Wish Bm could get rid of public chat from view on forums. I not a young'un but some of the nonsense that these desperados blokes talk about is shameful to men. You know who you are!!!
Bloody jobsworth at the cemetery gates this morning. I'd gone up to take some flowers but went on the bike, normally me and my mum go together on the bus, but she said she'd already been as she thought I'd want to go on my bike and so I did. Got to the gates, sign on them saying no bikes and there was a warden there so I asked if I could just go through to the grave but he said "no!" I tried to persuade him that I wasn't going to be ragging it through the graveyard but he still said "no". So I asked if I could just put the bike in the car park as I hadn't taken my chain & lock but he still said "no" Even an old lady with her dog was shocked at his attitude and asked why I couldn't just go in the car park but he said "it's for cars not bikes!" what a kn*bhead
so I just parked it outside the gates and the old lady said she'd keep an eye on it as she only lived across the road not that anyone was really going to pinch it at 9am outside a cemetery
This guy is clearly in the wrong job.
Was there a sign in the car park saying 'no bikes'?
And as it was 9am, prob few cars in it anyway.
You wouldn't have been more than a few minutes.
Report the little Hitler to the appropriate authority!
No sign on the car park, XK but there is one on the cemetery gates just before you get to the car park. I understand that they don't want idiots ragging round on noisy trail bikes but surely a bit of discretion and common sense could have been used??
HRC, you do really need to report this restriction. It's not really so much about the guy that stopped you going in on your bike, he was only doing his job, although his attitude may be brought into question and you should mention that also.
Sometimes (and before anyone starts shouting at me, I know because of my profession), polices and procedures are implemented by people without full and careful consideration, often it's a 'knee jerk' reaction to a previous incident. What happens then is that employees become not following policy because often this is followed up with a threat of going down the disiplinary route. However, there should also be a Code of Conduct policy, which should detail treating all people with respect.
Complain huni, that is the only way that people who sit in 'ivory towers' can be forced into rethinking their initial judgements. Also, if they are not made aware that the 'policy' doesn't work, how will they know it needs to be changed.
and breathe......
all jobs have rules, but we can choose to be flexible with them if circumstances deem it appropriate (i do it in my job all the time), the ability to make such judgement calls is what makes us human.
i really do think he should be held to account for not only behaving inappropriately but in a very insensitive way. if he's doing this with you, he will be doing it towards others at a very emotionally fragile time.
so if you can let the powers that be know i think it could save future upset for others xx
Thanks BL It was more his attitude really that was upsetting, it really wouldn't have done any harm just to let me through the gate and into the car park. I'd have been fine with that. But I know for next time, just park it next to the gate and chain the bike to it
I believe that's what I said Mandy, along with there being no acception for bad manners and being insensative to all situations.
In the working environment that we are all are in, people are afraid to 'bend' the rules due to the threat of disciplinary action and loss of a job.
Sometimes its important to provide feedback to organisations on the people that work for them and the way that they behave in order to make them think, 'We could do this so much better'. It's called, 'continuous improvement'!!
In my job, I am some peoples worst nightmare. That said, I welcome all feedback in relation to our performance, infact I embrace it and encourage it. It's what I am paid to do.
i know BL, just felt the need to affirm it - my week has seen me surrounded by uncaring "jobsworth" colleagues so is particularly pertinent to me at the moment! xx
Wishing that I could have been out on a bike supporting against the proposed EU regulations instead of having to type up a report as to why part of our service does not meet the requirements of what is expected
Well done to every one who is out there supporting and making their pipes heard
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