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Post by harrypalmer on Apr 30, 2024 10:49:01 GMT
Wow, that's one of the weirdest things I've heard in this thread!
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 30, 2024 10:54:55 GMT
Is that errr legal?
It has also has some weird undertones behind it.
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 11:05:40 GMT
Apparently it's legal but I very much doubt it - MD sent an email to all staff saying it was all above board and he's checked with the landlord and insurance after multiple staff (including myself) aired our concerns.
It's a fucked up situation. I don't blame the guy from India at all and he's going to have two months of staff behind cold to him through no fault of his own and has to work and live in the same place.
If by weird undertones you mean slavery I fully agree. I think a few of us are going to raise a formal grievance tbh.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 30, 2024 11:08:12 GMT
Yeah pretty much but also along the line of not that we're tight it's more that we don't even have the respect for you as a human being who deserves a place to reside in privacy and with dignity.
I'm actually shocked.
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Post by mrpon on Apr 30, 2024 11:11:56 GMT
Tough luck working from home buddy!
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 11:12:52 GMT
All heard second hand but apparently we asked our French parent company for money to put him in a hotel and they said "Why? You have everything required on site" because we have a kitchen, toilets and showers.
We never wanted him here for obvious reasons but they've forced the issue (they're the bosses after all). I'm guessing we didn't want to pay roughly 5-6K to put him in a hotel for a couple of months either, hence the converted common room.
Absolutely no idea what he's going to do for food, clean clothes etc.
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Post by harrypalmer on Apr 30, 2024 11:14:37 GMT
Leak it to the press.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 30, 2024 11:16:17 GMT
All heard second hand but apparently we asked our French parent company for money to put him in a hotel and they said "Why? You have everything required on site" because we have a kitchen, toilets and showers. We never wanted him here for obvious reasons but they've forced the issue (they're the bosses after all). I'm guessing we didn't want to pay roughly 5-6K to put him in a hotel for a couple of months either, hence the converted common room. Absolutely no idea what he's going to do for food, clean clothes etc. I wonder if any of the french parent company have to sleep in the common room when they come to visit for work... |
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 11:17:06 GMT
Fairly sure one of our warehouse team is already at it.
Selfishly I'm worried if it comes out in the wash and we put him in a hotel a member of staff here will be let go to balance the books.
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 11:17:29 GMT
All heard second hand but apparently we asked our French parent company for money to put him in a hotel and they said "Why? You have everything required on site" because we have a kitchen, toilets and showers. We never wanted him here for obvious reasons but they've forced the issue (they're the bosses after all). I'm guessing we didn't want to pay roughly 5-6K to put him in a hotel for a couple of months either, hence the converted common room. Absolutely no idea what he's going to do for food, clean clothes etc. I wonder if any of the french parent company have to sleep in the common room when they come to visit for work... If only. |
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Post by Dougs on Apr 30, 2024 11:21:08 GMT
That's absolutely mental.
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Post by mikeck on Apr 30, 2024 11:22:57 GMT
I'm fucking shocked they think that's acceptable, on so many levels that is utterly wrong. I'm surprised he came over, would have told them to fucking do one.
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Post by dmukgr on Apr 30, 2024 11:24:56 GMT
That is ridiculous.
Where I work, we had a fella who had split with his mrs and was sleeping, secretly (besides a few mates), under his desk every night. He was caught after about 6 months having tripped an alarm with a midnight toilet dash, but somehow had been undetected until then.
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 30, 2024 11:46:26 GMT
I'm fucking shocked they think that's acceptable, on so many levels that is utterly wrong. I'm surprised he came over, would have told them to fucking do one. Something tells me he's not in a position to tell them to fuck off as it were. |
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 11:49:24 GMT
That's the impression I get too.
It'll be interesting to actually talk to the guy once he's settled in. It's not the first company he's been sent to within the group to learn how/what they draw.
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Post by nexus6 on Apr 30, 2024 11:53:20 GMT
What do you draw?
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 30, 2024 11:54:28 GMT
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Post by Bill in the rain on Apr 30, 2024 11:55:19 GMT
Mustaches on people when you find them asleep in the office.
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 11:55:41 GMT
We're an interior fit-out company - custom office furniture and the like.
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Post by nexus6 on Apr 30, 2024 11:56:56 GMT
We're an interior fit-out company - custom office furniture and the like. So it should be a comfy office to 'live' in at least? |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Apr 30, 2024 11:58:59 GMT
User Rhaegyr forgot to add that their design ethos is Brutalism.
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 12:10:11 GMT
They've actually done a decent job turning it into a bedroom - double bed, wardrobe, drawers, TV etc.
We shut the office/factory on weekends so fuck knows what he's going to do then. And there's bank holidays coming up.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Apr 30, 2024 12:11:05 GMT
You guys are all just going to have to take turns taking him home at weekends. Shared custody.
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Post by nexus6 on Apr 30, 2024 12:14:26 GMT
Like the school hamster or goldfish you get to take turns taking him home over the holidays.
don’t overfeed him!
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Post by nexus6 on Apr 30, 2024 12:17:30 GMT
User Rhaegyr forgot to add that their design ethos is Brutalism. It’s certainly their HR ethos |
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Post by Lizard on Apr 30, 2024 12:30:43 GMT
So, where is your lunch room now? Or do you just sit around in this guy's new bedroom?
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 12:31:03 GMT
You guys are all just going to have to take turns taking him home at weekends. Shared custody. That was the email that went out before we put him in the 'bedroom' downstairs. Basically asking if anyone would put him up for two months and the company would pay for his food, washing etc. |
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Post by rhaegyr on Apr 30, 2024 12:31:13 GMT
So, where is your lunch room now? Or do you just sit around in this guy's new bedroom? MD's office. |
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Post by quadfather on Apr 30, 2024 12:35:49 GMT
It's getting even more mental
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Post by cubby on Apr 30, 2024 12:37:43 GMT
Where does the MD sleep now?
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