Sometimes I like to
share things with you that make me smile (or grimace, depending upon how I
feel). Last week I saw a headline that
made me do both. The headline in
question read:
"Man who downed 10
beers and told his boss to F off at works Christmas party, wins claim for
unfair dismissal..."
On reading the article
further It turns out that some bloke in Australia got drunk at his works
Christmas party (let’s face it, we have all been there
at some point in our lives?). The ‘gentleman’
in questions then proceeded to sexually harass one of his colleagues before
approaching his boss to tell him to ‘F--- Off’ (I am not going to pretend that
we have all done that – just in case you were going to ask!)
On returning to work in
January he was told he was fired and I think that most people would agree that
the decision was quite justified?
But THEN, an employment
tribunal ruled he had been “unfairly dismissed, in part because unlimited
quantities of alcohol were served.”
UNBELIEVABLE!
The article didn’t give
the blokes identity so he couldn’t be named and shamed, but since when did it
become the business owners’ responsibility to dictate how much their
fully-grown, adult employees do or don’t drink?!
Is it just me? Am I
being unfair? Are we all responsible for
our own actions?
Unless someone
physically holds you down, forces your mouth open and pours drink down it. How
much you drink is down to you. No one else!
This is a bit like
going to an all you can eat buffet and then suing the restaurant because you suffered
with a stomach-ache due to the amount of food you stuffed down your own throat!
But, rant over, back to
business – and there is a link here (stick with me)
The only person
responsible for whatever situation you find yourself in right now is YOU
That means that IF you
look at your bank statement and you’re not happy with what you see, it’s
because of YOU
That means that if you
don’t get to spend enough time with your partner because you’re working long
hours with little reward, it’s because of YOU
And if you miss your
kids growing up because you were never there to tuck them in at night, it’s
because of YOU
And trust me – there is
not an employment tribunal in the land that will bail you out of this situation
So when are you going
to do something about it!? YOUR destiny is in YOUR hands – no one else is
responsible for your success, there is no one to blame if you do not achieve
your goals
If all of this seems a
bit heavy, then the good (no, the great) news is that there is help at hand.
If you want to learn how
you can win and retain more clients and become and remain more profitable and
ultimately make your business more successful then contact us today on 084 3289
3288 (for Blue Box Management Consultants) or 08456 894 894 (for Blue Box
Executive Recruitment). Alternatively,
you could email us at hello@blueboxrecruitment.com
or enquiries@blueboxconsultancy.com
If you just want to
check out what we do and who we do it with, then go to our websites (www.blueboxconsultancy.com and www.blueboxrecruitment.com)
Until the next time,
take care, be bold and do good business
