Today I'm angry about.....

[Worthy4England]

Yes. I decided to take the legal route too. He is now the proud owner of a verbal warning and confined to some very boring digital verification tasks a marsh otter would quickly grow bored of, for the foreseeable.

.... a quiet 'word in his ear, preferably at an incongruous setting, where you coolly explain to him that should he ever, ever (you may repeat ever' many more times depending upon taste) goes over your head again .... indeed, if he so much as says "hello" to your bosses boss again, (and the precise wording here is important) then you "will take steps which will utterly amaze him".

That should he show himself to be the snitching waste-of-oxygen he clearly is and this discussion reach anyone else's ears then it will lead to breath-taking repercussions, not least because you have pre-warned your boss that you have overheard him saying that he planned to do just this thing. Plausible deniability is key here.

Finally, invite him for an unexpected mid-year appraisal, where you assess his current progress (or lack thereof) on his objectives. Speed-up delivery expectations on some of the easier ones and add a couple of new ones whilst pointing out the consequences to salary, bonus and career of missing these and adding that it's not simply achieving but HOW he achieves them which matters also (and going two stages above his head is one of those factors).

Any little niggles you have should be wheeled out as well. The more petty the better. Especially ones now lost in the mists of time.

... and you should let down his tyres.

... and make him work on Sunday.

Sooooooooooo, we don't support an open door policy then? (Because anything the underlings say to anyone up to and including the CEO can easily be discredited by yourself, because of your fine and honourable standing within the organisation?

How 1960's of the pair of you. I'm surprised you've managed to find the internet.

[bobo the clown]

fckg right Worthy.

if someone has something to say they should say it to you. If it's about you then to your boss or some independent person. Cutting your boss (es) out is nothing to do with "open doors".

He should have his tyres let down every single week until he retires.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Yes. I decided to take the legal route too. He is now the proud owner of a verbal warning and confined to some very boring digital verification tasks a marsh otter would quickly grow bored of, for the foreseeable.

.... a quiet 'word in his ear, preferably at an incongruous setting, where you coolly explain to him that should he ever, ever (you may repeat ever' many more times depending upon taste) goes over your head again .... indeed, if he so much as says "hello" to your bosses boss again, (and the precise wording here is important) then you "will take steps which will utterly amaze him".

That should he show himself to be the snitching waste-of-oxygen he clearly is and this discussion reach anyone else's ears then it will lead to breath-taking repercussions, not least because you have pre-warned your boss that you have overheard him saying that he planned to do just this thing. Plausible deniability is key here.

Finally, invite him for an unexpected mid-year appraisal, where you assess his current progress (or lack thereof) on his objectives. Speed-up delivery expectations on some of the easier ones and add a couple of new ones whilst pointing out the consequences to salary, bonus and career of missing these and adding that it's not simply achieving but HOW he achieves them which matters also (and going two stages above his head is one of those factors).

Any little niggles you have should be wheeled out as well. The more petty the better. Especially ones now lost in the mists of time.

... and you should let down his tyres.

... and make him work on Sunday.

Sooooooooooo, we don't support an open door policy then? (Because anything the underlings say to anyone up to and including the CEO can easily be discredited by yourself, because of your fine and honourable standing within the organisation?

How 1960's of the pair of you. I'm surprised you've managed to find the internet.

What's this internet thingy you are on about?

And thanks, , I was thinking how 50's I was, but I've been updated.

And Bobo's right, it had nothing to do with open door, everything to do with disruption, throwing a spanner in the works, arse-licking and back-stabbing.

[2399]

Bought 500Grams of Instant Coffee the other day, it's nearly gone; Housmate's been drinkin up a storm!!!

Also Angry that:
Asking my friends to join the BBUK Forum....one joins and posts hate stuff about the show; gets Perm Banned!!

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Bought 500Grams of Instant Coffee the other day, it's nearly gone; Housmate's been drinkin up a storm!!!

He did you a favour!

[thebish]

i had some instant coffee... I fed it to the cat - then the cat was sick - and i used the sicked-up coffee... sadly it didn't taste any better...

[2399]

It was Good Quality Instant Coffee!

[Gary the Enfield]

It was Good Quality Instant Coffee!

Did it say so on the tin?

[2399]

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Or Try this:

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

It was Good Quality Instant Coffee!

No such thing. You'll be telling me you drink that Starbucks Via crap that costs more than proper coffee...

[Worthy4England]

Yes. I decided to take the legal route too. He is now the proud owner of a verbal warning and confined to some very boring digital verification tasks a marsh otter would quickly grow bored of, for the foreseeable.

.... a quiet 'word in his ear, preferably at an incongruous setting, where you coolly explain to him that should he ever, ever (you may repeat ever' many more times depending upon taste) goes over your head again .... indeed, if he so much as says "hello" to your bosses boss again, (and the precise wording here is important) then you "will take steps which will utterly amaze him".

That should he show himself to be the snitching waste-of-oxygen he clearly is and this discussion reach anyone else's ears then it will lead to breath-taking repercussions, not least because you have pre-warned your boss that you have overheard him saying that he planned to do just this thing. Plausible deniability is key here.

Finally, invite him for an unexpected mid-year appraisal, where you assess his current progress (or lack thereof) on his objectives. Speed-up delivery expectations on some of the easier ones and add a couple of new ones whilst pointing out the consequences to salary, bonus and career of missing these and adding that it's not simply achieving but HOW he achieves them which matters also (and going two stages above his head is one of those factors).

Any little niggles you have should be wheeled out as well. The more petty the better. Especially ones now lost in the mists of time.

... and you should let down his tyres.

... and make him work on Sunday.

Sooooooooooo, we don't support an open door policy then? (Because anything the underlings say to anyone up to and including the CEO can easily be discredited by yourself, because of your fine and honourable standing within the organisation?

How 1960's of the pair of you. I'm surprised you've managed to find the internet.

What's this internet thingy you are on about?

And thanks, , I was thinking how 50's I was, but I've been updated.

And Bobo's right, it had nothing to do with open door, everything to do with disruption, throwing a spanner in the works, arse-licking and back-stabbing.

Which because of your fine standing, the overling's, overling will ignore because they know it couldn't possibly be true in your exemplary case.

[bobo the clown]

fck 'em .... backstabbing b'stards.

[Burnden Paddock]

Tw@ts who put concrete f@cking slabs on train tracks.

Miss BP was making her first long distance train journey without us today, travelling with a friend darn sarf. I drove them to Leeds to get a train to Stevenage, helped them get their cases sorted and was then met with an announcement, that due to aforementioned slabs on the track, the train was cancelled and they should get a train to York, to pick up another train to Stevenage. The people that do this sort of thing are utter cnuts and should be tied to the tracks in front of the next train.

Tbf the people at the station were excellent. They printed off a list of connections which I was able to give to my daughter and a lady travelling with a baby that they had joined up with.

The story did have a good ending, as when they got to York, the next train had no room for the pram, so they put them all into first class.

[Bijou Bob]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. I'm not big on cliche's but by feck that ones nailed on accurate.

[bobo the clown]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. I'm not big on cliche's but by feck that ones nailed on accurate.

Tell all Bob. We'll sympathise, honest we will. Just tell us.

[TANGODANCER]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. I'm not big on cliche's but by feck that ones nailed on accurate.

Without even needing to know any details, it's the absolute truth.

[bobo the clown]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. I'm not big on cliche's but by feck that ones nailed on accurate.

Without even needing to know any details, it's the absolute truth.

Yeah, yeah, yeah .... but the details add to the angst we'll feel for him.

C'mon Bob.

[Worthy4England]

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. I'm not big on cliche's but by feck that ones nailed on accurate.

Without even needing to know any details, it's the absolute truth.

Yeah, yeah, yeah .... but the details add to the angst we'll feel for him.

C'mon Bob.

This isn't strictly true. I laughed for weeks when one of the lads ex's turned up at the pub and after getting a pint chucked over her "to cool her down", took to the front end of his new Audi with a hammer.

Comedy gold.

[Bijou Bob]

Long story short, ex wife screaming that I'm a fecking shite father whilst in the background of a call from number one child. I'd refused to pay said child's uni utility bills, which I felt was reasonable as she's just blown all her dosh on a 3 week all inclusive holiday in Mexico and is jetting off to Spain tomorrow evening on a hen do. Cue torrent of appalling abuse. Pointing out to number one child that they can't just ring and expect me to cough up for their bills having blown close on 3 grand allegedly makes me a, and I quote my ex directly, "Fecking useless father " and a "W4nker".

Sometimes I wonder why I left..........................not often though!

[bobo the clown]

Long story short, ex wife screaming that I'm a fecking shite father whilst in the background of a call from number one child. I'd refused to pay said child's uni utility bills, which I felt was reasonable as she's just blown all her dosh on a 3 week all inclusive holiday in Mexico and is jetting off to Spain tomorrow evening on a hen do. Cue torrent of appalling abuse. Pointing out to number one child that they can't just ring and expect me to cough up for their bills having blown close on 3 grand allegedly makes me a, and I quote my ex directly, "Fecking useless father " and a "W4nker".

Sometimes I wonder why I left..........................not often though!

Ah .... the "the only way to show you love 'em is to uncritically fund them and never question it" ruse.

Well, it'll stop the ex needing to spend her own (ie 'your') dosh on her won't it ?