@ Haberman
Quite true. At this point I'm not exactly proud of it myself. It was the first time I'd ever walked out on pretty much anything or done something like that to any of my employers.

Though in my rather shallow defence I - and others - had raised our issues quite a few times with other managers, I was met with everything from complete indifference though to comments like 'well you know what he's like'. I had appealed quite a few times to be moved off the QC line to what passed for HR in the factory, only to be fobbed off yet again with, in my mind, rather pathetic excuses and inaction.

The combination of this and the fact I was dealing with such an officious little prick daily left me with quite a big axe to grind and not much regret about my then behaviour.

I wouldn't do it now, but at the time (over 12 years ago) I felt that I was left with very choice. Not that it excuses my behaviour in any way, shape or form - but that's the story.

I later found out that our efforts had set them back about two hours or so - they still had all the paperwork. The beancounter was dragged over the coals and had to permanently keep six men in the QC dept. The factory is still there and doing well. The beancounter lasted another 6 months before someone else felled him and he was advised by management that it would probably be best if he was gainfully employed elsewhere.
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