A city boss who praised a fellow colleague for his use of ‘inappropriate language’ has left his £650,000-a-year job.
Stuart Rouse has reportedly ‘moved on’ from his role at insurance firm Nexus Underwriting after sending an ‘offensive’ farewell email to a colleague who was semi-retiring from the company.
The chief executive praised the veteran staffer’s ‘his ability to include the words ‘hairy’ and ‘growler’ into a conversation, quite often leaving the room to howl’.
Members of staff reportedly thought the email, sent on June 30, was a spoof after it was also sent to recent school leavers, the Sun reported.
One staff member told the newspaper that Mr Rouse had been trying to be ‘laddish’ to bond with employees after a ‘series of bust-ups’.
‘The language was so inappropriate, and so everyone was asking “Is this real?” ‘ the source added.
Nexus launched an investigation into the email, which it said contained ‘language and references that are wholly inappropriate and offensive’.
Mr Rouse has now reportedly parted ways with the company, which he joined in November 2014 according to his LinkedIn profile.
Stuart Rouse (pictured) has reportedly ‘moved on’ from his role at insurance firm Nexus Underwriting after sending an ‘offensive’ farewell email
Mr Rouse has now reportedly parted ways with the company, which he joined in November 2014 according to his LinkedIn profile. Pictured: Nexus office in London
An internal email was sent to Nexus staff informing them of Mr Rouse’s departure and thanked him for his years of service at the company, according to the Sun.
‘You will be aware that in July we launched an investigation following the use of inappropriate language in an internal email,’ it read.
‘That investigation is now concluded.
‘We want to thank Stuart for his contribution to the business over many years.’
