To do something at work I've already been bollocked for and received a warning for twice?

[GingerGeorgie]

I've name changed for this but here goes.

For the last 3 weeks I've been doing something at work that hasn't impacted anyone at all and nobody has noticed...until Monday. On Monday a senior manager discovered what I'd been doing and was angry and asked my supervisor to have a word with me. The supervisor had a word and told me not to do it again. I apologised and said I wouldn't even though I don't really have an option but to continue doing it.

However, the very next day (Tuesday, yesterday) I did it again. I didn't expect anyone to notice, as like I said, I've been doing this thing for 3 weeks and nobody's noticed. Well, obviously someone was keeping an eye on me because I got caught and this time I got a proper telling off and a 'record of discussion' is now going on my file.

Now, my AIBU is, I really don't have much choice but to continue doing the thing, at least for the time being, so would it be really that bad to do it again on my next shift which is the weekend, where there will be skeleton staff who won't know I've already been in trouble?

Just to add, many staff members are doing a very, very, similar thing openly but slightly differently which I feel is unfair. And, to clarify, it's not office based; we are an establishment that is supposed to be all about supporting 'the thing' I'm doing.

@GingerGeorgie

i think you’ve found your supporters. We’re ready to paint our posters and protest for this baby bird outside your practice asap.

long live the bird!!

Good for you OP! I once hand reared a kitten who was going to be put down because there was no one who could take on syringe feeding. I took her to work with me for a few months and was quite lucky not to be found out!

Why is this the best thread I've read on Mumsnet?

Hope you can get your son to help out!

If a dog had suspected parvo in a vets it would be placed in quarantine

You'd not expect the nurse to be nipping off to play withit in its lunch break

Apha also wouldn't come to your place of work, and decide what to cull

Its not the fear of transmission, it's the fear of apha coming and culling whatever they deem to be at risk.

If you've been anywhere near any of the rescues who've lost absolutely everything then you'd know how much devastation it causes and how wide the culls are

Surely a vet has a duty of care towards any animal. Nipping off to feed a baby bird is surely a joy for any vet employees. I’m surprised everyone is not on board trying to help. How weird of them all.

I wouldn’t want to work somewhere so uncaring of animals. You probably don’t either OP.

The bird is lovely.

Its because thousands of animals (including mammals) have been culled across England because of the suspected contact of bird flu

Locally to me a rescue had a single case and the goverment came in and pts absolutely every animal, in seperate buildings and demanded they shut for months
The staff were completely traumatised. A relative worked there and will never get over what they saw

This is happening to lots of businesses and farms so it's right that the vets are worried about bio security because they will likely know of places shut by a single case

It places every single animal that they treat at risk of contact tracing by apha

Say for example a wild bird is admitted that tests positive

Op would absolutely be ordered to kill her bird, but also likely any bird that came in whilst her bird was there. Sharing the same building would be enough, and they wouldnt even test ops bird. The rescue local to me also had to put to sleep rabbits and any wild mammal

Get a tub of mealworms and stand it where you keep him at home. Magpies are smart birds too, and are fun to watch. They are cheeky and will beg food off other birds. The young magpies nesting in my trees tried to beg food from a unexpressed wood Pidgeon.

Could you get a job at the RSPB instead? 🦜🐥🦆🦅🕊️🦤
The bird would probably be able to do work experience there too😉

Isn't the UK on alert for avian flu? I'm saying this without malice — I genuinely feel sorry for those who trust in these vets and bring their pets in.

Before this, I never once thought of the vet profession as "lesser" compared to doctors, but I have to say I can't see doctors deliberately and irresponsibly risking the lives of most of their patients.

I understand the reasoning is "compassion" but there are other solutions like bird charities, so objectively it looks more like selfishness and a desire to self-martyr. That also explains the dismissive and righteous attitude like in the 🙄 post...

So are Rod Hull and Emu 😂

Reminds me of Gerald Durrell and the 'Magenpies'

Ive name changed for this.
But I lost my job over a tortoise. He was given to me by an elderly client going into a care home. She made me promise I would take care of him as her final wish...
The company told me it was a 'gift' and it was to be handed over....
I walked out with the tortoise in a shoebox and I still have him 19 years later 😂
I hope heaven has a place for me.

I think your telling off / warning should be redacted, with apology and box of chocolates immediately!!

What an awful vets. I rehab birds along with a few other local folk and we have wildlife friendly vets, especially one with a soft spot for pigeons ❤️

They’re amazing, very organised, always take details when you drop off wildlife and the vet will go as far as pinning broken legs etc. sometimes you go in with one animal and the deal is you come out with two if you’re a rehabber lol.

A friend of mine takes her random baby animals to work with her and she doesn’t work with animals 🤣 her colleagues are very understanding, as are mine, though I don’t take mine in but have been known to wfh on a planned office day if I have something very poorly needing regular attention.

Your colleagues are in the wrong job!

He's gorgeous..well done OP for helping him. I'd do the same. He's so cute
Sorry for my earlier post about being annoyed with the lack of information at the start of your thread. Apologies.
We need more people like you who genuinely care. Keep us updated how he gets on please

This is everything about why I love mumsnet

The issue is that you were dishonest. You said you wouldn’t do it again when you had no intention of stopping. That could be gross misconduct depending on policies and you could be dismissed without notice.
The time to put forward your argument for continuing was the first time you were spoken to. You need to get someone else to care for the bird.
its abit like a nurse bringing their sick child into the drs surgery because they don’t have childcare.
you are being very unreasonable.

I love this thread! It's perked me right up. More pics?

Aww I'm willing you on OP. The bird must live. I hope you find a way to make it work.

When I was...7 in the 80s we found two birds one weekend that had fallen out of a nest. I'm not sure what DF did, but essentially we took them into the garage and fed them spam from a tin and milk through a pipette. They died overnight. We buried them next to each other in a swan matchbox. Moral being - tiny birds don't survive on their own.

Op you are a legend. The world needs more kind, caring people like you. I love how everyone was calling bullshit until you presented a photo of the beautiful little magpie. Good luck to you forever for looking out for him.

This actually made me laugh out loud

Raising a pigeon!?! This thread 😭

You are doing good work OP. It’s a hill to die on for cute crows sake

You work in a vets. You’re spending minutes of the day, arguably less time than loo or fag breaks, to rear a rescue bird. Several
colleagues are doing similar.

What sort of dickhead vets are you working for that won’t allow this, unless you haven’t given a full picture and are avoiding doing other things.

OP you're getting a lot of support here, but you will lose your job if you bring the bird to work again. With bird flu in circulation, the vets in the practice have to been seen to take every precaution.

You need to keep the bird at home. Colleagues bringing dogs to work is different, as it's permitted.