i am still angry at this gum chewing behind the bar relief manager and want every one to know about him bragging off his 4 million pound refurb at the hophole pub in ollerton
when i said the game cock had been refurbished and look at it now, he said ,its your fault for ripping the brewery off and stealing the profits, when i asked him what he meant, he said , you were going behind the bar and helping yourselves, he said he knew this because ian the previous landlord had told him
i said hey i have never ever ever been behind that bar and helped myself and neither has anyone else in here when ive been in
he said yeh right in a arrogant sarcastic manner giving me a nasty look
i told him i had worked behind the bar when stephen and daphne had it on more than one occasion as i had worked for the brewery and also helped out if ever they were busy and if anything was missing it was from the staff behind the bar, not me or the other customers in the pub
i went to leave and told him i found him offensive .
he said if he owned the pub he would close it down, i said if he owned the pub it would close down anyway because with his attitude he would have no customers,
one of the customers went to him at the door and told him he was arrogant with a bad attitude then he locked up

my name is sue toon, i am not doing this annonimously i am 59 do not drink, ever sit on diet coke of which i had 2 so he cant say i was drunk. , MR Smith please check my previous work record with you, i was  always honest, trustworthy, andreliable and truthful.
i got on well with all the customers and always was polite to customers and staff, definately not a trouble causer, and may i add steve and daphne would never ever have ate or chewed gum behind the bar nor would they have allowed their staff to
i am not a thief nor a liar so this man will be looking at a slander case if i dont recieve an appoligy. as i have quite a few witnesses to his verbal abuse

It is rumoured that HS is in Bootham Hospital again....for those who do not know it's a Mental Hospital. If it's true I hope they keep him there  . Has anyone any confirmation of this ?

Dear Humph,

Please accept my apologies for previous nasty remarks.  I have just realised  that you probably have OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder).  The compulsive disorder seems to be either percentages or unreasonable targets.  Everything you do seems to be related to one of these, for example you have a fixation about getting money for the 5% of stock that is not served, your hire them fire them attitude could be related to either of the above - or a combination of both, your headstrong belief in a nearly complete turnover of managers in a very short timeline another of your percentages or targets.

Your actions are not down to money because most of the time it actually costs your company money to carry out your orders and there is a reason for everyone's action.

OCD is very  treatable.  I do hope that you have recognised this and have started on appropriate treatment.  A good website to look at is http://www.ocduk.org/1/ocd.htm

This condition is frequently caused by anxiety, possibly caused by you trying to manage too many pubs all on your own.  There are professional managers that you could employ to make your life easier but you would have to delegate some powers to them and trust them.

If you are not receiving treatment then you need to visit your GP who will refer you to the Mental Health Team.  NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) guidelines suggest that you may need to take an antidepressant and have some physcological thereapy such as CBT (Cognital Behavioural Therapy).  The NICE Guidelines can be found at http://www.nice.org.uk/nicemedia/live/10976/29949/29949.pdf

I do understand how difficult it may be for you and that underneath all this strange repetitive behaviour you are a very nice caring man.  Please make sure that you do get appropriate treatment urgently.  There are managers, bar staff and customers out there who care about the survival of Samuel Smiths and long to have a great relationship with you.

The treatment does not hurt at all, you will find the antidepressants just make life a little better and the CBT will really give you strategies for gradually stopping your obsessive behaviour.

If it helps send me a PM and I'll go with you to your GP or therapist.

Wishing you a very speedy recovery leading to a profitable business and fantastic relationships with everyone.

Yours

Devastated

In case anyone wonders where he is he has just been into the emmott arms he came in with a blue clipboard and introduced himself as the area manager stayed about 20 mins then left

Well I'm back. Set out today 6-45am and got back at 9-35 pm. Been in 11 Sam Smiths pubs and 2 weatherspoons.  Half a pint in each and spent under a tenner.  Will post more tomorrow.

ian.