RE: Help needed.....may loose job....

["Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks David,

I am a bit happier now after all the postings, but I know I am going to
have a rough night, these things do upset me as I know I put a lot of hard
work into my job as it is also a hobby, all I want is respect, I had enough
of the Bull-sh*t during 12 years in the RAF.

If I cockup, and I do, I am always the first to admit it and sort things
out, I built 10 1U Compaq servers a little while back and one of them was
not working so I had a look at it and noticed I had somehow bent some pins
during installation of the 2nd CPU!, well it had bent pins so I assume I
did it, but they were bent so I told the manager and we sorted it. No harm
done, and the server is working nicely and has been for a number of weeks
now.

Is it too much to ask for a peaceful life? way too much bickering going
on.....

Definitely a case of "Stop The world I want To Get Off"

B.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Paterson [mailto:david.paterson@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 21 July 2003 23:34
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Help needed.....may loose job....


On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 22:08:35 +0100, you wrote:

>We have about 45 employees, trouble is the company owner has employed
all his banking colleagues who are all in charge......  it is the general
manager that has caused this trouble.
>
>We have a very large retail store on our books, about 5 Police
authorities, Rail companies and have been in the "Fastest Growing
Company" awards for about 5 or 6 years running.
>
>We are Microsoft Certified, Compaq/HP approved and just been awarded
something very good but I can not remember what it is called.....
>
>The trouble is I was never given a chance to say my part, he just blew
his top.....
>
>And no we do not have a HR / Personnel department.
>
>I really must leave this planet....bring on global warming, they will
be the first with their backs against the wall......

Quite honestly it sounds like a total over-reaction by someone who
really doesn't know what he's talking about.  If you can present
documents showing you were following proper working practises, and that
none of the machines you've built have had any problems, they'll be hard
put to make any kind of complaint stick.

I'm a bit surprised they want to take it to the lengths of asking you to
get a legal representative.  It almost sounds like they're looking for
an excuse to fire you (and maybe bring in more of the owner's cronies?)
and this is the best they can come up with.

I'd also have thought running a company that size without permanent HR
would be pretty hard.  The company I work for is about the same size,
and our HR person is kept pretty busy.

Hope it all works out for you,

David P.