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<blockquote data-quote="Per SÃ¸vik" data-source="post: 91987" data-attributes="member: 1285">Re: Employer fair play or foul?I think you just need to accept that you didn&#039;t fulfill your part of the bargain and &quot;negotiate&quot; a fair payment on monday. You might have a point about the phone not being picked up, but that just sounds like an excuse. Explain the situation, including the failed attempt to phone, but accept that being late was your mistake and apologize for what happened. If this is normally a two hour job and you were one hour late, then accept half pay, that is fair. It is important that you do this because you are a pro that accepts responsibility, not because you are a pushover that can be treated in any way a manager wants to. Same with the stolen kit, don&#039;t be a pushover, but at the same time show professionalism by absorbing a part of the loss. Negotiate an arrangement that both can live with.Finally, grow up and realize that life isn&#039;t fair, very few people are going to treat you fair. People do what serves their self-interest, go with that and take advantage of it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Per SÃ¸vik, post: 91987, member: 1285"] Re: Employer fair play or foul? I think you just need to accept that you didn't fulfill your part of the bargain and "negotiate" a fair payment on monday. You might have a point about the phone not being picked up, but that just sounds like an excuse. Explain the situation, including the failed attempt to phone, but accept that being late was your mistake and apologize for what happened. If this is normally a two hour job and you were one hour late, then accept half pay, that is fair. It is important that you do this because you are a pro that accepts responsibility, not because you are a pushover that can be treated in any way a manager wants to. Same with the stolen kit, don't be a pushover, but at the same time show professionalism by absorbing a part of the loss. Negotiate an arrangement that both can live with. Finally, grow up and realize that life isn't fair, very few people are going to treat you fair. People do what serves their self-interest, go with that and take advantage of it. [/QUOTE]

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