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Lioness_Twinkletoes

silentwolf wrote: »

i was doing so many things at once so busy other colleague reported me was just stood watching chatting to other colleagues

it just slipped my mind till i realised after what i did


also just applied for another job so maybe i should just resign as even if do get keep job would i be able to work with this colleague

i was on anti depression tabs before i got my job a yr ago

got all my friends n family tonight saying go bck on sick i dont really want that maybe i not ready to work im just so confused right now

Part of being an adult is taking responsibility for your mistakes and learning from them. You made a mistake that has potentially serious consequences. You should not go 'back on the sick' as that is simply a way of avoiding consequences - besides, you are not depressed and your family are enabling your desire to hide away.

To experience anxiety is perfectly normal in this situation - any person would. Instead of blaming the company for the delay in holding your disciplinary (they have to ensure they have all the facts and a wait of around a week is not unreasonable), your colleague (who was apparently chatting) or your depression (non-existent), attend the hearing, apologise for your mistake, make assurances it will not happen again (perhaps offer to undergo more training as you clearly need it) and take the outcome like a man.

ohreally

Attend the hearing, be contrite and impress upon the panel there will be no further repetition and hope for a positive outcome.

silentwolf

Were you responsible for disposing of the food too? I understand your error at selling something that was 'out of sale' but surely whoever was responsible to make sure it was disposed when it should have been is has guilty?

If it was you, then yes, it doesn't look good, but it really isn't the end of the world. It is a stressful time, but in the scheme of things, you will have moved on from this experience in years to come and something positive will come out of it, you will have learnt an important lesson.

we was both responsible

ohreally

silentwolf wrote: »

we was both responsible

The answer to the question is yes, it was your responsibility (though perhaps not exclusively).

You need to focus on convincing the panel that this error is not indicative of you normal standard of performance and hope that they will see fit to give you another chance.

Are there further circumstances that would lead them to allege gross misconduct?

silentwolf

how can it just be my responsibility when we was both on the same section yes
i do take responsibility
as i was on the section but shouldnt she take the same responsibility

ive already decided though after this over i will be handing in my resignation as dont feel i will be comfortable working with the same colleague again

tomtontom

silentwolf wrote: »

how can it just be my responsibility when we was both on the same section yes
i do take responsibility
as i was on the section but shouldnt she take the same responsibility

ive already decided though after this over i will be handing in my resignation as dont feel i will be comfortable working with the same colleague again

It is not just your responsibility, but she admitted to her mistake and most importantly, she did not sell the item to a customer.

You really need to get another job before resigning.

silentwolf

i have applied for a few jobs and i also do volunteer work and they have both offered to be references for me

TELLIT01

silentwolf wrote: »

how can it just be my responsibility when we was both on the same section yes
i do take responsibility
as i was on the section but shouldnt she take the same responsibility

Your colleague was equally responsible for not removing it from sale, but that doesn't reduce your error. Unfortunately, you were the one who actually sold the item and it could be argued that you should have realised it wasn't fit for sale at that point even if you hadn't removed it earlier.

James_B.

silentwolf wrote: »

how can it just be my responsibility when we was both on the same section yes
i do take responsibility
as i was on the section but shouldnt she take the same responsibility

ive already decided though after this over i will be handing in my resignation as dont feel i will be comfortable working with the same colleague again

No-one said that it was "just" your responsibility, but the point was made that if two people are both responsible then this means that yes, you are responsible. This is not semantics, it's an important point that you should take on board.

I suspect that if your response is along the lines of "I made a mistake, I realise how this happened, and can guarantee that it won't happen again, and am sorry about it" then you'll come out far better than if you try to deny, deflect, and blame others.