We have metal windows at work. Recently we have had a man in, fixing the windows. Not that there was anything really wrong with them but, according to sources, for security reasons, they had to be modified. This involved drilling and, generally making a lot of noise.
When the Window Fixer was doing our office I had to leave. The noise of the drill and the fact that the windows were open, leading to things being blown about and because, whilst fixing two of the windows, I could not sit at my desk, meant that I found things to do outside the office.
This was last week (Wednesday or Thursday, I can’t really remember).
Today our illustrious Purchasing Manager came into the office with our Health and Safety Manager. They wanted to check that the work done was OK.
Did the windows work? – Well, yes (but they did before?)
Did the Window Fixer remove the windows to do the job? – Well, I wasn’t here for most of it but I didn’t see him remove them.
Finally, the warning was given, in Italian because our H&S Manager speaks English worse than I speak Italian which, as regular readers will know, is terrible, our Purchasing Manager translated that:
I should be careful not to allow small particles of dust from the drilling of the window to get in my eye as he (our H&S Manager) did!
Hmm. I look incredulously at him, suppressing the belly laugh of scorn that should have greeted this statement.
‘But’, I pointed out, ‘the job was done last week so I guess I don’t have to worry about it now!’
Honest to God, this man seems to get more useless by the passing day.
Hi Andy-
your manager seems like most managers I know. Mind boggling.
Love ya
Gail
peace…..
Hi Gail,
Yes. And I was a manager once. I guess I was the same
Andy-
No way were you the same. no way.
love,
Gail
Thanks for the vote of confidence but I’m pretty certain to the guys and gals below me I was, most probably, the same. Still, if any of them read this then I guess they can comment.
It seems to be a requirement of management!
Honest to God, this man seems to get more useless by the passing day…right!!! Like the warning, placed everywhere, for the fire drill. Really, I would like to tell him that if we want to do it seriously people should not be aware of the exact time. I would. But I cannot speak with walls at work. Sometimes I do, I know, but with him is only wasting of time,breath, patience, ecc. ecc.
Anyway, be careful with dust! some particles could still be there.
I, too was surprised about the fire drill thing. Perhaps there’s a good reason?