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.....can you guess the reason he gave for leaving early?
And no, being tired of working for me wasn't it. 😉
I must say, I was rather amused at the reason given and have passed the problem to HR to deal with.
s.t.i?
Aliens ate her homework?
Interview?
Job as a male escort?
Speaking at a BNP rally?
He reckoned that shutting his computers down was part of his job rather than something he did after the end of his working day?
The butler did it?
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Pressure of surplus sperm in his testicles had reached dangerous levels and he had to masturbate immediately?
None close so far, though Smee is sort of in the right area.
Wife has some sort of ovulation forecast thingy and his seed is needed NOW?
They wanted to watch My Parents are Aliens on CITV?
she wanted her husband to inseminate her as it ws an auspicious time?
Parents evening?
Well Smee was in the right area due to aliens being something that folk may believe exist too.
WTF.. A few clues would help, Vic! Like what work it is, what the employees into, etc...
Watching kids do sports?
Going to Swingers evening with partner?
Going to finish off model of the HMS Victory made entirely from matchsticks?
Felt ill after eating too much Pot Noodle?
Come on, help us out a bit!
Closing down sale at local sex shop?
Might help if we knew how old he was, and a few other background details, as without them we're sorely lacking on probability
Her pet dog was having psychological trauma due to being molested by aliens disguised as a foil pack of pedigree chum?
Religious observation?
it's a god related thing isn't it?
Religious bollocks?
God told him/her to?
Had to go home to put a coin under their offspring's pillow tooth fairy stylee?
Well 'he' is in his 50's and works in a distribution centre.
'He' is also apparently quite into spiritualism.
He spotted a UFO at lunch time and wants to get home to his bunker?
Her gran had come back from the dead and spilt the haunted contents of her long forgotten comode on the lounge carpet?
sex change operation?
ghost of elvis has taken over her workstation?
thankyouverymuchma'am
Is he just a lazy **** but up front about it.
theotherjonv - Thats close enough.
had to rush home to kill his goat
no shit!
Tread carefully with HR on this one would be my advice. Being evil undead they probably believe in this shit too.
Workplace is built on ancient burial ground?
HR aren't the evil undead as that would suggest they were once human.
I've only recently started working nights but apparently this chap regularly has to leave early because of a ghost that floats around the DC.
Thats right, a man in his 50's swears blind that a ghost of a signalman throws equipment at him and sometimes sneaks up behind him when he is picking and asks him to "help meeeeeee..." in a ghostly howl.
Okkkkkaayyyyyy.
and he went home instead of helping the ghost? What a git!
coffeeking - Thats just what was going through my mind as he told me this last night.
Having had to get up early today to speak to HR on this they've informed me that they are at a loss what to do.
They've had doctors reports on his mental health (apparently he is fine) and have even had a priest in to conduct an exorcism on the site but to no avail.
Sounds reasonable to me. Watch your back S+J...... 😯
'He' is also apparently quite into spiritualism.
NUTBALL ALERT!
Who ya gonna call!
LMAO that they actually got a priest in. Best thing to do is fit a couple of cameras in the data centre and tell him. Bet the ghost shows up no more.
sounds like he's onto a winner.
He is probably laughing like f£*k that your company is still falling for that one, (may consider trying it myself actually it is quite genius) 
Get HR to sack the ghost, problem solved
DavidB - Well to be honest in these tight financial times it might be useful having a ghost on site, as long as he is productive of course.
Falkirk_mark - Unfortunately its well out of our hands on the shop floor.
Tell him you've called in Sam and Dean Winchester from Supernatural. They'll find the bone, salt 'em and burn 'em. No more trouble.
Sooty Your lying!! not even a service personell could come up with that!!!!
next time just laugh at him!!!!!! i would
Why doesn't he just help the 'ghost' with whatever it is he needs help with?
No idea.
He also has a mark that apparently appears on his face (the chap, not the ghost) when he has been 'visited' but strangely it appears to be in a similar position to where I noticed he was constantly running his finger across his forehead (as if he has some sort of nervous tick) whilst he was working.
I'm not paid enough to deal with this cr@p.
when i worked nights in a distribution centre we all used to drink Brandy
maybe that is a contributing factor in this case?
Does he ride a bike ?
If so, get him to register on here.
**** it - I'll [i]give[/i] him a bike, if he registers on here.
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Specially as all you non-believers appear to have driven simonralli away 🙁
Perhaps your HR dept will tell him to lay off the spirits?
Next time he's on the night shift sneak up behind him and punch him in the ear.
lol.
Really honestly? Taking the piss almost constantly would seem to be the only option. Either that, or a transfer off your shift so it's some-one else's problem, or...the sack.
Either that, or a transfer off your shift so it's some-one else's problem, or...the sack.
That would seem the obvious answer but apparently a few months back, whilst having discussion with the HR manager about the company wishing to move him to a day shift, the ghost popped his head around the door to say "hi" (or "help meee").
What I actually believe is the issue is along the lines of what you've said, he's terrified of the p!ss taking he'll get from the day shift.
BTW, this chap is also the night shift union rep.
BTW, this chap is also the night shift union rep.
And they voted him into this position!!
Are the rest of them as bad?
Bustin' makes me feeeel goooood...
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IHN...thanks for the memories. No thanks to One One F£$%ing Eight for wrecking it though
IMO that is no excuse to stop doing his job. Very weak from HR.
He is either able to do his job - in which case its a full shift - or he is not.
I wouldn't stand for it for one second.
So if the consensus is that you cannot allow a man's belief in ghosts to affect his work can we also rule out any special considerations for religious beliefs as there is no more evidence for the existence of any god than ghosts.
TandemJeremy - MemberIMO that is no excuse to stop doing his job.
How would you know ?
Have you ever had a ghost annoying whilst you're trying to get on with your work - no ? Well you're hardly in a position to pass judgement - are you ?