Expensive Mistakescoopsweb asks "What's the most expensive mistake you've ever made? Should I mention a certain employee who caused 4 hours worth of delays in Central London and got his company fined £500k?"
No points for stories about the time you had a few and thought it'd be a good idea to wrap your car around a bollard. Or replies consisting of "my wife".
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chthonic, Thu 25 Oct 2007, 11:26)
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Almost on topicNot my mistake, but definitely theirs.
Work as a technician/researcher at a cutting edge researchy lab place, big furnaces, relatively clean area so no mess, no carboard, no dust etc.
Got really hacked of with others (re:scum!) not disposing of packaging and putting it all in cardboard boxes- place was a tip.
Someone Reported it and I was told to clean it up, so being a nice bloke and known to do anything for a wage, did so.(while grumbling)
Of course more packaging and boxes and stuff started appearing again, once again reported and this time I was told to purchase a bin.
Not my mess, not my problem, not my money so did I buy a normal plastic swin bin for a tenner?
No- Fully automated stainless steel rigid bin with automatic Infra red top opening sensor* for over £150.
Their mistake - Don't ask me to clean up other peoples mess.
*when it was delivered, found the sensor didn't work-so threw it away. Anyone want a £150 stainless steel bucket?
(, Thu 25 Oct 2007, 13:37, Reply)
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