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kazazza

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:51

Hey guys/gals, got a little bit of a work situation going on atm and would like your opinions please

I work nights and so I sleep during the day - usually between 9am and 5pm

Today I got a phone call from this stupid girl at work (who EVERYONE already hates) at 1:30pm - After she took over from me at 7am, so she'd know I'd be asleep by then

*Phone Rings*
Me: Hello (in a half asleep voice)
Girl: Hi its (name)
Me: Are you seriously ringing me at 1:30pm?
Girl: Oh were you asleep?
Me: It's 1:30pm, what the fuck d'you think?
*I hang up*

Now shes told the manager that I swore at her and shes put it in writing to take it further...

My question: Since this was outside of work can this be taken further? Well, she phoned me from work, but obviously I was at home. Also, if she can, couldn't I just deny ever swearing at her?

Thanks

silvercorsabee

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:52

kennySRi

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:54

Just deny it and there's no evidence at all. I've done it a few times at work and even when they complained officially about it and got suspended for ages, i was told that it was just hearsay and there was nothing that could be done about it.

Admitting it would definetly be a bad idea.

mike56gte

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:55

tell her to grow the fuck up! shes sounding like a primary school kid!

EDIT: maybe cut out the 'fuck' bit

[Edited on 22-03-2012 by mike56gte]

Sam

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:56

Who told you about this being reported - her or her/your manager?...

tony2187

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:57

i got a bollocking for doing the same, I swore at the managing director, bit of grovelling and it was cool though. just tell them that she knows your shift patterns so you would be asleep and she obviously knew it. tell them youre cranky after a hard nights work and your she wouldnt appreciate a phone call at 2am when shes in work so early.

on another note, shes a cunt for doing it, and a bigger cunt for grassing. arselicking bitch

kazazza

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:57

quote:
Originally posted by kennySRi
Just deny it and there's no evidence at all. I've done it a few times at work and even when they complained officially about it and got suspended for ages, i was told that it was just hearsay and there was nothing that could be done about it.

Admitting it would definetly be a bad idea.

Great, thats what I thought, the annoying thing is, shes going to be taking over from me again at 7am (I'm at work right now), and this is a girl I've already fallen out with a couple of times in the past... I just know its going to end in a big argument....

James

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:59

Where do you work? I sit next to our CIO at work, if he wasn't allowed to swear at people he would probably sit in silence.

Tell her to man the fuck up.

kazazza

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22nd Mar 12 at 23:59

quote:
Originally posted by Sam
Who told you about this being reported - her or her/your manager?...

The person who took over from this girl (theres only 3 people in per day), morning - day - night shifts. The day girl told me

tony2187

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:01

give it a hour and phone the bitch, see how she likes it, i like the idea of denial, if shes being a bitch with everyone then just say shes now moved onto you.

you get people like that in most places, no need for them

Wrighty

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:01

no evidence, her word against yours

take it, it was your personal phone and your not contracted to be contactable out of work?

kazazza

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:01

quote:
Originally posted by tony2187
i got a bollocking for doing the same, I swore at the managing director, bit of grovelling and it was cool though. just tell them that she knows your shift patterns so you would be asleep and she obviously knew it. tell them youre cranky after a hard nights work and your she wouldnt appreciate a phone call at 2am when shes in work so early.

on another note, shes a cunt for doing it, and a bigger cunt for grassing. arselicking bitch

Thats exactly what I want to say to her, but I'm going to have to hold my tongue, think I might just walk straight out the door when she gets here and not say a word to her....

kazazza

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:03

quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
no evidence, her word against yours

take it, it was your personal phone and your not contracted to be contactable out of work?

Nope, no such thing in my contract

kazazza

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:04

quote:
Originally posted by tony2187
give it a hour and phone the bitch, see how she likes it, i like the idea of denial, if shes being a bitch with everyone then just say shes now moved onto you.

you get people like that in most places, no need for them

I was actually thinking about doing this... Hmm, don't know if thats a good idea really...

kazazza

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:05

quote:
Originally posted by James
Where do you work? I sit next to our CIO at work, if he wasn't allowed to swear at people he would probably sit in silence.

Tell her to man the fuck up.

I work at a Travelodge hotel

James

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:07

I would own up to it, explain why you did it.

Then say if she wants to pursue it, you will pursue action against her for calling you outside of work hours.

Colin

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:08

Phone her at 3am to discuss her complaint!!

tony2187

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:11

quote:
Originally posted by kazazza

quote:
Originally posted by tony2187
give it a hour and phone the bitch, see how she likes it, i like the idea of denial, if shes being a bitch with everyone then just say shes now moved onto you.

you get people like that in most places, no need for them

I was actually thinking about doing this... Hmm, don't know if thats a good idea really...

I would but I'm a bit of a cunt, denial is probably your best chance, tell them you didnt swear but you were obviously unhappy about being woken up at such a unearthly hour

Rickavo

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:11

Ring her 3am to say sorry

kazazza

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:12

quote:
Originally posted by James
I would own up to it, explain why you did it.

Then say if she wants to pursue it, you will pursue action against her for calling you outside of work hours.

Yeah, I see your point, but thats just going to end in my manager saying something like 'swearing should never happen, you're in the wrong.'

Plus everyone gets called outside of work from time to time, like if someone calls in sick and they need cover.

kazazza

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:13

quote:
Originally posted by Rickavo
Ring her 3am to say sorry

Brilliant

Nic Barnes

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:19

That's just pathetic.

corb

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:21

id admit it and point out the fact it had fuck all(those words exactly) to do with work as you werent actually at work. like when i asked a colleague to 'come for a walk offsite' a few weeks ago to discuss our conversation further.....he declined!

if we got a bollocking for swearing at work everyone would be on disciplinary

corb

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:22

oh, and she's a cock

Nic Barnes

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23rd Mar 12 at 00:26

Even if you may get called out of work hours you still don't have to answer? It's your own time. Say what you want to whoever. Nothing they can do about it as far as I'm aware.

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