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  • The wrong doctor?
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The wrong doctor?

Team members complained that the new driver had an obvious and permanent problem with one eye, and said that they were not confident in his ability to drive safely despite his excellent references and apparent ability to compensate for the problem when driving. He was sent to a doctor for an eye test. The results were surprising – he was declared to have perfect vision in both eyes. Faced with such a report, it was difficult to decide what to do. It was believed that the doctor had given a generous assessment out of sympathy for the driver who risked losing his job. It was equally disappointing that the recruitment process had not picked up the problem earlier.