Evil Gringo Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Right before anybody comes under the flase impression that this is another leaving TWO thread it isn't... It's a leaving my job thread... I last Friday was caught using the internet at work. I went on for 5 minutes in the last half hour of the day to check my e-mails and a link I was sent for a Puro DVD site, thats it... My GM and boss Mr Eddie Kuligowski comes into the room after spying on me through a window and asks me "Can you tell me why your on the internet?" To which my reply was because I was checking my e-mails when I had a quiet few minutes and that is all... He then said I'd been on for 10 minutes at least and had been watching me all this time... Bulls**t So he rants at me, saying that I do not pull my weight at work, that my co-worker who was not present to defend himself also did not pull his weight and that my department was the most absymal in the entire company, apparently due to me checking my e-mails for a few minutes on the grave yard shift.... So Monday comes round and at the most I am expecting a verbal warning as it is my first offence in a whole year at the company, my first offense, thats all... He says nothing to me at all, even when I am in his pressence he completely blanks me, this after I have sent him an e-mail to apologise for my conduct (which to be honest I didn't mean but I didn't want any trouble off him anymore as he is a vindictive *****). So then this morning he summons me to his office... To say that tomorrow he would like to have a meeting to give a disiplinary to me after which he will issue we with a written warning... WHAT! So first of all he skips the first step of a verbal which is the accepted first step of the company grievence procedure as laid out in the company handbook... Also I have witness testimony that he caught someone before me, on the very same day, doing the exact same thing and they haven't even recieved a telling off let alone any of this! So I accept this bitter pill and force the bile and anger down my throat (I was seriously ready to kill him at this point) and I carried about my job which at the moment seems to be running the Stores AGAIN as he and his actions have forced my line manager to take sick leave due to stress... Then he comes in after picking up on a MINOR and I mean MINOR mistake cased by my mirror dyslexica and numrexica. It doesn't happen often if at all but he decided to then take the piss out of me for my condition.... I had to be held back from murdering him... So I have decided that after I have my little meeting with him tomorrow and bollock him for not following grievance procedure properly and victimising me that I shall hand in my notice, terminate my ties with the company and say goodbye to Dunphy Combustion.... In my time there as an administrative apprentice I (after a month in the company) ran the stores department for three months, then pulled off small miracles for them as the other departments shortcomings and imcompetance hindered my own department and then after later staff shortages ran the stores AGAIN by myself! All this on the measly sum of £3.80 an hour, £135 a week after tax and National Insurance.... I'm not taking his s**t, nor blame for others mistakes. Dunphy Combustion with a few shining examples is full of the biggest backstabbing, self serving, low life bast**ds I have ever EVER met. When next Wednesday comes I will be glad to be out of there and free of the biggest w**ker of them all... Eddie Kuligowski. I don't care if he see's this, sues me, fires me or gives me another pathetic written warning... I don't f**king care I am off.... Tomorrow when he's sat there all sumg because he's just power tripped on me I shall produce my coup de gras and knock him on his ass (metaphorically) and leave him without his most experianced worker.... Then he can kiss my left nut for all I care... Phew... rant over... thats better... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inno Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Get in :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris2K Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 How unprofessional of you ;). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anime Otaku Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 This is my thoughts on Gringo's boss http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v283/Tajiri_san/humour/Trumpedited.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Good on ya gringo, No one deserves to go to work and be spoken to like crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Jim Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 If I were you, I'd just introduce him to the Gringo Lock for good measure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 In comparison, I love my job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 In comparison' date=' I love my job[/quote'] What do you do? Shoot chickens out of cannons at the windshields of airplanes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saz Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 EG, have you an HR department? You should take your complaint to them, they are supposed to deal with warnings. If you get no joy with them, then offer your resignation citing constructive office politics. Saz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRM Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 Your gaffer has a gay name, he also according to Google, takes pictures of clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Gringo Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Saz the way the company works is that it was founded by Malcolm Dunphy M.B.E. in 1965 and is now run by his daughter Sharon who is married to Eddie Kuligowski.... So I have no real appeal route as the only people above him are his wife and his father in law.... I've got no chance so I am putting in a resignation citing the factors that have led to it and my subsecuent weeks notice... And believe me people... If I had the chance to stick the sucker in the GringoLock and make him squirm I would... But I will not resort to violence or petty minded tricks like him... oh no this would make we on the same level as him. A jumped up little bully who only got the job because he was married to the bosses daughter... He has been at Dunphy's for around 5 years, his previous job was with Siemen's as an electrical engineer so what qualification that gives him to run the shop floor of a multi-million pound company I don't know... My main guess would be... err... NONE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave7g Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 I say get out before he drives you nuts! Sounds like a proper little HHH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Gringo just go through all that you said in that rant, threaten tribunal as well for not recognising your dyslexia. Say that you are leaving now and expect to be allowed to not work your notice in return for not dragging the company and him through a messy tribunal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss T Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Wow £3.80 an hour :eek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemsi Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I was on more than that at McDonalds 2 years ago:eek My starting wage was £3.88 I'd go work for McDonalds, or pizza hut, you'll be on a lot more money..minimum wage at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 £3.80 an hour? Jesus, I would get up for that. I thought my initial Agency rate of £6 an hour was bad but jeez. Im now on £6.21 an hour with a weekly 25 pound shift bonus :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsi Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 I worked for £2.15 an hour when i first started working, i was well chuffed when it went up to £2.50. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartynJ Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Just walk in tomorrow and straight beat his head in, and if your not the violent type of person, then copy off what that guy does in american beauty, beat yourself up and blame it on him :lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B-Man Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Sorry to hear that Gringo. This happened to a friend of mine back home recently as well. I thought by law they had to give you a verbal warning first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 When I first started at Somerfield I was on £2.24 as a shelf stacker. I remember after I left school one of the guys there (we must have been 17 at the time) decided to ditch college and become a trainee manager because (his words) "lets just say they've offered me nearly £5 a hour". Its great now not having to worry about an hourly rate (except overtime). Much better to think in terms of salary. Gringo, if you're pretty good on the phones or fancy being a trainee telecomms engineer then move south, we've got positions open that will pay much better than an illegal £3.80 an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenmark Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 In the contract that you sign before you start work or in your induction, it will state the disciplinary procedures. Usually they go in stages: Verbal Warning Written Warning Final Written Warning Sacked. But it will also state that the earlier stages of the disciplinary process can be 'skipped' at the discretion of management. The company's only obligation - by law at least, definitely not ethically - is to make you aware of their disciplinary procedures before you commence work. BTW - I totally understand if you quit. My advice to you would be to try and file a case for structured dismissal. It sounds as if they've been trying to force you out and there is certainly a case there. If you want, I can put you in touch with a good employment law solicitor for some free advice. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christof Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 If you want' date=' I can put you in touch with a good employment law solicitor for some free advice. :)[/quote'] Mrs Ravenmark per chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenmark Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 Mrs Ravenmark per chance? Ummmm. Maybe. But she deals with Criminal Law mostly. But I have some useful contacts and I've worked on the employment law helpline before. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 It was my understanding from studying Business Law that a verbal warning may be given in written format. I'm not meaning to insult you Gringo, as apparently it's not too well known, but is there any chance that you did indeed just recieve a verbal warning in writing, or did your manager stress that it was in actual fact a written warning and the previous stage had been ignored? Either way, good luck with getting stuff sorted out career wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyndorf Posted October 19, 2005 Share Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) that will pay much better than an illegal £3.80 an hour. Key word: apprentice That's how the buggers get round the 'minimum wage'. EDIT. Perhaps you can become a Glazed Tiler, Gringo. It's a pretty easy job, you don't need that many tools and you can charge £25 a metre! Now, I'm a carpenter and builder and tiling new houses we've built falls under the catorgary "wyndorf's good at that". I can lay about 11 metres a day. Ch-Ching! Edited October 19, 2005 by wyndorf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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