Recruiter blasts temp worker who called her a 'stuck up little b****' after she threatened him with bailiffs if he didn't pay £175 for training when he quit on his first day

A temp worker quit on his first day then hounded his recruiter with foul-mouthed hate messages and threats of sabotage after she threatened him with bailiffs if he didn't pay a £175 training bill.

Leanne Makinson, 37, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, thought she'd found 'one of her nicest ever' applicants to train as a courier last week, but was shocked when he called her to brand the company's induction staff 'all morons' on his first day on the job.

She said he had only been in the job for five hours when he contacted her complaining about the company, before saying that he had quit. 

He then turned on Leanne, who owns Hargreaves Recruitment in Wakefield, when she reminded him of the £175 training fee he'd have to pay to quit.

Text message screengrabs Leanne posted to LinkedIn show him labeling her a 'stuck up little b****' and a 'disgusting person' for 'threatening him' with debt collectors if he didn't cough up.

He also said she 'owes him a day's work' and that he told the employer what a 'first-class a******e she is' - while promising to 'do whatever it takes to lose her the contract'.

Leanne said he also threatened to 'knock on her door'.

Leanne Makinson, 37, from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, was shocked when a temp worker called her to brand his company's induction staff 'all morons' on his first day on the job

Leanne shared screengrabs of the texts the worker sent to her after she reminded him of the £175 training fee

Text message screengrabs Leanne posted to LinkedIn show him labeling her a 'stuck up little b****' and a 'disgusting person' for 'threatening him' with debt collectors

Despite Leanne informing him the messages had been passed to police, she said she felt vulnerable after the 'dark' exchange and shared it to condemn his threatening actions.

The man has since been blacklisted by Hargreaves Recruitment.

Leanne said: 'I've had my fair share of morons in my 20 years working in recruitment, but never anything like this before.

'He applied for a role about a week ago. We had a really good chat and he was one of the nicest candidates I've ever spoken to.

'He wanted to reschedule an interview, and there were a couple of people who we could have given the job to, but the company hung on for him because I said he was really good.

'Then on Monday he just called to say the induction's a joke and that it's boring. He started kicking off, calling everyone a moron. It was really disrespectful.

'I've not had anyone say that about this company. They're a really nice company to work for. It's paid training they get to do and they invest a lot into it.

'He'd only been there for five hours of the two week. He mustn't have a very long attention span.

'He'd told me he'd left by the time I'd spoken to the operations manager, then he started kicking off about covering the training costs, calling me incompetent and a disgrace.

'I put a clause in the that if they leave within an eight-week period they have to cover the training costs, and I go through that with them. I don't just chuck it at them.

'You don't expect someone to go from zero to 100 in swearing and aggression on the phone and then afterwards on texts. I think we've all dodged a bullet really.

'I'm happy I stayed professional, because there's no point in aggravating someone. It's good to keep your cool when other people are losing their head.

Leanne said he also threatened to 'knock on her door' during his foul-mouthed text exchange

'He called me about 30 times on Tuesday and I just ignored them because I don't want to be abused down the phone anymore.

'I'm worrying about what might happen if we get to payday on Friday and he realises he hasn't been paid. He was threatening to come and knock on my door.'

Leanne confirmed she hasn't contacted the police or debt collectors yet, but she's going to see if the man continues to abuse her and whether her client wants to push for the £175 training costs.

She started Hargreaves Recruitment around four years ago and says she isn't worried about her relationship with the courier company.

Leanne's LinkedIn post said: 'So I had a bit of a dark day on Monday. One of the temps I had left the role towards the end of his first day as the induction wasn't for him.

'That's ok, I get it, we don't get it right every time. But the way this candidate handled the situation left me feeling probably the most vulnerable I've felt in a long time.

'The two messages in green are the only ones I sent but as you can see this guy goes offffffffff! I told him he needed to pay for the training course which they commit to in their offer letter.

'This went down like a sh** sandwich!! He even went on to call my client once he had left to cause even more trouble.

'I get people have stuff going on that we don't know about and to be fair, and I haven't heard from him since, but it does make me look over my shoulder when I go out and about.

'This kind of behaviour is disgusting. It should never happen. It's not OK.'

Director of Fox planning LTD Ashley Fox said: 'Wow, I wanted to ignore this post because these things frustrate the hell out of me. But I had to read and reply.

'Some people will never change. The main thing I would say to you is don't let it get to you. It's not you. Grrrrrrrr haha.'

Leanne replied: 'Honestly - what a nut job. He went from zero to a**hole super fast and very angry too - hopefully this will be the last I hear from him!'

Fellow recruiter Bethany Rucklidge said: 'When all you want to say is 'Do you kiss your mum with that mouth?'* but you handled it with complete professionalism, I hope you're ok!'

Leanne replied: 'I was dying to say 'cool story bro', 'are you finished yet', 'do you feel better now?!'. Probably best I didnt winking .'

HR specialist Rob Jones said: 'Absolutely disgusting behaviour!! Regardless of what is going on with anyone personally, you didn't deserve that and had provided an opportunity to this person and done your part.

'Just because it was not for them it does not give them the right to treat anyone like that. There is utterly no need for a barrage of threats and insults.'

Creative lead James Ashberry added: 'I'd share his details and these messages with every recruiter in town. Ensure everyone knows what a vile person they're dealing with.'

Leanne replied: 'The thought has crossed my mind but I would get a slap from the GDPR police!'

Office manager Dawn Scott said: 'What a charming individual, I hope the police catch up with him. Nobody should have to put up with that abuse. I pity the next company who hires him angry face .'