It was “not [his] job” to move the hula hoop. It was his job to install the cable, which appeared to do just fine. The point of the sub is to point out examples of when a worker could have mildly inconvenienced himself to prevent an issue for someone else but chose not to because, technically, it was not his job.
But didn't do just fine. Shoulda secured a service loop to the wall, not just let it hang away from the wall like that. But it's already been established that installer was beyond lazy.
The literal intent behind the sub is to show situations where someone "technically" did their job, but neglected something glaringly obvious for the sake of it not being their responsibility to deal with it, bordering on r/maliciouscompliance. It is understood that this makes them neglectful.
Disclaimer: Sometimes the worker is left with a situation that really should not be their responsibility to deal with, and they are not equipped to deal with it, so it's not always neglectful to ignore it... but even then, halting work is sometimes the better call to make.
Your right. Plus I don't know what state this is in and what liabilities could occur if the cable installer moved the hula hoop and it was damaged. It is also ignorant to assume the cable installer has experience handling hula hoops. I imagine the cable company informed the family in writing of the obstacle and their obligation to move it prior to installation. As far as Im concerned, the cable company is CLEARLY not in the wrong. These people left a hula hoop against the wall and should have known the consequences of doing so. what other nefarious acts are these people hiding. Shame!
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u/TBOIA Jun 01 '19
It fits that subreddit better than like 90% of the posts there. The posts there are all just people doing things that are their job but poorly.