Hi
I'm surprised they gave Lou a job - a transparently clear case of
lying at the interview. Would you give a job (allegedly in a
managerial position) to somebody who, whilst employed in his last
position, openly admitted that he spent most of his time when he was
supposed to be working, demonstrating contempt for his employers and
fellow employees, doing very little actual work but occupying himself
in sending personal (and mainly abusive) posts to a public forum
(UKLC). Examples :-
"I can still spend 70-80% of my <working> day posting drivel. (21
Sep 2009, 10:26)"
"And look at me posting in my own time. It really is a momentous
occasion. Surprised regards, (23 Sep 2009, 20:19)"
"> I didn't think you had a uklc connection at home. You seem to
>exclusively post from work.
No, it's just quieter at work.... (23 Sep 2009, 20:28)"
"...so had to park with the riff-raff factory workers - and even
spoke to one......Now it is 09.32 and I've made 8 different animals
from a box of paperclips on my desk - the Giraffe is frankly superb.
Phone keeps ringing but nobody available to answer it. (12 April
2010)"
Who shows utter contempt for his employer's clients~:-
"Well, I'm at work Edi...... I'm trying to develop a totally natural
floorcovering for a very important customer.....I am now going to
drive to their Head Office and deposit 8 tons of manure into their
foyer and recommend that as the very best natural and sustainable
product available." (23 April 2010)
" for instance last Thursday I did a call with our facility in
Thailand entirely using Sooty and Sue hand puppets (12 May 2010)"
Who shows contempt for fellow workers - particularly young and female
- a definite touch of the Jimmy Saville there if you ask me and
certainly not the sort of thing one should publicly admit to in
writing, it could almost certainly be classed as sexual harassment in
the workplace:-
"I do have an urge to unbutton the blouse of the young Uni student
we have on placement and who is sitting only a few metres away (27
July 2010) "
"....it is slightly more difficult to keep looking into the eyes of
our Receptionist when picking up my morning post - for instance, this
morning she is wearing a white blouse, with 3 silver buttons - the top
one undone (4 Aug 2010)"
Utter contempt for company property:-
"I have a company car and therefore I drive it to the extreme of its
limit safe in the knowledge that someone else will be picking up the
cost of any repairs or maintenance issues."
I could carry on - I haven't even got round to his posts which issue
death threats or wishing someone's grandchildren were dead, or his
weird posts concerning sex with animals, taking sex pills or his
gambling habit etc. etc (all posted when he should have been working).
Not the sort of person I would want to employ; his more recent posts
are still abusive, all demonstrably posted in works time in his new
job so are obviously sacking offences, and clearly bring Baltex
Technical Textiles into disrepute . One hopes for Lou's sake that
they, or their clients, never find out - I certainly have better
things to do with my time.
Regards
KGB