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Today I left my colleague out on delivery

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Rage24
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Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by Rage24 »

Someone who was filling in for the usual person I work with,

10 minutes till finish time, and they wouldn't get back in the van 'I want to finish this bundle' so i left them.

Was I right or wrong? I had things to do.
TooManyLoops
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by TooManyLoops »

How much of the bundle did they have left?
thefox
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by thefox »

Your were right he wants to finish bundle then go ahead .if he wants to do overtime that's on him,you shouldn't be forced to go over your time waiting for him.
thefox
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by thefox »

Out of curiosity how far away from office did you leave him.
freyasdad123
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by freyasdad123 »

If you had informed your colleague at the beginning of the shift that you wouldn't be staying over then that is acceptable. What interests me is why you had finished yet your colleague still had a bundle to deliver.
BenacreNick
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by BenacreNick »

Was a bus-stop close by ?
Rage24
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by Rage24 »

thefox wrote:
Yesterday, 16:32
Out of curiosity how far away from office did you leave him.
10 minute drive, so by time I got back i was going over my time anyway.
Rage24
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by Rage24 »

TooManyLoops wrote:
Yesterday, 16:26
How much of the bundle did they have left?
A lot, and I need to take my partner to work
clashcityrocker
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by clashcityrocker »

Perhaps you should have had the discussion earlier than right at the last minute.
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Rage24
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by Rage24 »

clashcityrocker wrote:
Yesterday, 16:57
Perhaps you should have had the discussion earlier than right at the last minute.
I had already told them earlier.
tramssirhc
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by tramssirhc »

Rage24 wrote:
Yesterday, 16:23
Someone who was filling in for the usual person I work with,

10 minutes till finish time, and they wouldn't get back in the van 'I want to finish this bundle' so i left them.

Was I right or wrong? I had things to do.
Did you contact the PIC and ask for advice?
"The leadership will sabotage the fight and only make the slightest move under fear of powerful working class action" - Des Warren
TopperGas
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by TopperGas »

Did you warn them you would leave them if they didn't get back in the van? If you did they've only got themselves to blame, although they may well give a different story if they decide to put in a grievance if they were stuck waiting for a bus/lift for ages!!
Rage24
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by Rage24 »

TopperGas wrote:
Yesterday, 17:50
Did you warn them you would leave them if they didn't get back in the van? If you did they've only got themselves to blame, although they may well give a different story if they decide to put in a grievance if they were stuck waiting for a bus/lift for ages!!
Yes, she rang the manager who got someone to pick her up anyway.
CharlesSpooner
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by CharlesSpooner »

freyasdad123 wrote:
Yesterday, 16:40
If you had informed your colleague at the beginning of the shift that you wouldn't be staying over then that is acceptable. What interests me is why you had finished yet your colleague still had a bundle to deliver.
It can happen. Get held up by a few customers taking ages to answer or not being in while the other loop gets round with no issues.
heraldmoth
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Re: Today I left my colleague out on delivery

Post by heraldmoth »

I’d say good luck explaining this one enjoy the 6 months sick leave before you’re fired