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GMP IT job - Obviously not a contract position

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    #11
    Originally posted by sal View Post
    Why the hell did they continue interviewing that knob for a management position if he turned up drunk to the interview...
    He may actually be an alcoholic so even though he's stinks of alcohol he actually functions fine.
    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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      #12
      Originally posted by sal View Post
      Why the hell did they continue interviewing that knob for a management position if he turned up drunk to the interview...
      Which law/regulation says you cannot be drunk at an interview?

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        #13
        Originally posted by sal View Post
        Why the hell did they continue interviewing that knob for a management position if he turned up drunk to the interview...
        I know where that is. My ex's dad used to work there.
        The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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          #14
          Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
          He may actually be an alcoholic so even though he's stinks of alcohol he actually functions fine.
          If he was determined to be too drunk to drive a vehicle and banned, how is he fit for managing people/assets/whatever?

          Originally posted by Eirikur View Post
          Which law/regulation says you cannot be drunk at an interview?
          None that i'm aware of. But most employment contracts prohibit you from being drunk on the job. Why bother doing the interview in the first place if the chance of having to sack him for being drunk afterwards are high.

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            #15
            Originally posted by sal View Post
            If he was determined to be too drunk to drive a vehicle and banned, how is he fit for managing people/assets/whatever?
            You've clearly (and luckily) lead a sheltered life.
            "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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              #16
              Originally posted by sal View Post
              Why the hell did they continue interviewing that knob for a management position if he turned up drunk to the interview...
              What if it turned out he wasn't over the limit and had simply got a condition that over-accentuated alcohol on his breath but was, other than that, the outstanding candidate?

              Rare, but there was the case a couple of years ago of the woman who could get drunk off potatoes - a one portion of chips girl. If it had turned out to be a disability, they'd have been absolutely roasted in the press for it. That's why they're in the police force and unfortunately it's also another example of how hamstrung the police are by procedures today thanks to a few bad apples of yesteryear.
              The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                #17
                Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
                What if it turned out he wasn't over the limit and had simply got a condition that over-accentuated alcohol on his breath but was, other than that, the outstanding candidate?

                Rare, but there was the case a couple of years ago of the woman who could get drunk off potatoes - a one portion of chips girl. If it had turned out to be a disability, they'd have been absolutely roasted in the press for it. That's why they're in the police force and unfortunately it's also another example of how hamstrung the police are by procedures today thanks to a few bad apples of yesteryear.
                Even medical staff have been caught out for presuming people are drunk when in fact they have another medical condition.
                "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                  Even medical staff have been caught out for presuming people are drunk when in fact they have another medical condition.
                  Indeed, I'm talking more about the (excuse the pun) PC processes in place these days that mean they probably cannot breathalyse him at the start or terminate the interview early. Still, he's within staggering distance of Lidl one way or the Friendship pub the other way, so he'd be fine.
                  The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
                    Indeed, I'm talking more about the (excuse the pun) PC processes in place these days that mean they probably cannot breathalyse him at the start or terminate the interview early. Still, he's within staggering distance of Lidl one way or the Friendship pub the other way, so he'd be fine.
                    As long as it wasn't a morning interview. The old man's waiting outside the Friendship already and it doesn't open until 12.

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by northernladyuk View Post
                      As long as it wasn't a morning interview. The old man's waiting outside the Friendship already and it doesn't open until 12.
                      Not a bad choice. Good pub as they go for Joseph Holts establishments. Better than joining the Special Brew crew in the village.
                      The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist

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