FabSwingers.com forum: Insensitive boss

By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

A company chief has been criticised after he turned up to work in a new £178,000 Ferrari the day after the firm had announced 45 redundancies.

Trevor Modell, a consultant and former director at engine makers Lister Petter Ltd, of Dursley, Gloucestershire, drove to the factory in the Ferrari 458 Italia supercar as staff were still reeling from the cuts.

OK - now he probably ordered it some time ago, possibly before the company decided to make redundancies.

BUT to choose THAT day to drive in to work with it seems more than a little insensitive, particularly at this time of year.

We're all in it together? I doubt those losing their jobs at that company will be thinking that.

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By *atcherofmyballsMan
over a year ago

hereford

Wonder if he had all four tyres intact at the end of the day.

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By *igSuki81Man
over a year ago

Retirement Village

Not the best timing to show his new purchase

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He was no doubt that thrilled and excited to show off his new toy the feelings of others didn't even occur to him

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"He was no doubt that thrilled and excited to show off his new toy the feelings of others didn't even occur to him"

That's what I thought.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe he was planning for a quick getaway.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That is a bit much, even by my top hat wearing capitalist standards.

I wonder were there any new dents or scrapes on it by going home time?

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"That is a bit much, even by my top hat wearing capitalist standards.

I wonder were there any new dents or scrapes on it by going home time?"

I wonder too unless there's cctv in the car park.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

Shows lack of compassion, lack of sensitivity and lack of judgement.

More money than sense.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Take that, plebs!

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By *am123Man
over a year ago

essex chelmsford

im sure his feelings wernt to badly hurt

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That is a bit much, even by my top hat wearing capitalist standards.

I wonder were there any new dents or scrapes on it by going home time?

I wonder too unless there's cctv in the car park. "

Wouldn't it be lovely if there wasn't?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Sunderland footballer Michael Gray turned up for training once in a brand new Ferrari the same week as a lot of people lost their job in a local factory. The manager at the time (Mick Mcarthy I think) gave him a right bollocking and sent him home and told him to come back in something a lot more sensible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Shows lack of compassion, lack of sensitivity and lack of judgement.

More money than sense. "

^^^^ this!! Talk about bad timing!

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By *ouple in LancashireCouple
over a year ago

in Lancashire

"Shows lack of compassion, lack of sensitivity and lack of judgement.

More money than sense. "

this..

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

BUT to choose THAT day to drive in to work with it seems more than a little insensitive, particularly at this time of year.

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Insensitive? Yes, but there's some folk don't have any sensitivity in their make-up.

Either that or it's the only car he's got.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"He was no doubt that thrilled and excited to show off his new toy the feelings of others didn't even occur to him"

Sounds familiar.

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By *ruitWoman
over a year ago

near kings lynn

I think I would accidently scratch his car.

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

BUT to choose THAT day to drive in to work with it seems more than a little insensitive, particularly at this time of year.

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Insensitive? Yes, but there's some folk don't have any sensitivity in their make-up.

Either that or it's the only car he's got."

Possibly but he had just taken delivery of it so would most likely have still had his old car. And I seriously doubt anyone who could afford a brand new Ferrari wouldn't have another car.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Them and Us Britain-it'll never change!

Revolution anyone?????

The city boys are still filling their pockets.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

See, all those who thought David Brent was made up, eat your heart out!

"I have got some bad news and some good news. The bad news is 45 of you are being made redundant. The good news is you can admire my brand new Ferrari on your way out of the building!!!!"

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"Them and Us Britain-it'll never change!

Revolution anyone?????

The city boys are still filling their pockets."

It is changing. The gap between rich and poor is even greater.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From the shabby bit of 'journalism' on the Daily Mail website it says the bloke wasn't actually a boss for the company - he was a consultant. The staff weren't yet 'reeling' as the redundancies hadn't been announced.

No details of whether the bloke had another car, whether he had in fact paraded it or whether (perhaps more likely) the Union Rep had portrayed it that way and got sime scummy fuckwit at the Mail to print the tosh to cover up the fact they've fucked up yet another negotiation.

But don't let any of that get in the way of a good bit of outrage.

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By *Xcite72Man
over a year ago

Chester

What a tosser!!! Everyone knows Porsche are better than Ferrari.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"What a tosser!!! Everyone knows Porsche are better than Ferrari."

Even if that were true, there's still people who don't buy German stuff on a point of principle.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Worse still, my boss turns up every day even tho everyone hates him !

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If he paid for it with his own money and it wasn't a company car then I can't see the problem. After all his mistress probably had his lambo

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By *Xcite72Man
over a year ago

Chester

I'll not one of them, all my cars vere made by ze Germans!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'll not one of them, all my cars vere made by ze Germans!!"

Do tell me its a merc not a bimmer!

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By *Xcite72Man
over a year ago

Chester

Lol, one of each, what's wrong with BMs?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't think this is news. There are far bigger shaftings unleashed on us every day in the name of fiscal reform.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"From the shabby bit of 'journalism' on the Daily Mail website it says the bloke wasn't actually a boss for the company - he was a consultant. The staff weren't yet 'reeling' as the redundancies hadn't been announced.

But don't let any of that get in the way of a good bit of outrage."

If he was a consultant (if your using consultants, you have to sack people to afford to pay for them), then he at least deserves dog shit smeared under the door handles. Why damage a nice car when you don't have to?

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"He was no doubt that thrilled and excited to show off his new toy the feelings of others didn't even occur to him"

Yep, this, sadly.

From my experience, a lot of the people who end up in the position to be able to buy that sort of car brand new didn't get to that position by being considerate and caring towards others.

Most would mince their grandparents to make burgers if they thought there would be a few quid in it.

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By *ames blackMan
over a year ago

Middlesbrough

I think it was insensitive & thoughtless but what amazes me is the vindictive, jealous vandals on this site.

Supposed to be adults but many wish to smash the car, damage it, smear with dogshit.

Last week some d*unken yobbo decided to see if he could dent my 6yr old meriva by kicking it. Yeah, he could.

Wonder if he's on this site?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I never drive to work in my car, I leave it away from the venue and arrive by taxi.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well alot of big wigs drive silly cars when I had my own garage I had a company car and was alway seen out and about in it well it was the only recovery truck we had

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's why this country is going down the pan, it is not investing in anything other than poor corrupt management.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"That's why this country is going down the pan, it is not investing in anything other than poor corrupt management. "

The reason the country is struggling is because of greed, and people not wanting to work, when they can make as much not working on benefits.

In USA China profit is encouraged and is the reason people work hard. In uk success and profit is looked down on.

Profit is the reason business exists

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The waiting list for that car it's months and months, he won't have I aid for it with that months pay packet, and you don't tend to buy a brand new Ferrari as your first supercar unless it's a lottery win, you start smaller and build up, so chances are he came from something similar. He'd have bought it with money accumulated over time and why the hell shouldn't he.? As has been pointed out many of the original "facts" of this story were incorrect.

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By *B9 Queen OP Woman
over a year ago

Over the rainbow, under the bridge

"The waiting list for that car it's months and months, he won't have I aid for it with that months pay packet, and you don't tend to buy a brand new Ferrari as your first supercar unless it's a lottery win, you start smaller and build up, so chances are he came from something similar. He'd have bought it with money accumulated over time and why the hell shouldn't he.? As has been pointed out many of the original "facts" of this story were incorrect. "

He can buy what he likes. But it is still insensitive to drive into a place of employment where people are facing job losses.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Only if he's rubbing it in their faces and hadn't turned up in an Aston, Porsche or something similar the day before. Most people here have written him off as insensitive because of the headline new Ferrari but chances are good the day before he had an old Ferrari and to him it was the same as turning up in a new bmw or new merc.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If he was a consultant (if your using consultants, you have to sack people to afford to pay for them)"

That makes no sense at all, how would you know that?

For all I know the bloke is an inconsiderate tosser and deserves some of the vitriol suggested. What I find interesting is that a post copy and pasted from the Daily Mail to stir up some indignation does so, so easily, regardless of how little is known about the truth or the people involved.

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By *ampy and zxrCouple
over a year ago

caerphilly

I actually know of a person who did something very similar. Zxrs old boss arranged to have his brand new db9 delivered to his office, at a time when he knew the boys would all be there, the day after telling them they had to take a pay cut or lose their jobs. It didn't go down to well as the excuse for the pay cuts was that the company was "struggling".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If he was a consultant (if your using consultants, you have to sack people to afford to pay for them)

That makes no sense at all, how would you know that?

Never met a consultant who was worth what he thought he was. They were charging thousands a day, to tell the management something that they should have known already. So the management have proved that they don't know there arse from their elbow, and they can't tell when they are being ripped off.

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