some were too)...................as well a certain Essex based car manufacturers two locations one of which was the factory
In many such places there was often overt cameras and in some I could only surmise covert.
So granted there would be union concerns but if there in indeed malicious intent that causes commercial damage shouldn't that be taken seriously by both management and unions???
I do the same for myself too. Especially in current times, if I get covid or get told to isolate, someone else is likely to have to cover the job instead. Same goes with the lazy git on the other shift, if he isn't in, someone else is going to have to cover for him and because my test cell has a lot of things that are unique compared to the other test cells, it can take a few days to get used to it, so notes of what is happening or is expected comes in handy.@nilagin
What you describe above takes me back to my first ever job after leaving school ~ an NHS path lab at a major hospital.
My first rotation was in microbiology and the department head said, bearing in mind that we also did lone Sunday shifts, "just in case you fall under a bus on the way home, make sure you leave notes to make it obvious what your colleagues may have to pick up...". Sage advice that paid off as needed and IMO in any situation where the same approach is required, is negligent if not followed
I do the same for myself too. Especially in current times, if I get covid or get told to isolate, someone else is likely to have to cover the job instead. Same goes with the lazy git on the other shift, if he isn't in, someone else is going to have to cover for him and because my test cell has a lot of things that are unique compared to the other test cells, it can take a few days to get used to it, so notes of what is happening or is expected comes in handy.
Every week we have to do a calibration check of the Dyno as well as a safety check and record certain information, such as how many hours since certain items were last serviced or replaced. I write this information down on a sticky note as a reminder when each item needs doing and it also makes it easier to fill out the information on the computerised check sheet. Oddly my sticky notes keep disappearing.
When I first started working opposite him, he took me by surprise. He's always had the lazy and couldn't care less reputation, but things were actually getting done, including the dyno calibration checks. Then before we went into the initial lockdown and we were furloughed whilst the working environment could be made safe, a half hour gap was imposed between the shifts so that we couldn't mix in work at least to minimise cross contamination. So far it's worked, a few people have got covid outside of work, but it hasn't been passed onto others inside work.I worked in the coal mining industry, that kind of behaviour from a shift colleague would have earned him a’friendly’ talking to, after that it would escalate up the chain to the chief engineer if required, I worked with one whom we called “feart to” he would report that we, well, I needed to keep an eye on plant X because something was wrong but he was feart to touch it in case it broke. He eventually got given enough s***ty jobs that he left.
I loved it....Rugby.... Rugby can f*** off
Been a s***e day for it really... Wasps lost n'allI loved it....
Cars have now been moved. Turns out they were something to do with the woman who lives on the top floor of our block. They had to get a tow truck to drag them off the wet grass with a winch. I have no idea what the bloke hooked up to on the cars, but he opened the boot of each, rather than fitting towing eyes or hooking up to a rear subframe under the cars. The woman who lives upstairs oversaw it all. Who ever her visitors are didn't even come down to attend to their cars. The tow truck driver, has parked the cars somewhere else now. In the light of day the stick looked to be closer to the thickness of a broom handle.@nilagin I'd be reporting that to the police on 101 or online. My first thought would be if cars aren't local, they're either dealing or if you have nice cars in your area potential car thefts using the stick to get keys through letterboxes.
Cars have now been moved. Turns out they were something to do with the woman who lives on the top floor of our block. They had to get a tow truck to drag them off the wet grass with a winch. I have no idea what the bloke hooked up to on the cars, but he opened the boot of each, rather than fitting towing eyes or hooking up to a rear subframe under the cars. The woman who lives upstairs oversaw it all. Who ever her visitors are didn't even come down to attend to their cars. The tow truck driver, has parked the cars somewhere else now. In the light of day the stick looked to be closer to the thickness of a broom handle.View attachment 307832
Seconds before the tow truck arrived.
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Made a nice mess of the grass and didn't even bother to remove whatever they had been using to try and give their tyres some traction.
Yes the exact same person. Still getting stuff left outside too. A couple of weeks ago there was a couple of large zip up bags left in the gap next to the stairs opposite our front door. There was a note on them to say someone would pick them up on the Friday. Don't know why they had to be put out so early though. On the Thursday, when I got home from work, there was a small SUV, that I didn't recognise, parked across the road. It isn't unusual for unfamiliar cars to turn up during the day even though under lockdown, no one should be getting visitors. The SUV was still there when I left for work in the morning, but gone by the time I had got home, as were the two bags. In there place was a stack of packs of 0.75L bottles of water. We also had muddy tyre Mark's on the grass and muddy footprints in the lobby which had been cleaned just 2 days previously. My wife had seen the SUV parked on the grass. Other than the regular delivery of this water, we have still never seen any furniture or anything going in but there is still the steady flow of furniture coming out for the council to take away. I suspect there must be some sort of one way portal from another dimension in their flat.Is this by any chance the same person who used to leave things around?
The cars turned up at 1:30 in the morning according to someone on our Facebook group. Someone tagged a local councillor in on the post and they have sent an email to the council. They were at a loss as to the car registrations, so I supplied my photo.Cars have now been moved. Turns out they were something to do with the woman who lives on the top floor of our block. They had to get a tow truck to drag them off the wet grass with a winch. I have no idea what the bloke hooked up to on the cars, but he opened the boot of each, rather than fitting towing eyes or hooking up to a rear subframe under the cars. The woman who lives upstairs oversaw it all. Who ever her visitors are didn't even come down to attend to their cars. The tow truck driver, has parked the cars somewhere else now. In the light of day the stick looked to be closer to the thickness of a broom handle.View attachment 307832
Seconds before the tow truck arrived.
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Made a nice mess of the grass and didn't even bother to remove whatever they had been using to try and give their tyres some traction.
I bought a tub of Galaxy hot chocolate. Around the top there's a pink ring with 15% more written on it but when you open the tub the powder doesn't even reach the pink band.
So 15% more what? Packaging?
I know all that. Don't spoil the moment
It's just generally annoying that when you open something it's never full. These tubs are nowhere near.
I know all that. Don't spoil the moment
It's just generally annoying that when you open something it's never full. These tubs are nowhere near.
Most of the snow we had in our area is now gone, just patchy on grass or near some kerbs. That is not what I am annoyed about, it is the people who haven't used their cars until today and haven't cleared the snow off their cars properly. Just seen several on the 10 minute journey to work. The worst was an old fart crawling along at 15-20mph because he couldn't see properly. At least 2" of snow on his bonnet, 3-4" of snow on the bottom of his windscreen covering his wipers, rear window completely covered, but going by the lines it looks like he was trying to melt it off and front door windows barely legal with the amount of clear glass he had to look through.
The old boy this morning was slightly better than that. Still illegal and dangerous though.Idiot Scot caught driving with windshield full of snow as cops in 'disbelief'
The red car had one small patch of his window clear when the Roads Policing Unit caught him with the rest of the vehicle covered in a heavy blanket of snow.www.dailyrecord.co.uk
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...and before you know it, you'll be the "old fart", hearing a younger generation referring to you with contempt. As our American cousins say: "what goes around, comes around".The worst was an old fart crawling along
There's no excuse for not keeping and using your car in a safe condition. There could be less of a younger generation if the old fart had mounted the pavement or hit a kid crossing the road....and before you know it, you'll be the "old fart", hearing a younger generation referring to you with contempt. As our American cousins say: "what goes around, comes around".
On the other hand, your response is very funny...It's not funny and downright dangerous.
Is it?On the other hand, your response is very funny...
3 calls in as many hours, "this is a call from Amazon". No point in trying to block the number as it's Different every time!
Now that was spooky...........................just reading this and the phone rang......................not Amazon but......recorded(electronically generated?) message........."there is suspicious activity on your network, press 1 to talk to an executive to sort it out..."
My phone call blocker allows me to block 'area codes' which deals with some of these types of calls.3 calls in as many hours, "this is a call from Amazon". No point in trying to block the number as it's Different every time!
My phone call blocker allows me to block 'area codes' which deals with some of these types of calls.