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Did you hear Adrian's explanation for the unfinished supplier comparison? He said the shared drive was down on Monday and the Westbrook complaint took up most of Tuesday.
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Did you hear Adrian's explanation for the unfinished supplier comparison? He said the shared drive was down on Monday and the Westbrook complaint took up most of Tuesday.
I heard it, but I'm not buying it. Those problems may explain some delay, not why the comparison file was never opened.
How do you know it wasn't opened?
The activity log shows no access from his account. IT also restored the drive by ten fifteen on Monday, and the deadline was Thursday afternoon.
He could have copied the figures into a local document earlier, or worked from the suppliers' emails. The log doesn't tell us everything he did.
True. It doesn't prove he did nothing. But on Wednesday he told Priya that he was 'halfway through the spreadsheet.' If he was working locally, why did he later blame the drive for not being able to start?
Maybe 'start' meant start properly, with the current prices. People aren't always precise when they're explaining themselves under pressure.
Maybe. His story doesn't quite add up, though. He mentioned Monday and Tuesday, but said nothing about Wednesday morning, Thursday, or the reminder Priya sent.
So you think he forgot?
I think he may be leaving something out. Forgetting is one possibility; choosing the renewal proposal instead is another. I don't know which, and I wouldn't accuse him without asking.
The renewal proposal was urgent, and Martin did tell the team to prioritize revenue work.
Yes, but Adrian didn't say he made a priority decision. He said circumstances prevented him from completing the comparison. That's different from admitting he chose another task.
Perhaps he thought the instruction was obvious and didn't need mentioning.
Then that missing context could make the explanation more believable. But until he gives it, the evidence supports doubt, not certainty about what actually happened.
So you accept that parts of his explanation may be true, while rejecting it as a complete account.
Exactly. A real obstacle can still be used as an excuse if it is presented as the whole cause when it wasn't.
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