Made a costly mistake at work (£10k)....

[TooT]

Try loosing a Mini Digger on a mini roundabout and then watch a Rover 25 plough straight into it

I got into a world of sh*t with that - boss/police/courts/insurance/fines. Need i say more.......

[V6Exec]

Sounds like a tough one. Something missing from the design you were given. Perhaps you could get a bl**d s*cking le*ch (solicitor) on the case.

Consider this:

fraud unravels everything and that no court in the land will allow a person to keep an advantage that he has obtained by fraud

If the missing schematic was dishonestly withheld to obtain a cheaper price ... think about this.

Not easy to prove and depends what is more important the client or your bottom line.

[Welly]

Thanks V6exec your encyclopedic knowledge never fails

I hadn't considered that the information may have been dishonestly witheld but it would explain a few things I must say (the fact that we've found out that our client is losing money on the contract springs to mind) and it would be a way for them to claw a bit back using us.

I thought it was his mistake and he didn't want to have to go back to his superiors "cap in hand"

My collegue is meeting them tomorrow, I won't go to the meeting in case I accidently slip and stab a Blue Biro into this guy's neck

[ianst28]

I won't go to the meeting in case I accidently slip and stab a Blue Biro into this guy's neck

lmao i'd love to see the accident report on that one

"" mr welton got up to get a cup of coffee when he accidently slipped and his body was flung across the table scattering paperwork and cups all over the place once mr welton was picked up we noticed that his blue bic biro had slipped from his grasp in the fall and had impaled itself through the neck of the member of staff who by pure coincedence had made the fatal (pardon the pun) error necesitating the meeting in the first place ""

but seriously hope it all goes ok welly

[teamster1975]

I won't go to the meeting in case I accidently slip and stab a Blue Biro into this guy's neck

lmao i'd love to see the accident report on that one

"" mr welton got up to get a cup of coffee when he accidently slipped and his body was flung across the table scattering paperwork and cups all over the place once mr welton was picked up we noticed that his blue bic biro had slipped from his grasp in the fall and had impaled itself through the neck of the member of staff who by pure coincedence had made the fatal (pardon the pun) error necesitating the meeting in the first place ""

but seriously hope it all goes ok welly

The pen is mightier than the sword!

[steve_earwig]

The pen is mightier than the sword, but only if the pen is very sharp and the sword is very small.

Something for your desk Welly?

[V6Exec]

Good luck

For future works it may be best appending to the quote a list of the documents used to prepare it and limit the quote to those works only. Not in package listed = not in quote = extra over.

[V6Exec]

Thanks V6exec your encyclopedic knowledge never fails

Just think of how many hard knocks I might have had to gain that knowledge

[Welly]

Well I'm kind of off the hook I suppose....the client conceded that there was some information missing and they have issued a variation order for £8,400.00

When I said £10k earlier that was the actual cost to the company in a loss - this is now reduced to £1600.00 but we reckon we could just about break-even meaning we don't make any overheads and profit but we don't lose either

Altogether now.....PHEW!

[Welly]

Bet your ass was minting washers for a bit though

Being wayyyyy over qualified for my position here it was a shock to me (I have found that the initial mistake was my fault, but got lucky with this extra dough from the client) as I normaly piss this job and have never made an error like this in 7 years.

I'll take it as a shot across the bow

[teamster1975]

Glad it sort of worked out for you!