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Things you want to say to employees but can't because you're professional...

Robey

Partly as a bit of fun, but mostly as an opportunity to vent...

Employee: "So what's my motivation for getting up at 5am to be on site for 7am?"

What I wanted to say: "Keeping your f-ing job? The fact that we pay you a salary far in excess of what your meagre skillset, dubious intelligence and questionable competence deserves?"

What I actually said: "Your professional pride in the delivery of an excellent service that our clients appreciate."

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  • Ha ha :-) I've enjoyed reading these comments.

    A recent omg/facepalm moment for me was a senior employee asking for her annual airtickets for her husband and two kids to be given to her in cash and perhaps give one to her mum to travel.

    Per her grade this is the family package, however, I softly and kindly (I hope) explained that as she is SINGLE and CHILDLESS, she was not entitled to the airtickets for phanton family members - it doesn't work like that. She went to two different leaders (Head of HR and SVP) to request, nae demand 'her' tickets but funnily enough recived the same message each time.

    OMG... :-)
  • in reply to Kirsty

    Hi Kirsty. Welcome to the Community.

    I've never had anything quite as blatant as that but I did once have an employee demand payment for their "un-taken sick-leave"; this being his optimistic reinterpretation of the rolling "two weeks in any 12 months" allowed for full sick-pay under his contract. He was very miffed when politely told: "No".

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  • in reply to Kirsty

    Hi Kirsty. Welcome to the Community.

    I've never had anything quite as blatant as that but I did once have an employee demand payment for their "un-taken sick-leave"; this being his optimistic reinterpretation of the rolling "two weeks in any 12 months" allowed for full sick-pay under his contract. He was very miffed when politely told: "No".

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