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"Do I work in a70's sitcom?"
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No you're not. It is totally unacceptable. The difficulty must be in knowing that it will probably continue. Unless you inform a more senior manager, or one of the shareholders, nothing will change. The problem with that is trying to retain anonymity so that you can remain comfortably in your job after the storm.
I would hate to be in your situation, and you do have my sympathy! The only thing I can thing of, is to start looking for other jobs. Then, when you have something lined up make a sensible, yet public resignation, stating clearly to all your reasons for doing so.
Good luck though. I hope the situation somehow improves!
I can totally sympathise jamesy boy, when I started work in the Civil Service, all the blokes, including their manager, would disappear at 11.30 down the pub and come back at 3. There was one man, 3 grades above me, who was virtually unapproachable after lunch. If you needed something authorising or some advice you had to ask him in the morning. He was earning over 25000 pounds (sorry no pound sign). I would suggest you go to your union but it's unlikely any major change would happen, in my experience. If you're young enough try and find a more enjoyable job.
But surely when someone is drunk that IS a safety hazard!? Moreover, it's easier to prove than the lazy people who gossip too much or spend too much time making coffee etc.
Anyway, since when did things become acceptable just because you can't change anything!? It's still wrong! It's like saying... well, I'm a teacher and I know the kids in my class have got a bag of E's in their bag, but if I confiscate them they'll just get them elsewhere, all kids are the same, so I'll leave it. (Ok so it's not exactly like it, but it's still ignoring something that's wrong because the problem is widespread). Here's a better one - letting people off for speeding because so many people exceed the limit. It doesn't make it right!!
I don't wish people to change their opinions - everyone's entitled to their view. I just find it worrying to think that there are people out there who enjoy carrying others for no particular reward. Unless they're holding out for a reward in the "heaven" of their beliefs.
I'm not meaning to have a go Newtron - I just wanted to be clear that the "unreasonableness" of the situation and jamesy boy's options are not the same thing. Ok, not explaining well! What do I mean? I mean that I just wanted to be clear that whilst we may feel that jamesy boy's options in reality may be put up or shut up (well, I mean leave or complain), whatever the options are, shouldn't influence our opinion about the reasonableness of the situation.
Does that make any sense at all?
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