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Mattt

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16,663 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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So when your Assistant says they have to spend the day at the hospital – I think fine, don’t ask too many questions.

Then I looked on Facebook at lunch to find a status update along the lines of “I’m back home”. Clown.

JJCW

2,449 posts

193 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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VBRJ time?

Or you just gonna bank the favour?

GTIR

24,741 posts

273 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Does your lunch start at 13:00 or are you sciving also!

Busted

DamoLLb

1,775 posts

202 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Could be genuine. I wouldn't question it in case you get slammed for some violation of privacy!

Republik

4,525 posts

197 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Could've been at the hospital this morning and got an early release?

sleep envy

62,260 posts

256 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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screen print the page, let them know but don't report it

you'll have a minion for a good six months

wink

Mattt

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16,663 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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GTIR said:
Does your lunch start at 13:00 or are you sciving also!

Busted
I'm GMT + 4 wink

Mattt

Original Poster:

16,663 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Republik said:
Could've been at the hospital this morning and got an early release?
I've not doubt he went, but as a outpatient appointment - he should've come back in.

Anyway, fk it - it's the weekend and I'm off home!

JCB123

2,265 posts

203 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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DamoLLb said:
Could be genuine. I wouldn't question it in case you get slammed for some violation of privacy!
How can he be slammed for violation of privacy? - You're going to tell me Google Street Map can see your car reg plate next! rolleyes


I'd bag it for use against them at a later date.....

ali_kat

32,033 posts

228 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Mattt said:
Republik said:
Could've been at the hospital this morning and got an early release?
I've not doubt he went, but as a outpatient appointment - he should've come back in.

Anyway, fk it - it's the weekend and I'm off home!
Depends on what was done as an Outpatient - eg if it required stiches he'll have been told to take the day.

or, he could be thinking like you are...

Edited by ali_kat on Thursday 26th March 13:26

B15TT0

1,204 posts

249 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Mattt said:
Republik said:
Could've been at the hospital this morning and got an early release?
I've not doubt he went, but as a outpatient appointment - he should've come back in.

Anyway, fk it - it's the weekend and I'm off home!
Weekend?!?!?

That's more than GMT + 4!

Where are you - i want to work in this magic land where everyone finishes at 1pm on Thursday for the weekend...

DamoLLb

1,775 posts

202 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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JCB123 said:
DamoLLb said:
Could be genuine. I wouldn't question it in case you get slammed for some violation of privacy!
How can he be slammed for violation of privacy? - You're going to tell me Google Street Map can see your car reg plate next! rolleyes


I'd bag it for use against them at a later date.....
Perhaps it was a bit strong to say slammed.

However, would you want to delve into someone’s private affairs as to what they were doing at the hospital, and why they got home at 1600hrs (local time)

Thudd

3,100 posts

214 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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If they were sedated/anaesthetised, or it was an unpleasant procedure then they'll have been told to go home and rest.

eltax91

10,049 posts

213 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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B15TT0 said:
Mattt said:
Republik said:
Could've been at the hospital this morning and got an early release?
I've not doubt he went, but as a outpatient appointment - he should've come back in.

Anyway, fk it - it's the weekend and I'm off home!
Weekend?!?!?

That's more than GMT + 4!

Where are you - i want to work in this magic land where everyone finishes at 1pm on Thursday for the weekend...
Don't a bunch of middle eastern countries have their weekend Fri/Sat??

claypigeon60

764 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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rescynic

175 posts

209 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Bahrain weekend starts on a thursday afternoon and they roll back into work on Sunday morning.

Mattt

Original Poster:

16,663 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Yeah, I live in the UAE - we have Fri/Sat off as weekend.

We finish at about 2pm UK time, but then we do turn up to work at 3am UK time wink

thehappyotter

800 posts

209 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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My working day for example finishes at 4pm. If I got back from the hospital at 1300, ate some dinner until say 1345 and then drove the hour to work i'd get there an hour and a quarter before I was due to finish. Pointless. If my boss started waving screen prints from Facebook around i'd seriously question his person management skills and think he is a right dhead.

Or would you have been able to squeeze a whole two and a quarter hours out of them until 5pm... Remember that a happy workforce is a productive workforce before lecturing about someone about taking the day off because, god forbid, they are ill. They might need the afternoon to come to terms with the fact the hospital have told them they have cancer for all you know!

PS. To my boss. I'm on nights so this is my own time.

Edited by thehappyotter on Thursday 26th March 14:41

Mattt

Original Poster:

16,663 posts

225 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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Well, if he left home when he posted on Facebook, he could've had 4 hours productive time - remembering this is month end, so the busiest time.

It's an ongoing treatment - that will apparently be every Thursday for the foreseeable future - so add up 4 hours a week for X weeks - and it's a fair bit. he did it last week too, but didn't post on Facebook wink

Anyway, words will be had on Sunday.

rpguk

4,484 posts

291 months

Thursday 26th March 2009
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I'd say it's petty and you don't know what they had doing at the hospital. There are many procedures where an afternoon off is recommended. It's not like he's taking a huge amount of time off either.

Leave it I'd say or you'll come across as a bit of a wker and you'll lose goodwill from him.

If he's lazy and a bad employee in general then reprimand him for something worthy, if he isn't then surely give him the benefit of the doubt.

Edited by rpguk on Thursday 26th March 14:57