'Dark Knight' workplace vigilante

[northernladyuk]

Yes good point never thought of that. I never did report him just totally ignored what he said. I used to get the feeling that some of the other managers knew what he was like. For the "not leaving office at lunchtime" thing I just said "umm no I dont think so".

This guy had previously worked in councils etc and though he knew it all to be honest. Used to think his mission in life was to improve everyone - even the contractors. When he used to have a dig at me, he was totally convinced that this is how things were supposed to work and did in all other places. I pointed out to him on more than one occasion that, having worked at a LOT of places over the years, inc some household names, no-one had ever implemented the strange ideas that he had or had an issue with what I did.

But he wouldn't listen. It got to be a weekly occurence where I got dragged in for a chat.

I did wind him up a bit though. I'd book meetings in the other office at 4pm (which was 10 mins from my house, but 30 mins away from head office where we normally worked, and 30 mins in the wrong direction for him to go home). I just knew he'd show up (even though he wasnt one of the attendees - as I said hed turn up just to check I was there) and then have to drive another 30 mins home. Sometimes, I'd make up meetings and cancel at last minute (and stay in head office) and know he'd have turned up for no reason. Childish I know. :-@

Interesting insight into how the part-and-parcel-BAU-monkey brigade get their kicks.

[psychocandy]

I would have reported him.

Seriously there are people with hidden conditions/disabilities who find the only place they can take medication/sort themselves out is in the toilet. It is none of his business whether people have these conditions/disabilities.

And that's ignoring women who are pregnant or breast feeding.


Again the disability aspect can be used to tell him to pipe down.


If he had been threatened with the sack by a couple of people with disabilities/pregnant/breast feeding or flexible working reporting him, he may have stopped doing that.

Yes good point never thought of that. I never did report him just totally ignored what he said. I used to get the feeling that some of the other managers knew what he was like. For the "not leaving office at lunchtime" thing I just said "umm no I dont think so".

This guy had previously worked in councils etc and though he knew it all to be honest. Used to think his mission in life was to improve everyone - even the contractors. When he used to have a dig at me, he was totally convinced that this is how things were supposed to work and did in all other places. I pointed out to him on more than one occasion that, having worked at a LOT of places over the years, inc some household names, no-one had ever implemented the strange ideas that he had or had an issue with what I did.

But he wouldn't listen. It got to be a weekly occurence where I got dragged in for a chat.

I did wind him up a bit though. I'd book meetings in the other office at 4pm (which was 10 mins from my house, but 30 mins away from head office where we normally worked, and 30 mins in the wrong direction for him to go home). I just knew he'd show up (even though he wasnt one of the attendees - as I said hed turn up just to check I was there) and then have to drive another 30 mins home. Sometimes, I'd make up meetings and cancel at last minute (and stay in head office) and know he'd have turned up for no reason. Childish I know. :-@

[Bee]

I would have reported him.

Seriously there are people with hidden conditions/disabilities who find the only place they can take medication/sort themselves out is in the toilet. It is none of his business whether people have these conditions/disabilities.

And that's ignoring women who are pregnant or breast feeding.


Again the disability aspect can be used to tell him to pipe down.


If he had been threatened with the sack by a couple of people with disabilities/pregnant/breast feeding or flexible working reporting him, he may have stopped doing that.

In your case, have you reported him?
This kind of crap is more bullying rather than something else.

[SueEllen]

Yep used to work with a guy like that. Used to say that we had to "Avoid toilet breaks when its busy". WTF.

I would have reported him.

Seriously there are people with hidden conditions/disabilities who find the only place they can take medication/sort themselves out is in the toilet. It is none of his business whether people have these conditions/disabilities.

And that's ignoring women who are pregnant or breast feeding.

Tried to tell everyone they weren't allowed to leave site at lunchtime too.

Again the disability aspect can be used to tell him to pipe down.

If you had a meeting at one of the other sites (they had 3 or 4 within 20 miles) he'd have a strange habit of turning up unexpectely to make sure you didn't skive off home after the meeting.

If he had been threatened with the sack by a couple of people with disabilities/pregnant/breast feeding or flexible working reporting him, he may have stopped doing that.

[psychocandy]

Gosh I remembered when reading this linky one of the reasons I became a contractor.

There use to be a guy in a place where I was permie who was a manager. He use to openly keep track of when other staff came in and left including lunch and toilet breaks. Oddly he was a manager with no staff to manage....

Yep used to work with a guy like that. Used to say that we had to "Avoid toilet breaks when its busy". WTF.

Tried to tell everyone they weren't allowed to leave site at lunchtime too. If you had a meeting at one of the other sites (they had 3 or 4 within 20 miles) he'd have a strange habit of turning up unexpectely to make sure you didn't skive off home after the meeting.

[Fronttoback]

That's the problem with being a beach bum, FTB. Eventually you end up a lonely, impotent druggie destined for an early grave.

I'm not on a beach, I'm on a trading floor in a European capital. But I'll be back on a beach tomorrow. Enjoy your sad sack weekend of "post-brexit planning". Some of us already made it!

[sasguru]

"Dark knight" was my friends name when he was in the swinging scene.

Being half-African people were often surprised when they asked "which half" ... to find that he was black from the waist down.

He said his cum shot was "check mate!" shouted manicly with a fat bald sweaty grin. He was an albino black dude with ginger curly hair and buck teeth. He was a chess grand master.

That's the problem with being a beach bum, FTB. Eventually you end up a lonely, impotent druggie destined for an early grave.

[Fronttoback]

FAO Sue Hellen

"Dark knight" was my friends name when he was in the swinging scene.

Being half-African people were often surprised when they asked "which half" ... to find that he was black from the waist down.

He said his cum shot was "check mate!" shouted manicly with a fat bald sweaty grin. He was an albino black dude with ginger curly hair and buck teeth. He was a chess grand master.

[squarepeg]

What a hell...
This kind of tulip is more a villain thing rather than a superhero.

That's what permiedom does to your brain.

[Bee]

Gosh I remembered when reading this linky one of the reasons I became a contractor.

There use to be a guy in a place where I was permie who was a manager. He use to openly keep track of when other staff came in and left including lunch and toilet breaks. Oddly he was a manager with no staff to manage....

What a hell...
This kind of tulip is more a villain thing rather than a superhero.

[squarepeg]

I used to work with a paranoid guy who collected dirt on everyone. Really sick bastard. Glad I left that place years ago.

[NickFitz]

The operations manager at ClientCo sends an email to the whole site about teaspoons every month or so

[SueEllen]

Gosh I remembered when reading this linky one of the reasons I became a contractor.

There use to be a guy in a place where I was permie who was a manager. He use to openly keep track of when other staff came in and left including lunch and toilet breaks. Oddly he was a manager with no staff to manage....