OT: Have To Share
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I'd let it slide, depending on the line of work. If you two work for a religious organization, I'd fire him. Otherwise, I'd have a one off like you did. Both of you were drinking, so you didn't set the best example if you were looking for no trouble. And yes, I realize most people drink on business trips. I would have less respect for him as a person, but he's paid to do a job and apparently does it well. Manage him during working hours and advise him about his personal life as needed.
Disregard answering which Hilton Garden Inn. I’m good.
The dude that got busted stealing from the national, did so without his wife finding out. He got fired from there, admitted in court he took Arnold Palmers green jacket and a bunch of other stuff over his time working there. Fenced it all to around 5.8. They lived in a real nice house. The week after he admitted it, his wife filed for divorce. From him working there, to admission in court was about 3 years.
Agreed, and he's shown himself to be irresponsible. If he's going to do all that you said, he should have been able to get it all straightened out and been up in time to go. Wouldn't want him managing anything that is my responsibility. Someone like that will leave you high and dry and not think twice about it.
I agree that he is. But the magas put his crazy a$$ in and are reveling in him dismantling our democracy and challenging the very freedoms us normal Americans value. Glad you’ve come around!17ing piece of ****
I mean, drinking the whole bottle would have been irresponsible and possibly life threatening.
WTF does "fenced it all to around 5.8" mean??
When did MSU quit teaching us to 17'n proofread? Have some gotdam respect for your audience.
I'm curious as to what kind of training required this amount of travel (and ladies of the night).
Because I am an alcoholic?
We went down to Truth BBQ in Houston for dinner earlier that evening, but ended up catching a crawfish special next door at the Porch Swing Pub and I haven't had crawfish in 6+ years. It was great. Had two beers each and were back at the hotel by 8.
I picked up a bottle of Russell's Reserve Single Barrel earlier in the week and had only sipped on it. Yes, I was drinking high quality bourbon out of hotel paper cups. Probably something I need to work on.
Anyhow after Thursday and Friday night, I still had half a bottle in the room Saturday night and I had 2 choices... Pour it down the drain or down the hatch, because I could not fly it home the next morning. Did I mention it was Russell's Reserve Single Barrel?
So I sat in my room and called up or texted old buddies I haven't talked to enough in recent years and got drunk. Looks like I crawled into bed around 10:45-11:00. I did wander down to the lobby around 9:15 to get some water and M&Ms to help my cause. While down there, I saw my employee at the bar drinking a yellow belly and watching basketball by himself. We had our pleasantries and confirmed 5:15 in lobby.
So I am pretty drunk, but well hydrated at bedtime at 11:00 pm. Next thing I know it's 1:30am and an episode of Cops is taking place out in the hallway.
So long story short is I didn't get drunk in front of my employee. I never would. I just got hammered in the privacy of my hotel room by refusing to waste quality bourbon, just like a proper high functioning alcoholic should do.
So how was the flight home? More importantly, did he share any pics?
Didn’t realize it was illegal to have fun on work trips
Between your closet alcoholism and your employee's complete disdain for his personal reputation, as well as his emboldened road manners, I would short your company if it was publicly traded.
Shoot, if I lived anywhere close I’d become a regular. Sounds like my kinda place.
Brick oven pizza, the scenic views he shares, the well-stocked bar... I'd be on the stool next to you.
ETA: Well, rather a stool or two away as is proper. The Urinal Custom is practiced outside of restrooms in many areas of life.
Well, the camera adds ten pounds!
I'm sorry. I thought this was America.
Of all the stupid covid stuff we endured I actually enjoyed the social distancing aspect.
My Jimmy Buffett ringtone would keep you at a safe distance.
I'm sure in Houston you could of found an old fashioned drunk and given him a present.
Are you an attorney in Jackson? This sounds eerily like his daily facebook posts.
I was in a similar spot almost a year ago. My boss at the time, I left for better job, let be part of the decision process with a coworker I was friends with. The guy was a great performer, but at every company event he did something crazy. At one of the last events he attended, he took a stripper back to his room from the bar at 1 in the morning. How did we know he did this? He told a new sales guy that he was taking her back and he could join. He also overslept a work meeting the next morning. This was strike three, but the company kept him around because outside work trips, he was great. Before this he had attempted to fight someone, hit on female coworker at the bar, and no showed a work meeting. After the stripper event, we made him sign an agreement stating he would not drink on company time or at company events. He went straight to a gas station and purchased a case of Busch Light and texted me saying "you and this company do not have the balls to let me go." We did and he was let go that day. The guy had a wife and kids, but enough was enough. You are in a rough spot, but one of the reasons we couldn't let our guy go was the fact we provided the drinks. Be careful.
He did mention that it was Russell's Reserve.
Besides, Pop's not a quitter like those AA pussies.
You lightweight. Take your panties off and put on man pants.
My wife says to fire the guy, and she knows stuff.
For me, I'm a dork circuit designer and and am seriously considering early semi retirement and a career change to move to Idaho and come work for you, if I can go on a few work outings per year!
For me, I'm a dork circuit designer and and am seriously considering early semi retirement and a career change to move to Idaho and come work for you, if I can go on a few work outings per year!