Fire fighter.....

[JohnD]

Of course but if you are a decorated brave hero type employee should you be pushed out if the supervisor role isn't really for you?

If you aren't up to the job you've got, you should consider asking for a transfer, when a suitable vacancy arises.

Better to jump before you are pushed.

Being brave doesn't mean you are competent at all jobs.

 

[pete01]

If you aren't up to the job you've got, you should consider asking for a transfer, when a suitable vacancy arises.

Better to jump before you are pushed.

Being brave doesn't mean you are competent at all jobs.

Yep, may just a demotion was all that was needed.

 

[noseall]

Trouble is, it's our money, the public's money, which has to fund all of this nonsense.

Yes it would have been cheaper for all of us for him to be job capable.

 

[Highway Man]

If you aren't up to the job you've got, you should consider asking for a transfer, when a suitable vacancy arises.

Better to jump before you are pushed.

Being brave doesn't mean you are competent at all jobs.

Or she should have considered her position first

 

[Highway Man]

Yes it would have been cheaper for all of us for him to be job capable.

Who said that he wasn't?

 

[noseall]

Who said that he wasn't?

All those that are blaming the (innocent) female firefighter.
Apparently “she should she should have keep her mouth shut” some even blaming her for getting him sacked.

 

[Highway Man]

All those that are blaming the (innocent) female firefighter.
Apparently “she should she should have keep her mouth shut” some even blaming her for getting him sacked.

Where in that is it suggesting that he wasn't fit for purpose?

 

[noseall]

Where in that is it suggesting that he wasn't fit for purpose?

Eh?

 

[morqthana]

Of course ive read it, my take is that hes a very good firefighter but a rubbish supervisor, he should have been demoted

He went off sick and eventually resigned because of the stress from being reprimanded. What would demotion have done to him?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Yes it would have been cheaper for all of us for him to be job capable.

Apparently, he was well up to the job. She just didn't think it acceptable, to expect a bit of banter, in a generally male environment.

 

[pete01]

He went off sick and eventually resigned because of the stress from being reprimanded. What would demotion have done to him?

Took the stress away maybe?

 

[carmanmemoranda]

Apparently, he was well up to the job. She just didn't think it acceptable, to expect a bit of banter, in a generally male environment.

Apparently not, according to the result.

 

[noseall]

Who said that he wasn't?

The fact that he was sacked.

If you are paid to be a workplace manager of people, it means you need to manage people in the workplace. It’s a simple concept.

 

[blup]

Yes the poor bloke received a written warning after 20 years of exemplary service, wouldn't you be pizzed off?

Many people get FWWs, it’s usually better than the alternative. Sometimes it’s to save the guys job, sometimes it’s set them up so something else is the trigger for dismissal. I knew a boss who gave FWWs for trivial things to staff he wanted to keep, and keep under control.

 

[charliegolf]

Apparently, he was well up to the job. She just didn't think it acceptable, to expect a bit of banter, in a generally male environment.

A letter to
The Times newspaper from a former Gordonstoun principal, Mark Pyper, described the term "banter" as the "hallmark and first defence of every school bully".
Mr. Pyper's comment was made in a letter published on November 29, 2025, in response to comments made by Nigel Farage. In his letter, Mr. Pyper argued that using "banter" as an excuse for name-calling and bullying is a sign of a sheltered life and indicative of the first defense used by bullies.

This.