Alan Whitty
Well-known member
I've been fishing all day from 5am so it's likely I will be snoring soon.....
Is this the question???I would be more interested in why they did that, its not normal behavior even from these people, I have never seen or heard of it until this site/thread; what happened when they rocked up, did your boss try to make the best of a bad situ, offer them a cup of tea, some work in exchange for some use of facilities for a couple of weeks, maybe a bit of paid work, fence shed painting or yard clearing, I think I would have done after a bit of careful thought, would have avoided all this unpleasantness probably. Maybe even turn it into an annual event quid pro quo. Or was it something else entirely!!? I am only guessing but what was it?
Fair enough then and thanks, but I have seen two sides to these people, I have calculated that I would have had a 20-25% chance of a successful outcome so I would have gone for it, with nothing else to lose. The other 75-80% would have to be dealt with differently, police, clear up etc. but it is hardly what I would call successful given what it would have cost me and the ensuing aggravation. This lot you have described I would have put in my first 10% bracket, no chance at all. But each situation would be completely different and would need assessing differently. I wouldn't pre judge it or the people straight away and only consider one option is all I have.Is this the question???
I have no idea what the bosses reaction was to the travellers presence,but that wasn't known until the morning,which is when the first piles of poop were found,offering casual work or a cup of tea,no,I doubt that,but the vast majority of people wouldn't have the trust to offer that,as far as I'm aware no cross words were exchanged,a request was made not to crap in the doorway,but that was their toilet of choice,to allow them into a sheet metalwork company would have been foolhardy at best...
I always asked him what made him successful, he always said by grabbing every opportunity that came his way, improvising, making the right decisions etc., My point is - he has had a lot experience in business and much more and he has always been my guru on anything business wise.