Drug attitude
Q seemed very surprised on Saturday night/Sunday morning when I pointed out that as he doesn’t work for me anymore, he can do whatever the hell he likes in front of me.
Genuinely surprised that it would matter.
Huh?
Surely it’s plain common sense? Know matter what I may think I know, unless he actually comes out and tells me, or I see it, then I could always deny I knew anything. However, as his manager, knowing about any drug use for a fact would put me in a very awkward position.
It happened to me once before. Many years ago. Had this young lad straight from uni reporting to me. Every Monday was a complete and utter washout. He was totally incapable of working - he could barely focus his eyes on his computer, let alone do any work.
He used to brag to my friend PS about his partying over the weekend. PS was pissed off - he was the same, said no matter what he did, he didn’t want to know for a fact. And of course, PS tells me.
After a couple of months of this, me trying to get this lad to do something useful. My boss saying she was surprised at my patience, said she could see things were getting through, apologising for not realising just how much hard work this new lad was going to be. Then she paused. “You don’t think it’s drugs do you?”
I lied.
But I told PS to tell the boy that I would only do it once. And if she were to ask me again I would tell her that, yes, it was possible.
Even this stupid boy knew better than to say it to me.
I am so puzzled at Q’s attitude - no matter how nice your boss, how well you get on, there are some things you just don’t do in front of them!