LONDON -- Sometimes in Britain, simple bureaucracy has been known to trump common sense.
This story of a man's unusual encounter with his new employer over a health form is the perfect example.
"So.. My brother phoned me," wrote doctor and YouTuber Thom O'Neill in a Whatsapp conversation he shared on Twitter. "He sent an occupational health form to new employer. They phoned him to tell him to urgently go to his GP because his BMI was dangerously high. Now. My brother is pretty slim. He asked what the numbers were and his BMI was about 149,000."
Here's the strange story in full.
So my brother had a very ridiculous encounter with occupational health… pic.twitter.com/gpFgjNTEcB— Thom O'Neill (@fakethom) April 28, 2016
(Should be 2422 for BMI not 149000 but still fecking stupid)— Thom O'Neill (@fakethom) April 28, 2016
Sometimes rules really are quite silly.
He asked if they realised it was a mistake & the answer was: “well we thought there was a possibility but we really do need a GP to confirm”— Thom O'Neill (@fakethom) April 28, 2016