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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Graham Snowdon

I paintballed my boss – how can I make up for it?

Paintballing
I shot the sheriff – and now he wants to get rid of me. Photograph: Getty

Work ethics is a fortnightly feature in Guardian Work where a reader submits a workplace dilemma and asks for your help. A selection of the best answers will appear in Saturday's paper. (And if you have an office dilemma you'd like to share, anonymously, with our readers, please email us).

This week's question

I accidentally shot my boss in the neck from close range on a work paintballing day, causing him a lot of pain and embarrassment. The next day I emailed him apologising, but he never replied. On the grapevine I hear he thinks I did it on purpose and is looking for an excuse to get rid of me. How can I fix things before it is too late?

What are your thoughts?

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