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Cretins that you work with!! Worst but true stories!

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Post by DGP1 »

Lovemoney wrote:
Johna wrote:Certain postman at our office used to come in 2 hours before his start time to play pool but didn't put a letter in his frame untill his start time. then has the time to walk down isle's a number of times for no reason but to see what others have on. he also used to come in on his day off to play pool.

:left: :left: :left: perhaps he got poo addictions :crazy: :crazy:
I think those 2 things are different :hmmmm pool is a game played with balls and poo is a very specialist website thingy :shock: :nervous
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DGP1 wrote:
Lovemoney wrote:
Johna wrote:Certain postman at our office used to come in 2 hours before his start time to play pool but didn't put a letter in his frame untill his start time. then has the time to walk down isle's a number of times for no reason but to see what others have on. he also used to come in on his day off to play pool.

:left: :left: :left: perhaps he got poo addictions :crazy: :crazy:
I think those 2 things are different :hmmmm pool is a game played with balls and poo is a very specialist website thingy :shock: :nervous
sorry pool addiction :d'oh! :cuppa
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Lovemoney wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
Lovemoney wrote:
Johna wrote:Certain postman at our office used to come in 2 hours before his start time to play pool but didn't put a letter in his frame untill his start time. then has the time to walk down isle's a number of times for no reason but to see what others have on. he also used to come in on his day off to play pool.

:left: :left: :left: perhaps he got poo addictions :crazy: :crazy:
I think those 2 things are different :hmmmm pool is a game played with balls and poo is a very specialist website thingy :shock: :nervous
sorry pool addiction :d'oh! :cuppa
Welcome to the boards grammar nazi :nervous but still if someone HAS a poo addiction I suggest they don't look on the internet for a cure...............that way madness lies :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
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Post by ElvisGaddafi »

DGP1 wrote:
Lovemoney wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
Lovemoney wrote:
Johna wrote:Certain postman at our office used to come in 2 hours before his start time to play pool but didn't put a letter in his frame untill his start time. then has the time to walk down isle's a number of times for no reason but to see what others have on. he also used to come in on his day off to play pool.

:left: :left: :left: perhaps he got poo addictions :crazy: :crazy:
I think those 2 things are different :hmmmm pool is a game played with balls and poo is a very specialist website thingy :shock: :nervous
sorry pool addiction :d'oh! :cuppa
Welcome to the boards grammar nazi :nervous but still if someone HAS a poo addiction I suggest they don't look on the internet for a cure...............that way madness lies :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

ElvisGaddafi wrote: i love poo
I prefer Tigger :Very Happy
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Post by mrro »

DGP1 wrote:
DGP1 wrote:
superports wrote:We have a manager who told a lorry driver that stopping at traffic lights counts as part of his break!!
:left: :left: :left: :left: :left: That's going have me giggling for the rest of the night :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
3 days later and I'm still giggling at this :chuckle :chuckle :chuckle
me too :nana
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I work with a guy on nights that went sick for the whole week
but still came in for his evening sa overtime for the week and got away with it.
Beat that then
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westy23 wrote:I work with a guy on nights that went sick for the whole week
but still came in for his evening sa overtime for the week and got away with it.
Beat that then

Cheers Westy but..................... Its possible with the new "Well Note" - and even before that came in it could have depended what primary duty and SA duty involved . :hmmmm
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Post by bunkerland »

westy23 wrote:I work with a guy on nights that went sick for the whole week
but still came in for his evening sa overtime for the week and got away with it.
Beat that then
Guy in our office has a job delivering packets in afternoon and on his day off,he phoned in sick one day and then the postie who delivers to his house saw him unloading a van of packets into his garage,another postie saw him out delivering them later. :no no

Extra money for him......and extra lapsing for us! :evil/mad
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Edward Hunter wrote:Plus you always get a mute. Someone who will only talk to someone if it is ABSOLUTLY neccesary. Anyway, enough about me................................................ : :shock:
I suppose this is me, sort of. I think I'm firmly in the quiet category for the office. Although there is a couple of other chaps who say even less than ,e. Just my personality. It doesn't help that I'm not a morning person either! :chuckle Without a cup of coffee, it would be even worse!
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Post by arty_morty »

There's a driver in our office who rushes about in an effort to finish as early as possible. He's usually the first driver back, always before 1230 but then instead of going home he sits in the office with the DOM complaining about anything and evrything. He is also the office snitch and was actually suspected of being an RM plant when he started.

A few things said 'in confidence' always manage to find their way back to the DOM especially the 'fake' stories told to see how long they would take to get there.
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Post by AdTheBad »

This story doesn't involve any cretins but has always made me chuckle.

A few years ago one of our posties was knocking on a door to deliver a packet to a dottery old ex Reverend,he could see him through the glass of the door coming to answer before stumbling and taking a nasty fall,he didn't reappear but was able to call out and the postie managed to hold a brief conversation with him through the letterbox,unfortunately old Rev couldn't make it to the door and was breathing somewhat erratically. Postie knocked on the neighbours door to get help and luckily the neighbour had a key and was able to get into the house,they soon had the old duffer sitting upright and an ambulance arrived shortly afterwards and took him away.

That left the postie and neighbour at the door with the latter congratulating RM'S finest on saving the day,it was only then that postie realises the packet was still lying on the doorstep so he picks it up to give to the neighbour but notices it's for two doors down and not for the hospital bound Rev at all..........he still took the plaudits for saving him though! :left:

Ps...Rev made a full recovery!

Or alternatively, The good Rev was in such a physical mess that he was going to collapse that day beit by the kettle or the phone.... all alone. But for the postie delivering in error ensured he got the care he needed. Maybe the Lord moves in mysterious ways..... And maybe not.
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Post by youwot!!!!! »

royal male wrote:
superports wrote:We have a manager who told a lorry driver that stopping at traffic lights counts as part of his break!!
Brilliant, you couldn't dream a better one up than this one. Could believe it coming from our DIM tho where do they get em from? :Applause

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Post by larry42 »

These cretins are about..Had a guy in my last delivery office who was a part-timer his duty was allocated to start at 7.00am. He used to come in at 5:45 and start prepping every day. Said he felt he needed to help the company out as the round was quite big.. An hour and a quarter he gave every day for free..When pulled up about it by the union, said he was free to do what he felt was best for himself and RM plus his wife liked him out of the house early?????
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larry42 wrote:These cretins are about..Had a guy in my last delivery office who was a part-timer his duty was allocated to start at 7.00am. He used to come in at 5:45 and start prepping every day. Said he felt he needed to help the company out as the round was quite big.. An hour and a quarter he gave every day for free..When pulled up about it by the union, said he was free to do what he felt was best for himself and RM plus his wife liked him out of the house early?????
Yeah, that's 'cause the milkman was due at 6.15 :whistle