help. Xmas do... suspected of doing DRUGS!!!!!!

Kirri

Sounds like the manager was off his head on alcohol and being a total idiot, can he even remember what he said?

I would be straight to HR putting in a grievance and announcing I would be contacting my solicitor.

Oh and apart from the 2 who stayed with you, what a bunch of bloody sheep you work with!

ceridwen

What the heck?:eek:

What a wierd thing for him to say?

So - is he the sort of person who "gets the wrong end of the stick" frequently/is a bit paranoid or something on the one hand? On the other hand - what sort of impression do you give normally at work?

We have no idea from the other end of a computer screen whether you look pretty "straight" or no/whether you actually are good at your job or no/what they know about your private life...

it just seems such an odd thing for a colleague to come out with. I know that - in my own position - I would just raise my eyebrows VERY visibly and start laughing and cracking jokes about it to let people know JUST how wierd the whole idea was of ME (what!!!) taking drugs. But then - if you met me - you would instantly see (well I darn well hope so;):D) JUST how wierd an idea that is - as I'm quite obviously FAR too concerned with being healthy and too much commonsense/intelligence to EVER have taken drugs. But - we cant see what sort of impression you are giving.

So - what sort of impression are you giving? Yep - that IS a serious question...Its impossible to answer your query really until we know whether you taking drugs is a feasible scenario to the "outside observer" or no....

ceridwen in blunt mode again - but I am finding it difficult for one to be able to see just WHY he would have made this accusation from behind this p.c. screen. Is the accusation because of some fault of his - or something you are doing and its impossible to see from the facts we have been given here.

PinkMascara

Leave a line of sherbert on his desk Just for giggles

Kirri

Ceridwen - I find it irrelevant whether the OP looks like the person who would take drugs or not (plenty of well dressed wealthy people or even celebs who do drugs too, they don't 'look' like typical down and out druggies!), I would be livid regardless of someone speaking total crap to me on a works do out of hours.

It doesn't make it any more right whether someone looks more 'alternative' or not... there is nothing worse than people judging or presuming on looks especially from someone straight laced who may be well judging people incorrectly.

The manager is a !!!! (and probably drunk given that it was 1am), regardless of what the OP looks like..

ali-t

Kirri wrote: »

Sounds like the manager was off his head on alcohol and being a total idiot, can he even remember what he said?

I would be straight to HR putting in a grievance and announcing I would be contacting my solicitor.

Oh and apart from the 2 who stayed with you, what a bunch of bloody sheep you work with!

Good advice Kirri. I would be fuming that someone was tarnishing my reputation over nothing.

u264047

I am fuming... and as to what i look like... No... i don't look like a druggie. I do have a rocknroll image but i don't earn rockstar sums so i couldn't begin to support a coke addiction.

This is just b*****ks to be honest.. i just need a strategy for monday morning.... he is fairly high ranking. absolutely crapping myself about it. i dont wanna make enemies in defending myself.

This manager is "one of the lads" and if you oppose his alphaness he hates you... you know the type.. i am more of a lone wolf, not really a "jack the lad" type... I can barely handle my beer, let alone throwing drugs into the mix...

Thank you all for your advice/support so far!

lili2008

'Smackhead' is slang for heroin addict, whereas sniffing in cubicles is usually associated with cocaine. So he 'knows what he's talking about', does he?

DCFC79

OP your manager sounds like a real decent colleague to work with NOt, he sounds like a !!!!

lili2008

Kirri wrote: »

Sounds like the manager was off his head on alcohol and being a total idiot, can he even remember what he said?

I would be straight to HR putting in a grievance and announcing I would be contacting my solicitor.

Oh and apart from the 2 who stayed with you, what a bunch of bloody sheep you work with!

This is also what I would do.

d-seven

lili2008 wrote: »

'Smackhead' is slang for heroin addict, whereas sniffing in cubicles is usually associated with cocaine. So he 'knows what he's talking about', does he?

You hit the nail on the head there, lili2008. That was my first thought.. the bloke sounds completely clueless. If he *did* know what he was talking about, he would have examined the toilet seat and known what to look for in terms of signs of usage.
Sounds like your boss is a weak man using bullying tactics to try and 'assert' himself.