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.

I think they're being a bit ott. Especially if they A. Obviously take in birds and B. Its not showing any signs.

I hope your son take up the feeding.

And also, you have my dream job.

That's probably where she works!

"Punch"?

Poor Puff.

Does your evil moustache twiddling boss have a furry sniggering sidekick desperate to get a medal for stopping a poor birdie??

Are you seriously going to risk losing your job over a magpie??

Magpies are very clever.
If you ever read My Family and Other Animals you'll know that Gerald Durrell had two.
They used to tease the chickens and the dog calling them by mimicking humans.

A bloody bird? For heaven's sake.....
When I read this (admittedly not all the pages of it) I initially thought it must be something serious that you HAD to do, such as sneaking an extra 2 minute break to take essential medications or similar.

But feeding a bird? Don't be ridiculous. I'm all for helping nature but is this in work time when you should be working? And maybe it's not a good idea to make a wild creature dependent on humans.

Quite apart from all that, the point is that the company don't want you to do this and have asked you not to. You have continued and received a warning. There's no dilemma - stop immediately, otherwise you'll be sacked. If you don't care about your job, crack on; but is it really worth it?

The OP works at a vets. You realise this?

And cares about this ‘bloody’ bird! It happens, people truly care about animals.

That doesn't make sense. You've been told not to do it so don't. Or expect to be sacked!

Some of these birds become tame really quickly if having too much interaction with humans and can then no longer be released in the wild. We have a local bird sanctuary and they use a type of puppets with beaks, so the birds don't get too used to humans.

Can't you bring this fledgling to a sanctuary?

That’s what I was wondering, what happens when a bird has been too socialised that it can’t be released into the wild?

Just saw your update sorry

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Thanks for the photo.
YADNBU.
Birdy is gorgeous.

No but if a wild bird comes in that tests positive, they would definitely put to sleep ops bird and any bird that had subsequently been in the building with ops bird.

They don't rely on testing, and in the rescue local to me any animal on the premises (not even in the same building) was then considered a carrier and euthanised (without testing) but also then traced for contact with other animals after presumed exposure . The rescue local to me also lost mammals like foxes because at the time apha was culling first, testing later.

I posted earlier about a teashop with alpacas who managed to convince apha to at least test the alpacas (a species whos never been known to have ai) but that wasn't the plan initially. They've also not been allowed to re open for months

Ops bird would act as a connection in defra/aphas eyes between every animal and that one possible quarantined case

Punch the magic dragon is the version for gritty, battle-hardened, inner-city preschoolers

We read that at school for our GCSEs, and one of the characters called magpies “maggenpies”……and I still call them that 35+ years later.

OP, presumably as responsible vets your employers aren't expecting you to leave the bird to starve. What is their suggestion?

I’ve just had to google this because for my entire life I’ve been singing Punch The Magic Dragon. But I’m wrong. I’m having to rethink everything. I thought that was why he fell out with Jaqui Paver.

Release it to the wild. Like Orville.

Wonderful!

Most vets won't take in birds because of regulations. You know that bird flu is a problem.

A proper wildlife centre that has wild birds like magpies, waiting to be released eventually.. He needs to be around other magpies to learn how to forage etc. And you need to keep your job.

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