Idiots you have worked with

[Pete999]

I was Lead on on one particular job, overseas, and I had to arange a handover to a new chap we had so say trained in the particular needs of our working practices,
Any way Matey turned up all bright beyed and bushy tailed ready to set the World on fire.
Showing him around the Switch room, that switch there Mate, don't switch it off unless you have arranged with the client for a down time OK? yeah Fine Pete, no worries, the day I was flying home got a call , better get your arse round here PDQ Mate.
All Hell had broken loose, Matey had switched off without permission, lots of Damage to electronic Kit which needed a phased shut down, some Div knocking a 100Amp 3phase off was not an ideal thing to do, took me 3 days to sort the problem out change my flight and eat humble pie with Her in Doors, as well as arrangeing Matey's demise from his employment, Pillock.

 

[ipf]

Not an idiot, but I remember one lad working for us, upstairs in a main street insurance brokers. He was sinking a box with a lump hammer and chisel for a socket when I heard a loud 'kin ell' with all the banging. He'd smashed a brick straight through a single brick wall into next door...….. Barclays bank.

 

[Toneyz]

Not an idiot, but I remember one lad working for us, upstairs in a main street insurance brokers. He was sinking a box with a lump hammer and chisel for a socket when I heard a loud 'kin ell' with all the banging. He'd smashed a brick straight through a single brick wall into next door...….. Barclays bank.

I've heard it called hole it the wall before but that takes it to another level.

 

[ipf]

I've heard it called hole it the wall before but that takes it to another level.

We got that for a fair while after. 'HITW gang' sticker on the van.

 

[sham]

Not an idiot, but I remember one lad working for us, upstairs in a main street insurance brokers. He was sinking a box with a lump hammer and chisel for a socket when I heard a loud 'kin ell' with all the banging. He'd smashed a brick straight through a single brick wall into next door...….. Barclays bank.

Reminds me of the movie, Casino, Hole In The Wall Gang. True story.

 

[Deleted account]

I hated working with a young lad who would throw his tools about, shout, swear every time something didn't go to plan.

Everyday something doesn't go to plan in this kind of work. It's the nature of the beast. There are times I do have to take a deep breath and carry on, but does getting angry with inanimate objects really help?

I think he is in the wrong trade. To be honest I don't think any trade would be good for him. His attitude was all wrong.

 

[Deleted member 109422]

I hated working with a young lad who would throw his tools about, shout, swear every time something didn't go to plan.

Everyday something doesn't go to plan in this kind of work. It's the nature of the beast. There are times I do have to take a deep breath and carry on, but does getting angry with inanimate objects really help?

I think he is in the wrong trade. To be honest I don't think any trade would be good for him. His attitude was all wrong.

Patience is indeed a virtue!

Ok, here goes....I certainly felt an idiot after the following happened....

I suppose I was in my mid 20's. I had been working for the same local respected company for about 6 years.

I was given the job of installing a load of down lights in a run down sea-side hotel, (Awful things I know and at the time these were 240v, no transformers). Once I started to lift floorboards it became apparent that much of the installation was still wired in VIR cables (the braided waxed things that snap when you move them).

I called my boss, explained the situation. He asked me to carry on, get the down lights working and the rewire situation would be addressed as soon as possible. I followed his instructions.

When I got home I sat down with my dinner and turned the TV on.
I nearly choked....there, live on the local news was coverage of the hotel totally ablaze. The hotel was on fire! I was directly on the phone to my boss, he was watching it too. Awful.

Anyway, the next day it turned out that some guys were putting new lead flashing around a large bay window at the front of the hotel and had set light to the window in the process.

Ha! I was saved!

 

[Deleted member 109422]

I have got a much better one than the one above but I can not type it on a public forum.

 

[MDJ]

Idiots I have worked with?

Usually Managers who climbed their way up to the office by brown nosing and giving out blow jobs, horrible slimy lackies.

 

[Pete999]

Idiots I have worked with?

Usually Managers who climbed their way up to the office by brown nosing and giving out blow jobs, horrible slimy lackies.

Would that description include Team Leaders? who think they are one of the team, but in reality they are the only tea, team ME.

 

[Deleted account]

Idiots I have worked with?

Usually Managers who climbed their way up to the office by brown nosing and giving out blow jobs, horrible slimy lackies.

Can't stand brown nosing, but the blow jobs....

 

[Pete999]

Can't stand brown nosing, but the blow jobs....

I had to look twice thought it was someone else answering?

 

[KEV 1 N]

Another tale....this time an apprentice. He was taking the order from the lads to go to Greggs at bait time. He wrote his list and off he went. He came back with a large carrier bag and everyone got their food, however there were several items left in the bag! They we’re corned beef pasties, on his list 2 people wanted pasties, so he put two tally marks, when he ordered, the silly bugger must of asked for eleven! Best of it was there wasn’t even that many on the job!

 

[Deleted member 109422]

Ha! But the poor little bugger had to pay for them no doubt.

Pasties all week for tea!

Funny.

 

[KEV 1 N]

Here’s another one....same apprentice with the pasties!
This time we asked to fix some double back boxes to a smooth and flat concrete wall that was going to get dot and dabbed.
A few hours later he came back and said “do you want the boxes level with the level or level with your eye?”
I glanced over at the lead electrician who looked at me in a way as if to say “WTF!?”
We went and had a look, and oh dear the wall looked like a machine gun had been fired along it and not one box was the same height!

 

[Deleted member 109422]

he needed cut nails

poor boy.