Now before I get started - I’ll just point out that I f I talk about what I call serious subjects on here they tend to be months old and have all come to a satisfactory conclusion , and of course the names , personal details have been changed to protect the innocent :)
There’s a couple of guys called Tom and Ray, who actually work for another department , but seem to have latched on to our workplace, and. we reckon its a means to avoid work , thus using the old - “ between workplaces “ – excuse.
Anyway - to set the scene - Tom is the senior guy , and Ray is a hired in driver - from yet another department ! , and It seems there has been a falling out between these two , with Tom saying Ray is unsuitable for the job - after four years doing it !!!
The situation did get fairly serious , with management and personnel
involved , reports have been written , meetings arranged …etc… etc… etc …
Certainly - and from a neutral point of view , all of what Tom was saying about Ray to get rid of him , is unfortunately - not work related , and in my professional opinion as a union rep’- you could simply not use this in a formal situation , and to be frank if it was pertinent , what he is saying is so flimsy it wouldn’t stand up to any form of scrutiny .
The other side of the story is a totally different situation involving the loan of £500.
Now - Ray had supposedly - loaned Tom £500 and the ” falling out” is apparently a way of getting rid of him , in the vain hope of not paying him back.
This explanation , on the face of it seems a bit harsh even to me , but the thing is Tom has already asked Alan , his new hired in driver , for the loan of £100 !!! , so you can draw your own conclusions from that .
The funny part of it all was - Tom phoned up one of our guys and asked if someone could pick him up from home - in works time using a works vehicle , as he had no money to get to work ………………………
…………..I think the second word in the reply was………… ” …. off “ …….. :)
