A difficult one

[Sqad]

salla twice and now Welshy have been "snitched on" for using the firm's PC to indulge in AB correspondence........two very popular and lied Abers.

Is this a reasonable attitude by the employer whether he is the Public sector (tax payer) or the private sector?

Is the argument that providing one "get's the job done" then internet activity is reasonable.

If you were paying someone would you be happy that a significant amount of time was used up on AB?

A difficult one.

[Bbbananas]

That is very harsh. I can understand myself and Welshie having our wrists slapped - but gross misconduct, stealing company electricity - for charging up a mobile? Ridiculous.

[paddywak]

You'd have to accept it or find another job. I worked for nearly 30 years in an industry where it was instant dismissal and a trip to Crown Court to be caught smoking on the greater part of the site. used to smoke myself at the time as did the majority of the work force but there was no nipping off for a fag for most men unless they happened to be working in the pit bottom., even then you needed a dam good excuse to ride the shaft out of permitted times

[craft1948]

Paddy I would never have taken the job in the first place if it had been non-smoking, and to just say get another job is frankly unrealistic at the age I was and the situation regarding my pension. The people who used to moan about me for some reason never seemed to get through as much work as me (and never had to answer my phone). I solved the problem anyway by working from home.

[Bbbananas]

Jeez - I ought to value my job and employers more eh?

[paddywak]

I forgot to add that while the lads at the pit were no angels when it came to working the system I can state with out fear of contradiction from any ex-miner that smoking underground and stealing from your workmates (but not the Coal Board) were unforgivable and any man committing either of these two offences would not only be shopped but find himself on the recieving end of a good hiding

[Bbbananas]

In that line of work paddy, I can well understand that.....

[paddywak]

Craft, funnily enough even though people often smoked like a chimney at the time once you got in the pit it never seemed to bother you becase you knew you couldn't smoke but when I was riding the shaft at the end of the shift something would click and by the time I got to the craftsmen's report room the first place we could smoke I'd be gagging. The air would be thick with smoke and most of the lads would chain smoke 2-3 ciggies as they made out their reports before going for a shower and another 2-3 over a couple of cups of coffee in the canteen afterwards