Best song refrence ever.
You win the internet.
Tony doesn’t work, he’s living on a very small disability check. When Tony gets his monthly check, he goes to Costco and buys food in bulk, then cooks big pots of stew and such to freeze. He WAS raised to share when he can, so will share his food with someone who is eating a sandwich made of 2 pieces of white bread and one piece of meat, then complains that he’s hungry. The main reason I always fill my gas tank when Tony borrows my car is because I know that he will deliver it back to me with a full tank, even if he’s only gone 50 miles.
Tony was honestly confused as to why SG thought Tony would give him a ride to work. When Tony called me, he was wondering if I was taking time off or sick or something so I couldn’t pick SG up.
We, SG and I, got paid on Friday. I’m guessing that SG was liking having the extra money from not paying for gas so he could spend more time at the casino. When he called me today to ask for a ride, I could hear the slots in the background.
I do belive in ridesharing. I’m not really going out of my way to pick SG up (its 3 miles farther and the traffic lights suck, but only adds 5 minutes to the drive), and I think its a good thing if I can do something as simple as that to keep another car (in this case, an oversized pickup that gets 20 mpg) off the road. I agreed, not because I really care about SG’s financial situation, but because I’m one of those tree hugger sorts.
SG also called my boss and asked to get his hours changed to 8-5 for 2 days and then 8-12 on Thursday, so he wouldn’t have to waste some much time waiting on me. (I’m guessing he would have managed to get a ride to the casino on Thursday, and I could have picked him up there.) She said NO! The only reason SG is still working is because we need the warm body and if he can’t cover the warehouse while I have lunch, she will have to do it.
Not that he actually covers it, he’s not allowed to answer the phone because he “doesn’t” know how to take messages, he doesn’t actually work because he “needs” to be upfront to answer the doorbell. So he just goes online and does I have no idea what. Warm body, though.
Gambling websites?
Doesn’t he use your computer to go online? Check his history, and set filters to block gambling sites.
If SG is real, and being accurately presented in this thread, I don’t understand why **Flatlined **would put up with this behavior. Being an enabler and a doormat says more about you than him. Learn how to set boundaries.
Bob Ducca, I’d like to congratulate you on never having met the kind of person who has no concept of boundaries. The standard method to get rid of someone like SG is not to “set boundaries”, it’s to fire his ass (into the sea, if possible), but he’s unfireable due to a hiring freeze that makes him unreplaceable. Ain’t economizing grand?
Lots of people in the world have poor concepts of boundaries, but that’s usually because nobody gives them any.
All Flatlined, or others that have to deal with someone like this, have to learn is to say “No.” That’s it. Magic, right? But he won’t take no for an answer? What does that even mean? Just that he knows if he keeps asking you’ll eventually back down and give him what he wants.
See, it’s not up to SG to look for boundaries to follow (though most reasonable people would). It’s up to the people around him to set those boundaries and stick to them:
“Can I get a ride?”
-No, that won’t work for me.
“But it’s on your way.”
-No.
“But blah blah blah”
-I appreciate that, but No.
Well, sure, Bob, but then again, there’s this:
Besides, we of the Internet demand amusing tales. Pander to us!
Agreed, Shredder Guy is the gift that keeps on giving!
Bob Ducca, SG used to use my computer because it was easier than signing in with his info. Apparently, using his 4 digit employee number and a password that he chose was too complicated. I told him to stop doing it and set my comp up so that 5 minutes of inactivity would lock it, plus I got much better at locking it when I left the office. Now he uses one of the unused workstation.
I really don’t think he can get to any online gambling sites. The filters are pretty tight. No streaming, all of the popular social networking sites and email sites are blocked, etc… It sometimes surprises me what is blocked, but seeing as how I don’t really need to go look at funny cat pics at work, I don’t worry about it.
I have heard that there are some pretty easy ways to get around the filters, but even if I knew how, I wouldn’t tell SG how to do it. Tomorrow, I’ll check the history on the comp he uses and if I see any of them…errrr…if I see anything that looks like the workarounds I’ve heard of, I’ll block them. I’m guessing what I’ll see is sports pages, rabid political pages (if I see “God hates Fags”, that will get blocked as well), and his hometown newspaper.
As to giving him a ride, while I know that getting just one truck off the road won’t really do anything to save the environment or help with traffic, carpooling is something I believe in. I don’t let him borrow my car, I don’t give him food, I don’t lend (give) him money, so I could tell him that he doesn’t get a ride. I’ve said NO to him often. I just don’t think I want to compromise my principles and beliefs because SG is clueless about boundries. If that makes me a doormat, so be it.
For SG’s adoring fans, I’m sorry that I don’t have anything to report. SG was waiting for me this morning, eating a bowl of cereral. He actually had a cup of coffee as well. He did make a comment about having to bring coffee from home because there isn’t any at work, but when he says these sort of things, I just smile and nod, “You are right, SG. There isn’t any coffee, maybe you should bring some in.”
I have seen him with coffee during the day, but the coffee maker in the warehouse isn’t being used. I am guessing that he’s scamming it from other departments when he’s doing pick-ups or deliveries. Not my problem!
Personally, I think that SG should be given three hours of work a day, five days a week. He can either decide to spend his own money on gas, or he can read or something for five hours a day at the worksite if he hitches a ride with you. Or the boss can come up with some sort of busywork to keep him occupied for the full day, though I’m not sure what he would be capable of.
Hiring freezes are all well and good, but not when it comes to the point where a company has to keep a SG around. Having this guy around is a waste of money. Isn’t there some office gofer who could cover your lunch hour, someone who is capable of taking a phone message and answering the door?
But most people like that, the only “setting of boundaries” they will understand is:
GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY FACE, MOTHERFUCKER, BEFORE I FUCKING KILL YOU, YOU STUPID-ASS BASTARD! Followed by pulling out your pocketknife.
Which is generally frowned upon by one’s employers. Just sayin…
From what I’m reading here though, flatlined doesn’t have the authority to fire SG.
Know how I know that you didn’t read the thread?
I’ve actually been keeping up with this one since the beginning, but I admit I forgot the fact that there was a corroborating former co-worker that also knows SG. I still stand by the 2nd part of what you quoted though.
Hey - hiring freeze. Shout away, stabby.
Right? It goes both ways!
Hey, I hadn’t thought of that! flatlined, see my previous post for my recommendation on how to solve the problem. 
I seriously do not understand why such a thing as a hiring freeze like this exists. I can see putting a moratorium on hiring *new *employees, or on replacing people who have redundant positions, but to not have a provision for replacing workers in essential roles who are terminated *for cause *seems to me to be *incredibly *short-sighted.
Bolding and underlining of answer mine, answer yours 
It’s the same as “why the fuck has City Hall hired again that thieving, lying, unqualified-worker-hiring* construction company which screwed up the pavement on the main square? The town has three, count 'em, three suits against those pieces of shit right now and we hire them again?” Well, because someone decided that, in order to cut costs, all jobs must be assigned to the lowest bidder - even if actual costs will be a lot higher due to miscalculations, lousy work and a string of suits.
- I have it from people who actually work in the sector that pavement-layer isn’t exactly something requiring multiple doctorates, but if you’ve hired off-the-bus people of which only one speaks the language haltingly, the least you should do is watch them for a while and make sure they know the flat side of the slab goes up and how much goop to put underneath it so it stays in place. Yes, some of the slabs in the main square were upside-down; no, it wasn’t some fancy design.
So you have never experienced how “Gubmint Hiring” works. Lucky you!