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.

Proper lol at your question. Thank you fir making my night. 🤣

Yes i made up my name then read it back and thought wtaf.

Should really be plant lover lady. Or lover of plants. Not ladies.

Married to a man. Work in a garden 🤣

OP just gave bird flu as the reason. She had not prior to that.
Certainly which bird species, its history and whether they are in contact with other birds matters here. Not just a blind ban.
But if it was meant to be put to sleep, there could be good reasons. We need the whole picture to assess.
But rearing it at home is not a solution per se, because if the chick is ill, then OP will be bringing the virus in from home.
Also, if the bird is actually ill, why did they fail to put it to sleep and dispose of the body?

With a sad face.

That is a perfectly valid reason.
You ca either follow your employer's policy and keep your job, or you can refuse and you will be sacked. You get to choose.

Hand rearing a baby bird is not something anyone "has to" do. You can choose to do it but it's incompatible with this job.

Quite clearly, the vet practise can earn no income from a random injured bird.
IME the RSPCA will have no interest either .

It's awful OP, I'm like you, care for any creature who is on need, but as you can see by the responses to your thread, we're in the minority.
I worked for a vet many years ago, when we had a beautiful pigeon brought in, having been savaged by a cat.
No one gave a flying fuck about this poor creature, in pain and distress because ..... a, no one was paying for treatment and b. It was just a bird 😔

I would never donate to the RSPCA again, having watch them sneer at a creature in distress, and never felt the same about a vetinary practise that would go above and beyond for a cat, dog, rabbit, horse., but would not spare a few minutes to care for a bird in distress.

I'd love to say I paid for it's treatment and it flew off merrily, to my shame, I did not.

This bird is not going to live long anyway. As soon as it fledges it will starve or be predated.

While I understand why you are doing this op I also have employees like you who when you give a reasonable request they ignore it and do their own thing because they think they know best, it's absolutely infuriating.

Your employers have done a risk assessment and are concerned about bird flu, to mitigate that risk they have asked you to stop.

Employers have to be cautious with some things if the worst happens and your practice had an outbreak they could end up not being insured which then means they would have to pay out which ultimately could mean everyone losing their jobs.

You don't have the full picture they have asked nicely and you keep pushing it yes the bird should be looked after but that's what the specialist sanctuaries do.

So OP has been told by a "partner", presumably a qualified vet and definitely her boss, that she should not bring this bird into work as it is an infection risk because of bird flu. She has obviously been caught feeding this bird and has received a warning for it.

OP, who clearly knows far better than her boss, is carrying on with doing the thing she has explicitly been told not to do.

OP I hope this is the goose which lays the golden eggs because you are in all likelihood going to lose your job over it.

😂

You’re doing a lovely thing, but bird flu is a risk.

You have to find someone else to do it.

I can’t understand these types of posts. You’ve done something and been spoken to twice. Are you trying to get sacked? If so, good luck finding a job and explaining to new employers that you don’t follow instructions, have no respect for structure within an organisation or authority and don’t reflect on mistakes so don’t learn from it.

Very few vets will treat birds full stop, because avian veterinary medicine is a completely different speciality that most vets don’t train in. They aren’t the same as cats and dogs and small furries at all. I keep ducks, and can’t just wander into any old practice with them, either.

OP: “Birdie, who is your very best friend?”
Bird: “You are”

That's a really kind thing you're doing, OP

How much more time would you need - if you get 16 year old to do it this weekend - will it need much more time?

I think if they've risk assesed for bird flu and don't want this bird on their premisis then you have to abide by that - it's their livilhood and if they feel you are endangering it the will likely sack you.

And good luck ever setting foot as an employee in a vets again. This is not "kindness". If someone from my vet practice was caught putting my pet, and the pets of others at risk, I would not give a flying f... whether they were sacked - I would expect them to be. And as for posting on social media / going to the press. Please do. I'd want to make sure that you weren't in my vets practice. The low risk of transmission to mammals is not "no risk" and vets also treat birds that are pets.

Op, if you are winding us up - thank you, top notch trolling in the mn spirit of old.

If not - are you going to tell us the species? Post a pic maybe...?

I am crying, literally hysterical. This is the best thread I’ve read in years

Not (potentially) to the other animals that come in there. And in my opinion, not likley for the bird either. She could work with her employer to control the risk but seems to think her ‘be kind’ has greater weight than their understanding of the bigger picture.

I’ve just wee’d a little in my
pants laughing at this.

Honestly when you thought you’d heard it all….. 😂

Your employer is being very unreasonable.

Is there not a local wildlife charity or organisation which would be prepared to take the bird on.
Sorry for your situation it is really hard as you are emotionally involved.
To be honest I would carry on doing it and to hell with the consequences but that's me and we are all different.
Could you contact the RSPCB for advice?

It’s a pigeon. We all know it’s a pigeon. She doesn’t want to tell us because its a pigeon.

Pigeon.

No they’re not.