I’d sack you for that!’ estate agent told by radio host
An agent working for a large firm admitted on live radio that he faked a doctor's letter to try and get a company car.
An estate agent has made an unbelievable admission live on radio that he faked a doctor’s letter to trick his employer into giving him an automatic company car.
The individual who was only named as ‘Sam’ from Edgeware in London appeared on a legal advice phone-in show on LBC.
Show host Daniel Barnett (main image), who is a barrister specialising in employment law, listened to the caller complain that his employer had failed to make adjustments for his ADHD condition (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Legal action
Sam said he was considering legal action against the company, which he said was a large estate agency.
He said the firm hadn’t given him a ‘standing desk’, or accommodated his requests for the office music to be turned down.
But he then admitted he had been suspended for faking a doctor’s letter describing back problems.
Frankly Sam … I think they’ve got very good grounds to dismiss you.”
At that point, Barnett said: “I’d sack you for that.” And then went to say it was gross misconduct. “Frankly Sam, having worked for four months, I think they’ve got very good grounds to dismiss you,” he said.
Undaunted Sam continued by asking if he could still make a claim against the company. He also admitted he was director of a company he set up to provide estate agency services, which he had forgotten about.
Is this guy for real?
Listeners were totally unsympathetic with one saying in a text “is this guy for real?” And another said: “I feel sorry for this guy’s employer”.
Barnett ended the conversation by making the famous joke about Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and missing the point: “Apart from that Mrs Lincoln how was your night at the theatre?”
Watch the full exchange here
What this does do, is highlight the bigger issue from an employer’s perspective of trying not to hire people with issues that could end up in court. When someone like this thinks they have a legal position to sue, even if they don’t, the employer ends up wasting time, effort and money and will avoid employing anyone else with ASHD or and similar issues in the future. This person is just making things worse for himself and others. People need to stop who being and make the most of their opportunities. Happiness is not achieved by string for more, but for developing the ability to enjoy less. If you’re not content with what you have you will never be content with what you think you want.
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