I read in the paper today, British gas employees are not allowed to remove their boots when working in customers houses
Apparantly a women asked one of them to remove his dirty boots, but she was politely told that their rules forbade him to do this as they might stub their toes
This must be another covering of their backs in case of compensation claims from their employees.
This will either mean the sales of overshoes will rocket, or more work for us courtesy of the gas board :
Reminds me of one of my first jobs. Awell known cable company employee had left a shoe polish mark on a customers carpet. He had polished his shoes that morning, and was working on his knees.
After 3 months of phone calls, i was eventually phoned. I did the job, 5 minutes work £40 and was never payed. The customer signed a receipt, but said it was not his responsibility. i sent 3 letters, but nothing. Did iworry? No because it taught me a valuable lesson which was no paperwork in advance, no work done. A negative turned into a positive.
A couple of weeks later, a call from a manufacturer of a diy carpet cleaning product sold in supermarkets. A lady who had bought the stuff was not happy and demanded somebody visit and sort it out. I walked away, as i didn't want somebody elses problem transferred to me.
Dave