Dave's back !! posted 6/20/2009 12:07:55 AM | 2 kudos what's this?     report abuse tagged: health, unemployment

chatillion

One of the cabinetmakers at the shop got a little crazy 2 weeks ago that cost him a job.
I got a phone call in the morning asking why I left the factory open. I didn't. Dave has been working there more than 10 years. He has a key to open in the morning, I close the shop at night.
For some unknown reason, Dave went to the shop in the middle of the night, took the 18 foot long box truck to get cigarettes, whacked the truck into a tree branch or something and creased the top of the box, backed the truck into the lot and pulled the rolling gate off it's track. He was not coherent and looked stoned. Arguing with the boss, he fell over. The end result: Dave lost his job.

We hired another cabinetmaker... he started the next day. In this market, too many people are out of work. We get qualified cabinetmakers come by looking for work all the time.

A few days later Dave's wife reported back that Dave had a 'mini-stroke'
It was detected from a CT-scan when he went to the hospital. He's taking medicine to resolve the problem and feeling better.

The new cabinetmaker worked pretty well for a few days and had to go to the hospital... He's 30 pounds overweight and couldn't take the summer heat. This may have caused uncontrolled high blood pressure. He won't be coming back.

Today, Dave came to the shop to pickup his last paycheck and begged for his old job back. He said he 'collected' business cards during the week having made 38 appointments/interviews looking for work. "There's nothing out there" he said.

I had a talk with the boss and Dave will start back tomorrow morning. Although he grumbled a lot, Dave's a hard worker and consistently shows up for work.

The boss made mention of this health concerns and wants to see a Doctor's note allowing him to return to work. That's best for all parties concerned. Until we know more about his recovery, he'll be doing more basic tasks and avoiding cutting large panels on the saw like he did in the past.

Dave's back...

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