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Originally posted by trapper189:
^^^I was wondering as well. If it increased his workday to 12 hours and messed up his lunch; clearly it didn't end at the utterance of "It's against company policy."

That's what I took from it, the request was processed

I was asked to prove that a payment was made 25 years ago. This was before I was hired and after a fire destroyed our company records and through a bank we haven't used in years. I did manage to find a photocopy of the check but not a canceled copy.

Violating company policy was policy

Boss gave me three days to do a project that really needed double that time.

He had sat on it for two weeks before signing it to me...

When I asked him why more notice wasn't given he replied...

You do your some of your best work under pressure.

Boss told me to make a cable, he even drew everything on a napkin.

I looked at his drawing and told him it was not correct. He started yelling and told me to make it exactly like he drew it so I did.

After I finished and connected it to the equipment he told me to power it up.

I said "No sir, it is your design, you power it up" as I took a few steps back.

He did and sparks flew and smoke filled the room. He said I did not followed his drawing so it must be wrong. I told him it was wrong but exactly like his drawing. He verified it was as he drew it.

I drove across San Antonio, bought a new power supply, installed it, and made up a new cable, correctly. It was still working a year later when I took a higher position within the company.

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by 12131:

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ask me to do something that 1) was against company policy

So, did you do it?

I said it was against company policy, there is no further information I can provide beyond that. It was both against company policy and ridiculous, I'm not even sure why you'd ask that question.

I was pondering the same question, natural I think. I don't think he was trying to imply anything or to get you to divulge more info. My assumption was that you did not comply.

I have done something I felt wrong or against policy for a superior a few times... but only after advising them of the issue and stating I needed a written request... for the record. Saved my butt once big time.

Exception being for something unsafe.

I will do one more, involving the same Sergeant and Captain.
My shift ended at 0800 and you were supposed to be back at the station to turn in paperwork by 0745. At 0730, Dispatch sent me on a call titled as a "wildlife complaint". My immediate thought was our local deer herd was eating the shrubbery. My Department had a policy that every complaint required a personal response. And this policy would have pushed me into overtime, which was a no-no unless a supervisor OKed it. I advised Dispatch I would call the complainant on the phone when I got back to the station for shift change. My idiot Sergeant came on the air and told me to respond and investigate the complaint. Fine! This is in January. 10 degrees out. On arrival, a woman led me out into her back yard where she pointed out the subject of her complaint: A dead body! Of one our most common (and sometimes hated) species of wildlife, the Eastern Gray Squirrel. I examined the deceased and found two significant things. One was he was frozen solid. Like a popsicle but furry. And he had a .17 bullet wound. No exit wound was seen so there was evidence to be recovered! He had met with foul play! I told our complainant that a painstaking investigation into the circumstances of Nutsy's death was now beginning. I decided to milk this for all the OT I could possibly get and hurried back to the station. My first stop was in Dispatch, where Nutsy's still frozen cadaver caused shock and revulsion. Police work can be gritty! Then I went to the Detective section where they had sophisticated camera equipment to document every detail of the violent end of Nutsy. The Investigators were only too happy to assist me in seeking justice for Nutsy. I then went into the squad room to start the paperwork for a Cruelty to Animals offense report, part of which would be involving a call to our county Animal Control Office, who wanted to be notified of such a situation. I was shooting for 2 hours of OT. I was scribbling away with Nutsy (now thawing) on the table in front of me. In wanders the Patrol Captain who, like any good administrator, asked "what the fuck are you doing"? I told him all the details and said I was waiting for Nutsy to thaw enough for me to dig the fatal projectile out of him so I could log it into evidence. The Captain was an old school type with vast experience. He took on the appearance of someone having a stroke and he finally regained enough control to ask me who told me to do this. He then had a second stroke during which he ranted about the faulty process that promoted my Sergeant. I was told to put Nutsy into the dumpster out back and go home. When I came back in to work that night, the office walls were covered with bulletin's made up by the Detectives with a photo of me holding Nutsy and asking for help with the investigation. My Sergeant thanked me profusely for his 20 minute ass chewing from the Captain.
The murder of Nutsy is still unsolved but I got 2 hours of overtime!

Laughing so hard my eyes are watering.

RIP Nutsy

The Safety Department came up with a new procedure whereby the Foremen would go out in the field and " Audit " their crews for safety violations , etc. We would have to fill out a computer based report once a week outlining who we audited and any safety issues found , etc. Utter madness .. On top of that the Manager said that if you don't find something then you aren't doing your job , blah , blah ..
There was no way in hell I was going to get my own guys in trouble for safety violations unless it was something deliberate and really big . Most of my guys had more actual experience in their jobs than I did and they all worked safe and watched out for each other . I would write up silly bullshit like paperwork issues or somebody not wearing their work gloves , no GFCI on their extension cord , etc. Nothing that would get anybody disciplined . It must have worked because the Manager left me alone .

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He then had a second stroke during which he ranted about the faulty process that promoted my Sergeant. I was told to put Nutsy into the dumpster out back and go home. When I came back in to work that night, the office walls were covered with bulletin's made up by the Detectives with a photo of me holding Nutsy and asking for help with the investigation. My Sergeant thanked me profusely for his 20 minute ass chewing from the Captain.

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Originally posted by dave7378:

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by 12131:

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ask me to do something that 1) was against company policy

So, did you do it?

I said it was against company policy, there is no further information I can provide beyond that. It was both against company policy and ridiculous, I'm not even sure why you'd ask that question.

I was pondering the same question, natural I think. I don't think he was trying to imply anything or to get you to divulge more info. My assumption was that you did not comply.

Reasonable question. I wondered the same thing from how it's written. Seemed to imply you did whatever the request was adding that your work day increased

I worked in a prison built in 1935. We did daily security inspections. Each day a unit officer reported the outside door to a living unit was rusting. I dutifully reported in for 131 days, in writing, via e-mail, to 5 different responsible executive staff. All repair requests were ignored. One Friday at 4pm, the front door to the living unit FELL OFF! I detailed overtime officers to cover thru Monday. As I passed Executive Row on my way out, I was flagged by a high ranking official. Since he hadn't read my report yet, I gave him a verbal summary. He was concerned about the budget and asked "Can you just make it work thru the weekend?" I had to explain to him that this was a prison, and locked doors were kind of important.

I had the exact same take as you guys and then realized that what the OP meant was: he had no idea why his boss would ask that question.

As Daffy said "Pronoun trouble".




I also thought by having a 12 hour day and a late lunch meant it was obvious that he did the task.

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Originally posted by 83v45magna:
I had the exact same take as you guys and then realized that what the OP meant was: he had no idea why his boss would ask that question.

As Daffy said "Pronoun trouble".

I also thought by having a 12 hour day and a late lunch meant it was obvious that he did the task.

To me, as written, he is asking Q why he would ask the question. To quote, "I said it was against company policy, there is no further information I can provide beyond that. It was both against company policy and ridiculous, I'm not even sure why you'd ask that question."

The period ends the first the thought. The second thought-following the period-is stating his uncertainty about Q asking the question.

(Am I really arguing syntax on a gun forum?!).

No, you're not wrong. I think the first thing that actually really caused me to look again was definitely 'why would he be ugly to Q?'

But yeah, the way he wrote it, I believe is F'd up.

Unless he wanted to be ugly to Q....

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Originally posted by YooperSigs:

The murder of Nutsy is still unsolved but I got 2 hours of overtime!

Both the rule and the exception to the rule of the phrase "there is no justice in this world" in one sentence.

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Originally posted by Andyb:

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Originally posted by dave7378:

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Originally posted by Skins2881:

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Originally posted by 12131:

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ask me to do something that 1) was against company policy

So, did you do it?

I said it was against company policy, there is no further information I can provide beyond that. It was both against company policy and ridiculous, I'm not even sure why you'd ask that question.

I was pondering the same question, natural I think. I don't think he was trying to imply anything or to get you to divulge more info. My assumption was that you did not comply.

Reasonable question. I wondered the same thing from how it's written. Seemed to imply you did whatever the request was adding that your work day increased

Y'all need to read between the lines. Obviously I was there an extra four hours. Sorry the sarcasm didn't translate well on text. Probably should have added a wink emoji. Q hopefully you didn't that that as being rude/nasty, if so my apologies.

Keep up the stories of ridiculousness, I'm loving it!

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Originally posted by Fredward:
He was concerned about the budget and asked "Can you just make it work thru the weekend?" I had to explain to him that this was a prison, and locked doors were kind of important.

I would have asked if he would like people to simulate a locked door.