Stop The Buses, I Wanna Get Off..

[Jomlett]

The boss of a Somerset bus company has taken his fleet off the road without warning and sent a note to staff saying: “I have had enough and realise I cannot work with you a moment longer.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/nov/01/sydney-hardy-nippybus-boss-fires-bus-drivers-with-blunt-note

[wolf63]

The least that he could have done is to set a closing date to give people a chance to prepare.

The guy is either a thoughtless eejit or on the edge of a breakdown.

[Mamyalynne]

You have to feel for the employees, what a shock.

[mccfluff]

that's pretty harsh way to treat your employees

[ummmm]

Looks like he hit breaking point.

[Ellipsis]

I think this boy's cheese has done slid off his cracker.

[sapelesam]

There are probably quite a few bosses out there who can sympathise with this man. Agree that the execution was wrong but understand how people can push you to the brink.

[EDDIE51]

From reading the link the man obviously has mental health issues.

[sapelesam]

I don't see that Eddie, just sounds like a man who has reached the end of tether trying to run a small/medium business. The red tape is onerous and trying to keep staff on diminishing returns can be a nightmare.

[douglas9401]

Could you point to specifics which lead to that diagnosis, Eddie?

I imagine he's had to deal with the usual butt scratching work dodgers every day and is in the position to draw the line.

[EcclesCake]

Your range of expertise is breathtaking Eddie.

[EDDIE51]

^ He could have given the council notice that he was withdrawing from the contract , tried to find a buyer or at least given his workers the legally required notice.
To simply lock up and walk out indicates that he has a problem.

[woofgang]

Ellipsis for BA...never heard that one before :)

[EcclesCake]

Eddie, he could have done many things but he did what he did. To jump to the conclusion that it is a mental health issue is a leap too far.

Have you ever had a '***' moment?

[albaqwerty]

He's left a lot of people high and dry and no doubt, quite angry and upset.

[EcclesCake]

*** = 'clump of earth' it moment.

[EDDIE51]

Ellipisis has said exactly the same as I did , yet I do not notice the same skepticism over his opinion?

[ummmm]

Yeah...the problem being he hit breaking point. That isn't an indicator of mental illness.

[albaqwerty]

I read in the link that the administrators are looking for assets, why on earth can't they look for a buyer?

What hours did this bus service run? 24 hours or less?

Our local little bus operates from 8 am til 6pm and seems to be doing ok, apart from a few years ago when it wasn't financially viable to run from my village to the 'wee town'.

[snags]

''I think this boy's cheese has done slid off his cracker''

^ Quote from the movie The Green Mile (which by strange coincidence is also a place in Somerset).

[mccfluff]

cheese slid off my cracker once, was a sad sad moment