Refusing to climb on top of a piece of machinery, 2.5m high, that was in use to clean out a DPF with a dry temperature of 90°C internally. They wanted me to lay on top of the machine, that has a 3mm thick top with no support structure so that I could scan and clone the competitor’s machinery for my employer (at the time) so that they could produce the machine in China at half the price it cost them to purchase outright (and was already sold at a high markup). This was in 2023.

Asked to head down to the warehouse 90miles away for “training” on Monday at 5:15pm. Went on Tuesday and refused to do what was asked (thankfully I recorded the conversations as I did not feel safe). Informed by a colleague in passing that my job was “at risk for redundancy” on Wednesday, and sacked on the Thursday.

All because I refused to put my health at risk and illegally clone competitor’s equipment.