Disciplinary Procedure Puns

So I work for a (cutthroat) (remote, online) sales job where if you are below the amount of sales they expect - you're not doing the minimum requirements of your job. Could answer 4000 emails and 2000 calls, but not enough sales and you're not doing your job.

Im put on a disciplinary procedure with a verbal warning. Was told I have 2 weeks to get my average above the minimum requirement or I will be given a written warning & possible termination.

Losing my job (even tho I hate it) at the start of the year in another pandemic year is going to cause ALOT of problems atm. Does anyone have any advice on what to do (minus reaching target cus I know that much) or know any remote jobs going?

Hi all,

Apologies for the length of this first off.

Throwaway username for anonymity but needing some advice as I’m being out through disciplinary action & my hearing is tomorrow, can’t get represented by any union due to not being a member so I’m hoping Reddit will be able to help!

So I’m being strung up for Misstating facts to mislead others.

In September I got a close encounter notification from the NHS app so contacted my work & got told that I must stay off for atleast 3 days then get a negative test, slightly frustrated because I am double vaccinated but company policy.

I was then contacted by a higher level manager to ask for further information regarding the notification & asked for “other data” from the app, which I didn’t know how to get to but was guided by the manager to see that it started symptom data from the previous day, I got told this meant I inputted symptoms which I explained I hadn’t & my notification was this morning not yesterday. Due to a health condition I was frustrated over the phone that this could be incorrect, asked if this is the case I can return to work, the manager said no you have to follow policy & stay off. I said if that’s the case then okay but I’ll contact the NHS for further information for peace of mind due to my medical condition, the manager asked to be kept informed & agreed.

Following speaking to the NHS & finding out that they can’t confirm correct pings but could say that symptoms could be done via app input or NHS staff via a number of methods (phone number/Unique ID number etc) Let the manager know this & said that NHS like to say that the app is correct but can’t give 100% confirmation but explained that I had no symptoms & asked if I can return to work because there is no full confirmation the app is correct, they declined & said I must stay off.

I was off work for the least amount of time & returned with a negative test & didn’t hear anything more even in my return to work.

4 weeks later I get pulled into an investigation stating that I’m basically lying about what i’m saying & I am up for gross misconduct for breaking policy.

I have my hearing tomorrow & don’t know what to do, I have someone coming with me to the meeting but unsure of my best steps.

Just a little extra context the manager who told me to stay off I placed a complaint against to HR a few months ago so I have a feeling this could be a retaliation.

Any advice is welcomed.

Yellow Notice/Reg 15 - investigated/sometimes suspended/warning

Red notice - fired

Commendation - seems like it’s just a general “well done” type thing.

Am I missing any other’s AC-12/anyone else give out over the course of the show???

Hi all - throwaway for obvious reasons.

Last week there was a discussion happening in one of the common chat rooms at work regarding the change Github will be implementing to change the name of their default branch ("master" becoming "main").

Being the person I am, unfortunately, I might have made some comments why this is a rather meaningless and potentially even more far-reaching-than-intended decision by Github. These comments were perceived by some as 'offensive' and some even go as far as calling them 'racist'.

First: I do realize now partaking in this discussion was a mistake and that discussion shouldn't have ever happened in a work-related setting. It's not the place for it.

To immediately go into the "racist" part. Looking at the definition of racism:

>prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.

I obviously can't and thus won't be quoting these comments here, but I will say none of my comments would fit the above definition.

I have expressed my opinion on how changing a term that does not inherently refer to a "master/slave" relation, while I'm not personally or professionally affected by Github's decision, is rather meaningless. I am also of the opinion that there's a delicate line between being doing the right thing and exaggerating.

In my eyes, Github is virtue signalling by doing this.

Now, English isn't my first language. I might lack the vocabulary to properly nuance my messages which probably added to how - I feel - my comments have been blown out of proportion. I was also, well... "at work" so this discussion was not my main focus and might've been slightly careless.

I have plenty people in my social circles that would support the notion that I'm, not at all, racist. Very outspoken about leftist/libertarian political views, yes.

I'm not writing this post to create yet another discussion on the whole matter. If you're looking for that I will refer you to the many twitter threads and reddit posts that already cover this subject.

I'd like to ask for advice on how to appropriately approach my defense in regards to this matter. I might be inclined to elaborate on the details in a more private context like DM's if either anyone of you and I myself think that could help.

I'm UK based, as this is probably relevant to how disciplinary procedures are handled.

This whole situatio

Hey, so I live in Scotland, and work in a call centre. I recently had a call where someone failed security, and therefore failed to prove to me they are a customer. After failing security they demanded a manager, there was only one manager left and he was quite busy, so I didn't want to bother him with this meaningless call, so I refused to escalate it.

Now at this call centre, every process is given in writing, and the process for escalations is that a customer must be passed to a manager if they request, but as far as I was concerned, I was not speaking to a customer. It says absolutely nothing about failed security. But I've been handed the letter, and it explicitly states that I'm being taken in for a disciplinary hearing as a result of not escalating it. Before I was given the letter I was taken in for a recorded conversation in which I said this and was told that what I was saying was entirely correct, but I should have just passed it on anyway.

I'm definitely not getting sacked over this but I don't want any disciplinary action taken against me over this at all, how do I go about fighting it?

[England] Hello,

I have been suffering from issues at work for a while. Management put me through different disciplinary procedures one after another since this year started, for quite unfairly reasons, which led to anxiety and panic attacks (that I never had experienced before).

I decided to hand my notice in because it has only gotten worse but the day before I gave my resignation letter, they put me through yet another investigation meeting. Now I will have a hearing next week and I already have a first written warning.

I am scared of them trying to sack me immediately after that meeting, when I have already said I am leaving. I do not honestly deserve it and would ruin my future references and career. It sounds like a planned dismissal to me, where they are clutching at straws to accuse me of anything.

Also, they said that the resignation letter process was on hold until the other procedure was done. Does that mean that, let's say, if I am off sick for the rest of my notice I could still be fired because the resignation is not "oficial"?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi all,

My girlfriend works at a large supermarket chain in the UK. Recently she took 2 days leave as she was I'll. When she came back to work today, she has been told she's receiving a disciplinary and that the section of the supermarket she will be working on has changed.

She's been moved to a section which contains heavy products. My girlfriend has medical issues which have been noted in her file that means lifting heavy objects is very difficult for her. They appear to have ignored this note in order to punish her for missing 2 days work. Unfortunately, she has not been working at the firm for 2 years, making recourse limited. Are there any actions we can take to make sure she's working in a safe environment? The disciplinary we'd be happy to eat, but I don't want her coming home injured because of a spiteful manager.

Any help is appreciated.

[England] Hello,

I have been suffering from issues at work for a while. Management put me through different disciplinary procedures one after another since this year started, for quite unfairly reasons, which led to anxiety and panic attacks (that I never had experienced before).

I decided to hand my notice in because it has only gotten worse but the day before I gave my resignation letter, they put me through yet another investigation meeting. Now I will have a hearing next week and I already have a first written warning.

I am scared of them trying to sack me immediately after that meeting, when I have already said I am leaving. I do not honestly deserve it and would ruin my future references and career. It sounds like a planned dismissal to me, where they are clutching at straws to accuse me of anything.

Also, they said that the resignation letter process was on hold until the other procedure was done. Does that mean that, let's say, if I am off sick for the rest of my notice I could still be fired because the resignation is not "oficial"?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.