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Post by st5mainman »

a postie has just been sacked at our office for pee in up a wall in the yard, anyone in the st area heard owt
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st5mainman wrote:a postie has just been sacked at our office for pee in up a wall in the yard, anyone in the st area heard owt
I don't know about your office but a postman was sacked for p*ssing in a customer's fish pond a few year's ago in our office!. He should have told the manager too p*ss up a pole!. Why would he use a wall instead of the proper facility's in your office?.
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k979aaa wrote:
st5mainman wrote:a postie has just been sacked at our office for pee in up a wall in the yard, anyone in the st area heard owt
I don't know about your office but a postman was sacked for p*ssing in a customer's fish pond a few year's ago in our office!. He should have told the manager too p*ss up a pole!. Why would he use a wall instead of the proper facility's in your office?.
Have you seen the toilets in most DO's and MC's, I hold on until I get home :nervous
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Joke use caution replying to this post!. He must have been from STAIN'S. Or am i takeing the p*ss!.
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Post by pinstripe »

How do you ask to hear the details about this without sounding like a weirdo? Unless the facilities can be proved to be unsanitary or unsuitable, then he really wouldn't have had any reason not to use them. We all have chancers in every office who push the limits, this should serve as a warning to them. Remember, if we give RM no reason to sack us it makes it a little bit more difficult for them. Just do your job and go home.
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He could always have pi**ed in the managers coffee :Very Happy :nervous :cuppa
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Suggest person concerned reads my posting under health and safety - Bladder / Bowel what to do if things go wrong.
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Post by andy2007 »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
st5mainman wrote:a postie has just been sacked at our office for pee in up a wall in the yard, anyone in the st area heard owt
I don't know about your office but a postman was sacked for p*ssing in a customer's fish pond a few year's ago in our office!. He should have told the manager too p*ss up a pole!. Why would he use a wall instead of the proper facility's in your office?.
Have you seen the toilets in most DO's and MC's, I hold on until I get home :nervous
Ours are kept very clean. If yours aren't. Get on to your H&S Rep about it, as dirty toilet facilities are a health risk. If our cleaners can keep up with their jobs, then why can't yours?
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andy2007 wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
st5mainman wrote:a postie has just been sacked at our office for pee in up a wall in the yard, anyone in the st area heard owt
I don't know about your office but a postman was sacked for p*ssing in a customer's fish pond a few year's ago in our office!. He should have told the manager too p*ss up a pole!. Why would he use a wall instead of the proper facility's in your office?.
Have you seen the toilets in most DO's and MC's, I hold on until I get home :nervous
Ours are kept very clean. If yours aren't. Get on to your H&S Rep about it, as dirty toilet facilities are a health risk. If our cleaners can keep up with their jobs, then why can't yours?
What's a cleaner?? Would that be the guy who turns up a 8, then walks around with a brush in one hand and a phone in the other, and then leaves about 9 :hmmmm I thought he was part of the management team :crazy:
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
andy2007 wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:
k979aaa wrote:
st5mainman wrote:a postie has just been sacked at our office for pee in up a wall in the yard, anyone in the st area heard owt
I don't know about your office but a postman was sacked for p*ssing in a customer's fish pond a few year's ago in our office!. He should have told the manager too p*ss up a pole!. Why would he use a wall instead of the proper facility's in your office?.
Have you seen the toilets in most DO's and MC's, I hold on until I get home :nervous
Ours are kept very clean. If yours aren't. Get on to your H&S Rep about it, as dirty toilet facilities are a health risk. If our cleaners can keep up with their jobs, then why can't yours?
What's a cleaner?? Would that be the guy who turns up a 8, then walks around with a brush in one hand and a phone in the other, and then leaves about 9 :hmmmm I thought he was part of the management team :crazy:
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* make the workplace safe
* prevent risks to health
* ensure that plant and machinery is safe to use, and that safe working practices are set up and followed
* make sure that all materials are handled, stored and used safely
* provide adequate first aid facilities
* tell you about any potential hazards from the work you do, chemicals and other substances used by the firm, and give you information, instructions, training and supervision as needed
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* make sure that ventilation, temperature, lighting, and toilet, washing and rest facilities all meet health, safety and welfare requirements
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I would suggest that you contact your H&S Rep but not sure if that's a good idea in your location. However, I am sure the local HSE would be more than willing to give the toilets a quick check - excuse the pun but if he got involved he might get some Brownie points for taking on a large employer like RM and winning.
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Post by DB1100 »

I cannot see any legitimate reason for this apart from sheer laziness,If the man was fit enough to get to work in the morning then he is fit enough to get to the toilet.
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Post by woofwoof »

he should have worn his waterproof leggings no one would have known then
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Post by k979aaa »

woofwoof wrote:he should have worn his waterproof leggings no one would have known then
Apart from the smell. :Sick
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Post by DGP1 »

k979aaa wrote:
woofwoof wrote:he should have worn his waterproof leggings no one would have known then
Apart from the smell. :Sick
So........no one would have noticed :nervous (in fact, the smell would have probably be better than most of my office....noxious gases that require a gas mask :crazy: ).
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Post by brothermagrew »

Three immediate questions:

1. Who caught the person peeing up a wall in the yard?
2. Was this person as a result of their actions reported to management by a fellow work colleague?
3. How far are the nearest toilet facilities from this yard?
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