Many of you have been wondering if Dive with Martin would chime in on this situation. After much thought and discussion, the company would like to share the following:
Juan Pablo, who spent many years as a valued employee of the company, is no longer working with Dive with Martin. He was an excellent divemaster and will be missed.
As with any conflict situation, there is more than one side of the story. Pablo was NOT fired for the incident with the tanks. He did make a complaint but it had nothing to do with his dismissal. Pablo was fired for a series of professional issues that had the capacity to hurt the reputation and financial situation of the company. It's not necessary, or ethical, to share the specifics of this personnel situation. We just ask that you trust that the decision was made after a great deal of reflection, discussion and fact-finding. Because Pablo was such a longtime employee and a good friend of Martin's, it would have been unconscionable to fire him without this.
Posted at the request of Julio Aguilar
DWM general manager & Martin's brother
And another note:
Although tanks filled with a few hundred pounds less than 3000 psi are not uncommon, it is DWM's standard practice, as it is with most shops on the island, to switch out a tank if a customer is concerned about a low fill. I apologize that this didn't happen in this case.