I once had an auditor working for me at a resort that I was Night Manager for, whose summer uniform consisted of tee shirts, shorts, and flip-flops, and whose winter wear was a sweatshirt & sweat pants, and moccasins. He was an excellent accountant and since none of the guests ever saw him, I let him get away with not conforming to the employee’s dress code.
This went on for three years until one night, one of the Corporate Honchos ran into him. The upshot was the Corporate Suit commanding me to either fire him or make him start wearing prescribed work attire. I tried to explain that if I fired him or if he quit, it would take two night auditors to replace him – he was that good. The Brass A$$ wasn’t going to hear it, and directly confronted my guy, resulting in my auditor quitting on the spot!
Unfortunately, it did take two people to replace him, but I had the satisfaction of seeing the idiot from Corporate HQ sacked a couple of months later. As for my ex-auditor, he immediately went to work for a competitor for more money than we’d been paying him, and he still got to wear whatever he wanted to work.
pschearer Premium Member almost 3 years ago
The very definition of TMI.
MS72 almost 3 years ago
And bring a recliner to the office.
Zebrastripes almost 3 years ago
Bunny slippers ARE comfort from home!
Linguist over 2 years ago
I once had an auditor working for me at a resort that I was Night Manager for, whose summer uniform consisted of tee shirts, shorts, and flip-flops, and whose winter wear was a sweatshirt & sweat pants, and moccasins. He was an excellent accountant and since none of the guests ever saw him, I let him get away with not conforming to the employee’s dress code.
This went on for three years until one night, one of the Corporate Honchos ran into him. The upshot was the Corporate Suit commanding me to either fire him or make him start wearing prescribed work attire. I tried to explain that if I fired him or if he quit, it would take two night auditors to replace him – he was that good. The Brass A$$ wasn’t going to hear it, and directly confronted my guy, resulting in my auditor quitting on the spot!
Unfortunately, it did take two people to replace him, but I had the satisfaction of seeing the idiot from Corporate HQ sacked a couple of months later. As for my ex-auditor, he immediately went to work for a competitor for more money than we’d been paying him, and he still got to wear whatever he wanted to work.
goboboyd over 2 years ago
You might consider giving up khakis then.
S.Curtis over 2 years ago
Keep your knickers on, Shorty.
Brent Rosenthal Premium Member over 2 years ago
Aaaaaaaaand…..scene!