Try this approach…he needs to feel at one with the extinguisher…
tomk86:
Murder him. By accident of course.Sell him as a ■■■ slave on the black market.
Chloroform him then eat him.
Tie him up and tickle him until he learns his lesson.
Easily the best of all suggestions.
xichrisxi:
Try this approach…he needs to feel at one with the extinguisher…
I see someone took my advice 
tomk86:
Tie him up and tickle him.
I heard it from a fellow driver in an RDC waiting room that they pay good money for that sort of treatment in certain places in London
peirre:
tomk86:
Tie him up and tickle him.I heard it from a fellow driver in an RDC waiting room that they pay good money for that sort of treatment in certain places in London
And if you’re an MP you can claim it back on expenses. .
Evil8Beezle:
Not too long back, I took on a mate who was an experienced driver for large firm. I’d not worked with him before, but thought as he worked for a well known company, he can’t be too bad. Things didn’t start too bad, although I was a but concerned that he didn’t want to take his turn to wash the trucks on a Saturday, and no matter how much I tried to explain to him that the company must present a good image and by taking it in turn, everyone had most of their Saturday’s off. I gave up in the end, and just cut him some slack as he was a mate, although the word mate is starting to become a bit strained. Looking back though, I should have seen the warning signs!Since then it’s been one problem after another, if it’s not his moaning, it’s late collections/deliveries, turning up at the wrong depots, constant calls for directions to places he’s already been, lost loads as he forgot to shut the doors, damaged loads as he hasn’t secured them properly, and don’t even get me started on the damage he’s caused. Basically I’m pulling my bloody hair out with him…
But the latest episode just beggars belief, as all I did was ask him to carry a fire extinguisher in his cab, for his safety and as a requirement for our insurance. He just went nuts though, you’d have thought I’d just impregnated his daughter. I just can’t understand what the big deal is with this request, and feeling now that I’ve made a huge mistake… However, what can I do about him? I can’t sack him as he’s sort of a mate, but at the same time the contract I’ve got is turning to crap with his mistakes and just isn’t profitable with him on-board.
Any suggestion would be appreciated, and I mean ANY SUGGESTIONS!
the nodding donkey:
peirre:
tomk86:
Tie him up and tickle him.I heard it from a fellow driver in an RDC waiting room that they pay good money for that sort of treatment in certain places in London
And if you’re an MP you can claim it back on expenses. .
I was actually thinking of a potential new career opportunity for someone 
peirre:
the nodding donkey:
peirre:
tomk86:
Tie him up and tickle him.I heard it from a fellow driver in an RDC waiting room that they pay good money for that sort of treatment in certain places in London
And if you’re an MP you can claim it back on expenses. .
I was actually thinking of a potential new career opportunity for someone
Sod that, I wouldn’t want to be an mp
OVLOV JAY:
Sod that, I wouldn’t want to be an mp
Are you: honest? reliable? trustworthy? knowledgeable? not avaricious? not opinionated? Yes? Then sorry, you lack the qualities to be a successful MP.
Give him a job in the office.
Business is business & private is private.
So cut him loose…
would say he has personal problems/issues. It is clear to see that he is suffering from stress and that his behaviour is not normal, he shows all the signs of stress.
As you are his mate, if you are a good mate and he to you, then you should have a sound basis for asking him if everything is alright, not only with the job, but with his life, it would be of benefit to get his angle on things for everyone.
If he does not want to talk, then you have nothing to lose by being more challenging, the one thing you must never do is collude, you have already done this and this will only make things harder to rectify, whilst at the same time enabling his behaviour to become more extreme.
Insert dry extinguisher in dark orifice & pull trigger…
Evil8Beezle:
However, what can I do about him? I can’t sack him as he’s sort of a mate, but at the same time the contract I’ve got is turning to crap with his mistakes and just isn’t profitable with him on-board.Any suggestion would be appreciated, and I mean ANY SUGGESTIONS!
Yes you can sack him. If your business goes bust or you lose the contract the friendship is still going to have a problem but instead of it only being him with you it’ll be both of you with each other but you’ll be up to your eyeballs in the crap.
Business is business. He’s a sort of mate, not your best drinking buddy. I would lose no sleep over it.
OVLOV JAY:
Sod that, I wouldn’t want him to be an gimp
FTFY
dave docwra:
Insert dry extinguisher in dark orifice & pull trigger…
…who,on earth…could be gormless enough to take the op serious about this…cop yourself on guys ffs…its embarrassing reading this…I know its a wet afternoon and the brains might be clouded over by last nights shandys,but even if you work for an agency,wherby definition of said employment means unzipping your brain and leaving it in the car before going to work then reinserting when heading home, and its been posted by a self confessed limper,( though to be fair he seems to have a non limper view of that status,) surely a case of born and bred agency mentality plobber being led nicely up the garden path.is there no end to the gullability of your average truckie?..I wish I knew all your email addresses and mobile numbers so I could send you phishing mails and empty all your bank accounts…you must all wonder who all these bored housewifes are that live within 1 mile of you gagging for you to go round to plough them when your online all the time…all that’s missing here is a reply from the stobrat ■■■■ and we have the full set…I thought we just has the 1st of September,not the 1st of april …around this time,there wil be several nuggets reading this going…bollox,he means me… …t…w…a…t…s… 
Just get shut, a mate would not give that much grief
Well that’s just excellent!
Thanks for all the responses people, some real quality ones there! 
Geoffo:
Business is business & private is private.So cut him loose…
correct there are NO friends/ mates in BUSINESS. none. I’d never recommend working with a friend or family member! Even my old man, it’s a big NO NO. 
peirre:
tomk86:
Tie him up and tickle him.I heard it from a fellow driver in an RDC waiting room that they pay good money for that sort of treatment in certain places in London
mwa hahahahaha
This feeble naughty driver shall fell the wrath of thy feather between his toes…
Then can we eat his skin?