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Getting fired is hardly an enjoyable moment. And unemployment is no joke. But some of the reasons that people got fired are completely dumb and unfair!
When Hashtag Roundup asked people to share the weirdest ‘and then I got fired moments,’ they delivered. We invite you to scroll down, upvote the #andthenIwasfired stories that left you speechless, and share if you’ve been through something similar in the comments, dear Pandas. If you do find yourself getting fired for throwing out your boss’ coat like some of these people, it’s essential to realize that even though losing your job is stressful, you will be able to find work again. But there are steps that you need to take in the meantime.
Bored Panda reached out to Dr. Eddy Ng, the James and Elizabeth Freeman Professor of Management at Bucknell University, and spoke with him about what to do if you finally find yourself without a job. Scroll down for our interview with him, as well as for our chat with Jeff Dwoskin who runs the Hashtag Roundup community together with his wife, Robyn.
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Tiny Dynamine 5 years ago
Totally. Always stand up. If you know you are 100% right and they are wrong, you can get them shaking with fear.
Catherine Todd 5 years ago
True, now, because the law is on our side. Wasn't always that way. Keep current laws in place!
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CP 5 years ago
So much misogyny. Not only did they sexually harass a girl, they fired her for complaining, and they then only hired her back when two males confronted them.
E Menendez 5 years ago
Exactly. This is not a win! This is a total loss. She should have filed suit for harassment or something along those lines. And why would she want to go back to work now anyway?
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Monica Michelle 5 years ago
So stand up for yourself if you happen to have muscle behind you? Glad this worked out but I'm afraid the boss found a less protected person to push themselves on
Potato 5 years ago
But it's still good to say something, because you're enabling them by staying silent. Maybe he continued his harassment, but he DEFINITELY would have kept on had she done nothing.
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Louloubelle 5 years ago
I had a boss that grabbed my breast. I socked him in the nose. I didn't get fired, but when I applied for another job, I got a bad reference. Even though I had gotten excellent reviews previously.
MrOwlAteMyMetalWorm. 5 years ago
But you're still employed! You go girl, you did the right thing. I hate to accept the fact that such people still exist on our planet.
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Potato 5 years ago
Go back to work, get the paycheck, but keep looking for another job. Sometimes it takes time to find a new job and she shouldn't have to suffer financially. Girl, take their money.
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John Doe AKA "READ MY DAMN COMMENT OR REPLY BEFORE YOU DISLIKE!" 5 years ago
If someone did that to someone I knew, I'm not just settling for getting them their job back, I'm making sure they get some serious legal repercussions.
Sue Clifford 5 years ago
Exactly, this is not the first time this pervert has done this and it won’t be the last until someone takes action.
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Mariana Schneider 5 years ago
They went on not respecting you, just fearing your dad and brother.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Way to go! ... but ... did you go on working there? What happened to the (presumably) man who assaulted you?
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#2
Louloubelle 5 years ago
I'm going to vote, but as long as we have the electoral college, it won't make much difference. trump lost the popular vote, but the electors are all republicans, so...
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Russell Ellwardt 5 years ago
That would have been impossible in my country. We don't have limited "sick days". When you're sick, you're sick. Period. Hooray for our trade unions' achievements.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
Counterintuitive. Plus, real d**k move. He’s not going to be very productive if he’s throwing up at his desk. The hourly rate for sick and vacation pay equals the normal hourly rate the CEO would be paying him. So which is the better investment for that money: A) let him go home where he won’t be around a lot of other people, won’t have to worry about trying to get some work done, can get some rest, and recover more quickly, or B) keep him at work, throwing up at his desk, getting zero work done, and potentially infecting everyone else in the office, not to mention triggering others (like me) to throw up from the sight, sound, and smell of him vomiting into his wastepaper basket? Of course, the CEO would drastically change his tune the second he got sick.
#3
Two Silly Pups 5 years ago
My God, America at it's finest... lacking understanding for basic human emotions but always heading towards unlimited gains....
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
Please, Americans, VOTE! it doesn't have to be like this.
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Hexenfox 5 years ago
I got fired from my job several years ago after my boyfriend tragically died in a car accident. They gave me two days off and expected me to forget about it. I cried a lot at work so they came up with a lame excuse to fire me
Kim Morrison 5 years ago
I was depressed while my grandma was dying and after several weeks had to take time off to go to her funeral. The casino I worked for fired me the day after I came back.
deanna woods 5 years ago
I am sorry that you had to go through that and then put up with your uncaring employers.
Kady Maree Mcgrath 5 years ago
I'm sorry for your loss I hope you are feeling better
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Demongrrrrl 5 years ago
My stepmother died, and her funeral was on the other side of the country. My boss tried to deny me bereavement/compassionate leave because she wasn't my mother. Fortunately, the company's policies said that I could. I knew he would try to block it, so I copied that page and gave it to him. He was not pleased, but he had to let me go.
Dr. Ng said that more and more people are tweeting about being let go involuntarily because of the hardships created by the pandemic. "If you are fired, ask for the reason why you are let go. If it's wrongful dismissal, you may have recourse based on employment law. Tweeting about this in public may win you some public sympathy but it may not be helpful," he gave some advice on what (not) to do if you do lose your job.
"If you were involuntarily let go through no fault of your own, ask your employer about other possible opportunities. Build a community to help you find work—professional and social networks, family, former colleagues and headhunters or placement services," the professor said.
He added that word about people losing their jobs gets out, so you might want to think about controlling the narrative on why you got fired. That way, you can steer clear of any inaccuracies or rumors. "Depending on where you are, your former employer may disclose this fact, and the reasons why you have been let go. You may wish to discuss this with your former employer. Hence, maintaining a cordial relationship may be advantageous to you," he said.
#4
deanna woods 5 years ago
She fired you because her kid wanted to play with the person he probably saw the most.
Donald Holder 5 years ago
Says a lot about the "family" when they take a nanny on vacation with them.
Adelaide Hunter 5 years ago
not really.. we had a nanny an she came on a trip with us bc we liked her and thought she was fun and my brother (who she nannied) wanted her to
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Lululoohoo 5 years ago
so...you got fired for being good at your job. got it. *looks around confused*
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Children just want to play with people they know and like. I wonder on which of those the mom failed....
GARRETT O'BANION 5 years ago
bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuh. The kid probably saw you as a family member and not a stranger. thats why he wanted to play with you. i think. correct me if im wrong
#5
moeless 5 years ago
Employers are very aware of potential liability issues.
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Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
How do you prove it? The boss could just say that they were goofing off, not following safety guidelines, not being productive... Most of the US is "fire at will" and they don't even need documented reasons. It's so hard to prove you got fired because of that specific conversation.
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Nia Loves Art 5 years ago
What happened to Kylie is already illegal under the ADA. Yes, vote, but it won’t stop people from breaking laws.
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Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
smh. boss probably counted the two 30mins as an hour of lost money instead of weighing that against, you know...being an understanding human being.
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XianJaguar 5 years ago
Unless the food was past its expiration time. Fast food has a time limit on how long it can sit before you serve it. If the family got sick from food that was sitting out too long, they could sue the company. Still, the employee should not have been fired. But, then again, we don't even know if this person was fired solely because of this.
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Laura Stenger 4 years ago
I have so many comments for these despicable ppl...but will hold my tongue. Mad as h*** but my heart swells for
Rachael Kennedy 4 years ago
usually on closing time they have all the stuff turned off and cleaned up i would have told them sorry we are closed and everythings turned off .. I feel sorry that its kids but seriously ya do this for one and others will start doing it and then ya 10--20 mins late for closing and the boss gets pissed off and sometimes the timer is going for the alarm
Colleen Garland 4 years ago
Jessica, many Catholics and Mormons have large families. There are also many, many co-mingled families. Get out more.
Meanwhile, Jeff, who has been running the Hashtag Roundup community for 5 years, told us that Hashtag Roundup constantly run tags throughout the day, hoping to bring a bit of joy to people's lives. "We strive to make Twitter a fun place to be. That entails coming up with ideas for hashtags that resonate with people either currently or at some point in their lives."
Jeff added that it's not uncommon for their hashtags to have thousands or even tens of thousands of responses and reach millions of people. You can check out the Hashtag Roundup app right here.
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Corey Smith 5 years ago
Very illegal here in the U.S. Not only does it violate labor laws, but the employer is also evading taxes.
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Ellen Daniels 5 years ago
Notify Wage & Hour Division. They will investigate, and you and everyone else he did this to for the past two years will receive your checks.
Lululoohoo 5 years ago
wait. you worked at a job for 3 months and that entire time didn't get paid & you kept going back?! Why wouldn't you have asked 2 weeks in when you were supposed to get your 1st paycheck?!
WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Threaten to report him to the IRS. Much more effective than sueing him.
#8
Dave P 5 years ago
Not really, they have been caught with Holocaust Deniers in their upper echlon, people who mocked poor africans, terrorism supporters, been caught falsifying reports with what turned out to be fabricated claims. You know AI's founder very publicly disowned the organization a few years before he died and called them frauds and a hate group. AI is a phony group these days
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Amnesty International : We are people from across the world standing up for humanity and human rights. Our purpose is to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. We investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world. Also: Amnesty International has toxic working culture, report finds. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/06/amnesty-international-has-toxic-working-culture-report-finds
Jacqui Dunn 5 years ago
What?! That's astounding! I would have thought they of all people would have some decency.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago (edited)
This may well be a hoax, trying to kill two (or three) birds with one stone. https://rosaclemente.net/ Rosa Clemente was/is a Bronx Latina Green politician/activist and Amnesty International (amnestyusa.org) is just about everything that tRumpf and his cult followers hates.
Catherine Todd 5 years ago
Sometimes these "nonprofits" are "nonprofit" and "caring" in NAME ONLY. This incident should have made headlines and the "powers that be" get fired themselves!
#9
Rainbow Panda 5 years ago
I wish it was: I told my employer a coworker abused me #AndThenTheyWereFired 😏
Samantha Tej 5 years ago (edited)
At first glance, I read this as, “I told my employer a coward abused me” Eh, I guess it’s the same thing.
The Balance Careers expert blog that focuses on career advice explains how you should do your best to not beat yourself up after losing your job. You should also avoid making the situation worse by getting into heated arguments with your superiors. Feeling angry is natural; spreading that anger to everyone around you is not. Instead—try to focus on the future.
That includes finding out from your (former) employer about severance pay, benefits, unemployment, and references. Even if it’s unpleasant dealing with someone who just dropped a bomb on your life, it’s vital that you get that information so that you can move forward. You need to know when you’ll receive your final paycheck. And you want to make sure whether the references you might get will be neutral. Knowledge is power, after all.
#10
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago (edited)
Sounds familiar. O'Reilly's fired my father when their medic said he was fit for work, when his doctor said he wasn't. They fired him when he didn't arrived on the appointed day. He had a heart attack on the job and they expected him to return after 2 weeks. He was 81 at the time. He also hauled car batteries two at a time across the store, at his age. He passed away last year at 87.
Corey Smith 5 years ago
My wife used to work at Autozone. She quit because of b******t like this.
Elena Johnson 5 years ago
I was a construction worker, fell between a rebar mat and pulled the ligaments in my ankle. Two guys had to pick me up. Foreman told me to get back to work and I said no, I can’t even stand up by myself......and then I was fired!! I immediately called my union, told them I would sue the bast***, my union immediately put me on workman’s comp and had a gravy job waiting for me when my ankle healed enough to go back to work
Tammy Ralph 4 years ago
Basically the same kind of thing happened to me, I sued them it took five and a half years but I won my case.
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
Another victim of incompetent managers playing the "Let's put the blame on...." game
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago (edited)
Well, then he probably would’ve been fired for spending the money to update them instead. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.
Lululoohoo 5 years ago
ok so s****y way to get fired, but why didn't you follow up with another email or face to face? Perhaps because of what I do for my job, i always follow up after a couple days because emails get lost in spam folders, get read & then forgotten or skipped accidentally all together!
Dead_Beasts_393 5 years ago
It's better to be fired if they don't let you do your work. You should have complain against them although.
#12
ML 5 years ago (edited)
No, it is perfectly legal to come out as trans on Facebook
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deanna woods 5 years ago
I'm pretty sure that this is unethical and illegal. It was also none of your employer's business.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago (edited)
Please, Americans, VOTE! it doesn't have to be like this. I am pretty sure this is now illegal in some states, but not in all. Am I right?
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
You can't vote for a principle. Politicians have their own agenda and it's not likely it is the same as yours. And no matter how much confidence you place in your candidate, you have no control over whether they will make the changes you were hoping for. That's just the sad truth.
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Hollie Newton 5 years ago (edited)
Tbh if that's how they feel about your transition I wouldn't go back
Elizabeth Molloy 5 years ago
I hope you're trying to be a troll, because you must be blind as well as stupid.
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Meanwhile, the Ladders website has some further career advice. It’s best to make something good of a bad situation, so look at losing your job as an opportunity to move on to bigger and better things. Since you’ll have some downtime, try out a bunch of different activities while you’re sending out resumes: give volunteering and freelancing a try and consider signing up for some classes to improve yourself.
While losing your job can seem like the end of the world, it doesn’t have to be when you face the challenge head-on and have a plan of action.
#13
Stephanie Did It 5 years ago
The less health/personal info you share with your fellow employees, even your boss, the better. There's a reason for HIPAA protecting your health information. As long as you are getting treatment and are able to do your job, don't rock the boat, because the bottom line is that your employer absolutely does not care about you, they only care about meeting their business requirements. You are expendable.
Lisa Chambers 5 years ago
I would have thought they would be better at that plus its against the law.
Isaiah Wallerstedt 5 years ago
very true everyone who says they "love starbucks" has obviously only had starbucks.
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Cami DeVille 5 years ago
This should go viral. That manager clearly doesn’t support Starbucks’ missions.
Louloubelle 5 years ago
And yet, I have a transgender friend that works for Starbucks, and commented on how the insurance covered his medications.
#14
StinkyMonkey 5 years ago
I was fired for taking a holiday I was legally entitled to because I asked for it three months in advance and they never gave me the OK even though I constantly chased them about it. According to Dutch law if your employer does not give you an answer to your holiday request within two weeks you're entitled to take it and your employer has to cover any costs if they tell you after this deadline that you can't go. I couldn't complain about it either, since I had a 0 hour contract and they just didn't schedule me in until my contract ended.
Luka Hamer 5 years ago
That doesn't mean you have no rights at all. The amount of hours you worked the previous 3 months or so are your assumed work hours. For example 28. If they do not give you at least 28 hours of work they still have to pay you for the 28 hours, unless it is seasonal work f.e. and the season ended. Call Juridisch Loket for information.
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Mommyofboth 5 years ago
I was 4 months pregnant with high blood pressure. Boss pulled me in the office to yell at me for not collected $14 for a patient that had overdue. He saw her yelling at me and threw the money at her. My blood pressure spiked and my doctor put me on bed rest for a week. Got a text from my boss not to come back. I should have sued but didn't know I could.
deanna woods 5 years ago
My boss let me off for two weeks because of steroid poisoning. I think a lot of the reason was because my dad, who is huge, went up to the store to tell her because I was too sick. She was probably too scared to argue with him.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Considering her voice actress work, I'm unsure if she needs to worry...
Christel Nellemann 5 years ago
Honestly, if any of our workers (only 2 atm) decided only two weeks in advance, that they where leaving for a holiday, and didnt make an actual deal with boss, just left and “marked their “return date” on a calendar, thats not trust worthy, how to cover those shifts? Would need to hire someone new, so... good riddance and byebye
Francis & Jessica Boucher 5 years ago
Yeah, not like they have eat, have a home, or pay for college or anything!! Really?!?
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Stannous Flouride 5 years ago
Smart companies include "poison pill" clauses when they're faced with this. When First Interstate Bank was about to get swallowed up by Wells Fargo they instituted a policy that any employee fired or laid off within the first year would receive one year's pay and $1,000 for every year they had worked for FIB (it gradually declined as long as they were employed there) . The takeover happened anyway but many employees were VERY HAPPY.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
When hostile takeovers are fine because having more money makes you more right, and the only thing that matters is the short term gain the share holders can squeeze out. Sad. That's corporatocracy for ya'. So far, it is leaving our planet in poor, poor shape because true environmental costs are never included. Vote, people, vote.
Amazon QT 5 years ago
I just had that happen at my previous job, a huge Japanese Aerospace company bought them back in December. Unfortunately because of COVID-19 that changed everything and since the company I had worked for was a manufacturer of air ducts for the Boeing Company in Washington state. Since there was very little air US travel from Feb-May, they had slowed down their production leading to them not ordering as much from the company I worked for. So last week in July I was the 34th employee that has been laid off. And there has been 15 or so that have been laid off since I was- as of Sept 1st.
David Herz 5 years ago
Wow, what a surprise...sounds like Romney's old company, Baine incorporated (should be disincorporated for all the companies they've ghosted)
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Jessica 5 years ago
Happens in America all the time! you either cancel your plans and get fired or get back to work like the slave you are
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Brian Lavigne 5 years ago
It's management's problem and responsibility to get coverage. Unless it's stated in your employment to cover other employees who don't show up, you're not obligated. I would've contacted the Department of Labor to report false termination.
Lisa Chambers 5 years ago
Now they had to find two employees to fill those spots? How is this a good business decision?
CharliAnn Olney 5 years ago
What, supposed to work 24 hours. If you were in the Military, then yes. Civilian maybe not. Security? Yep, you're FIRED and quit bellyaching!
Vicky Zar 5 years ago
Caleb, I assume you mean the manager, who was too lazy or gready to hire a replacement. Well, you are right then.
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Lana Jig-maker 5 years ago
did you waste work hours to do that? is the boss allergic to wax? Is it considered food tampering? just a few questions about the situation.
Amazon QT 5 years ago
Yes those are the big questions that we need to have answered! But it looks like it’s a cup with a lid and straw, so it’s not that bad.
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And...then ate the cheese in front of said manager? That cheese needs eating!
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Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
This is a lie or, more probably, a joke. A Komodo Dragon weighs in at 70-90 kg/150-200 lb in the wild but captive ones weigh more. They are 2.5 to 3 meters / 8,5-10 ft long and they are ferocious. Fascinating animal, really: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon
chi-wei shen 5 years ago
This is not true, but if it were true it would be a perfectly fine reason to get fired. No Komodo dragon has ever been domesticated. They are pretty dangerous animals.
Pamda Panda 5 years ago
This can't be real. On the off chance that it is-- definitely should have been fired. Komodo dragons are dangerous and he put all of his co-workers in danger. Now an iguana on the other hand...
Evil Little Thing 5 years ago
Funny as this is, I call b******t. Komodo dragons are giant venomous lizards and not pets.
Foregone Conclusion 5 years ago
I love that people think this is real or even question it! To those wondering, there is no such thing as a pet Komodo Dragon hahaha
Olivia Agave 5 years ago
Those are aggressive, and venomous. Would have attacked the dogs had this actually happened.
#19
Hans 5 years ago
This is one case where you could discuss whether the employee was not right. Some jobs clearly state overtime requirements but also compensate well for them. If this would be the case, complaining was unjustified.
Diogo Poças 5 years ago
for real? if its overtime it cant be "required"! If people keep ignoring their rights its no use for time limits on work schedules.
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Toasty 5 years ago
I have no patience for people who feel like they shouldn't have to work on their birthdays.
deanna woods 5 years ago
No one should have to do overtime unless it's 100% necessary. Especially on their birthday.
Valhalla Awaits 5 years ago
Why does being a year older prevent you from working overtime? You're supposed to be an adult, act like one for goodness sake
Michael Goble 5 years ago
Aw. Poor baby. My birthday always came at the absolute busiest time of the year. I had to wait until I retired after 40 years to celebrate on my birthday. As far as any business is concerned, your birthday is irrelevant. Get used to it.
Laura Stenger 4 years ago
Beg to differ. Prefer to have my bday to self also. Do what IIII want
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Jo Bebe 5 years ago
I feel like captain obvious applies to all three of these comments lmao
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He walked into that one but went out like a legend.
Katie Lutesinger 5 years ago
Fortunately these days you can probably get away with it by saying you've been using cheap hand sanitiser.
Unaffected 5 years ago (edited)
My nurse colleague with a hangover fell asleep on the patient's bed.Never saw her again :D
Jacqui Dunn 5 years ago
I'm presuming "Me" was joking. Fired for calling boss an uncultured swine on a day the boss didn't think anything was funny.
#21
deanna woods 5 years ago
If the coworker was being annoying and you asked him nicely, I don't see a problem with telling them to shut up.
Kiss Army 5 years ago
I have a coworker that I have nicknamed "Fox News" because all he does is walk around spouting headlines from Fox News all the time... I literally have to do this every day and sometimes not so nicely...
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Michael Goble 5 years ago
Guess what! Telling somebody to shut the f’ up is definitely not calm and polite.
chef ette 5 years ago
But if you actually said the word "f" on the job to someone in anger, I know where I've worked you get fired without a second thought. Saying it in fun is one thing like "I had an fing good time last night" but another thing totally if you say it in anger "I told you to shut the F up!" no need to complain about it you got what you deserved.
Rachael Kennedy 4 years ago
lol I dunno how that would be a fireable offence .. Ive told a annoying bitch co worker to STFU and let me do my job , Most I got was pulled in the office when she complained and a warning .. they let me off when i told my side (she made out she was the victim but she was a bully)
David Herz 5 years ago
could the coworker hear the letters replaced by the apostrophe or did you draw one in the air?
Pauline Bennett 5 years ago
I sort of did the some thing with my Doctor., at one point I told the whole staff to F.O. I was told by specialist to see my doctor sooner than my appointment. When I called to make the appointment her minion on the phone told me I was not sick enough to see her. So I told the specialist and she mentioned this in a note to her. She dumped me as a patient in the middle of this pandemic. I asked her if she thought this was not the thing to do with an old broad with lung & heart problems. She thought it was perfectly all right.
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GirlFriday 5 years ago
Work computer. They were using their work computer for personal reasons and storing personal files on there. Plus, "during downtime" means they were still on the clock and just not busy. I would fire someone for it, but I would caution them.
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Philler Space 5 years ago
Manager needs to know about 'The Boimler Effect' - an employee who takes a bit of buffer time, even (or especially) during stressful work hours is more productive, efficient, and effective than one who is constantly working nonstop.
chef ette 5 years ago
hey my ex was granted a divorce over words i wrote in a draft for a novel....accused me of cheating on him and the judge ruled in his favor. No matter how much of the novel I showed as evidence. mine was NOT on a work computer.....but this person who wrote personal stuff on a work computer....big huge no no!!
Todd Hunter 4 years ago
Never pursue a personal creative endeavor on a work computer, the company can always claim ownership of it as it was stored or created on their property.
Vanta Black 5 years ago
Sorry Hester, this one was all on you. Misuse of company property, doing non-essential personal things during work hours, slacking off during downtime instead of finding something work-related to do (I used to work retail, and if we had any quiet time, we'd clean, stock shelves, maybe move to a department that needed help... there's always something to do while on the clock), but your worst offense is plagiarising the awesomeness that is The Demon Headmaster. That's three strikes, and a plagiarised story, from one incident. You deserved to be fired for that. Anyone who disagrees will also be fired. Into deep space.
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Porto DaMartinica 5 years ago
Here it is, the one non-bootlicking comment you were looking for
E Menendez 5 years ago (edited)
I don't know why the down vote on the comment that it is insubordination. It is. If this was an employee that has insubordination issues and then rolled their eyes when asked to do something, that might have been the final straw.
David Herz 5 years ago
You failed to add that you first removed them from their sockets and LITERALLY rolled them at your boss, this naturally displeased him since he prefers seeing his employees eye to eye and not having to follow eyeball peregrinations.
Jane Alexander 5 years ago
Probably not the first display of 'shittytude' Boss probably sick of it.
Martha Murphy 4 years ago
The boss told me he fired our department secretary because she rolled her eyes when I said something. And then I was pissed!
#24
Laura Stenger 4 years ago
I am so sorry! That is high school mean BS! I mean how old were these dudes?
Catlady6000 5 years ago
Why are you politicizing a sense of humor. Not everything is political. Sometimes a different sense of humor is just a different sense of humor
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Orillion 5 years ago
First by the wrong department, then the correct one.
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Cheryle Fuller 5 years ago
I have a feeling she was goofing off while she yakked to a friend who didn't;t even want to talk to her. When she got back to her department, she was asked where she was, or told she was 4 hours late. Dept. heads checked her story and figured out she was goofing off.
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Rabbit Carrot 5 years ago (edited)
How is that office supplies? I don’t think it should be a sackable offence, more a don’t do that again kind of thing, but they’re defo not office supplies!
Martha Riche 5 years ago
When the air conditioning is kept so low that you don't need to put your lunch in the refrigerator, a small blanket can be a necessity. And when the bosses won't spend the money for a decent desk chair, a pillow can help support your back. Been there & did that. And I wasn't the only one who did!
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WhatEvenIsLife 5 years ago
Dude. I caught bronchitis while pregnant and couldn't sleep because I was awake all night coughing. I was EXHAUSTED. I brought a sleeping bag to work and would take a nap in a conference room during the day. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta f*****g do.
Laura Stenger 4 years ago
If u get an hour for lunch and u can do that in 30 min...what’s the prob? Makes for a more productive work environment in the afternoons. Could learn alot from the Japanese. Did it all the time in Oki with my mama San. Eat, nap, get up and drink tea, brush teeth and press on!
Amanda Hunter 5 years ago
Wait, don't people normally take office supplies home? not the other way round.
Sandra Llewelyn 5 years ago
Why should you have to supply your own equipment? You're already a wage slave.
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Elena Johnson 5 years ago
I once had a cartoon that was very popular inside my locker. It referred to hiding dead bodies. Totally a joke!!! But, one of my supervisors grandson had been killed by his moms boyfriend. THAT got me fired. It was just an excuse though because even the office secretary had the cartoon out in the open of her office, while mine was locked in the locker. I was sueing them thru the union for not modifying my work schedule as my doctor had required so they were really pissed at me and were looking for an excuse.
Elizabeth Molloy 5 years ago
This is the guy who wrote and illustrated My Friend Dahmer, on which the film was based. Great book, Backderf!
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
There are a lot of companies and enterprises that won't allow romantic relationships between co-workers because of the drama when they have a quarrel or break up.
Kathryn Baylis 5 years ago
Especially when one of those employees is the boss. Too much temptation to use the power imbalance to manipulate the other person, or retaliate against them if they do something the boss doesn’t like or the relationship doesn’t work out.
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Sherry Levoy 5 years ago
I worked in a glass high rise in Dallas. When the tornado siren went off, I said I was going to the basement. They told me I can't leave my desk. I said hide and watch me, and then I was fired
Rachael Kennedy 4 years ago
Id be like fk yeah Im not staying here either ... esp in a tornado .. and would tell them "you guys seen twister ? or the day after tommorrow ?! no thanks Im out !
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
The views you express on Twitter might not be in line with the values your employer has. So if you're tweeting racism, homophobia or advocating violence they will fire you. Because people are very quick in finding out who you are and where you live and work.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
IF she was revealing company secrets or badmouthing her co-workers, or clients, then I could see there was a reason, but it seems that holding the wrong opinion is often enough to get people fired in the US. Well, in the end, it never hurts to be polite and there is a lot of truth in the saying that "speech is silver; silence is golden". I do believe that we would see a much more courteous climate on the internet if people could not hide who they are and had to post under their own name.
Francis & Jessica Boucher 5 years ago
We are responsible for the words we post for the world to see.
David Herz 5 years ago
that was not very clever. I suppose you then had some new material for tweets.
Brian Lavigne 5 years ago
I would like to see a law that's currently in effect that an employer can view employee social media accounts and fire them. An employee would need to sign an agreement that an employer would do this. Unless it's in writing, it's not enforceable.
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Rose the Cook 5 years ago
I have only been fired once when I refused to lie for the company about an accident in which a staff member was injured. All staff were ussued written instructions of what to say to investigators, even in their native language if their English was poor.
Hans 5 years ago
This is hardly a series about layoffs but rather about the lack of labour laws in the US, and about unhealthy labour ethics. In most of these cases, in a European country you would go to labour could and be reinstated or get 2-3 months of salary as indemnity.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Hans down, this is a great comment, as the US has not only anti-worker laws in most states, the obscene anti-worker ethics of most employers and managers (private and public sectors). I have seen it first-hand, and the commenting jaguar is clearly biased in favour of the cruel mastery of capital and law which slanders and slays the most free of people in our so-called democratic republic... -Rev Dr M, retired educator & labour organiser
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Chris 5 years ago
Pretty much every single one of these is totally illegal where I live, and if an employer even attempted it they would be in deep s**t.
Catlady6000 5 years ago
Problem is , many people either don't know their legal rights or are unwilling to prosecute
Load More Replies... Marie 5 years ago
I got fired for not coming in to work when the person covering my shift called out sick. I was 3 states away on my honeymoon and the person who fired me had been at my wedding.
jknbt jknbt 5 years ago
I hired in as a contractor to service industrial analyzers in a major refinery. The crew boss did not like me and got rid of me after only 10 days. I found out that I was number 32 of the men he had gotten rid of in the last six years (long term turnover problem). The Company president & HR did not have the management expertise or wisdom to recognize that this man was practicing the worst form of Compensation. He could not feel like a big man unless he was firing someone, ruining their reputation, and spoiling their career. He had been punishing the world for his shortcomings all his life, especially since he took on the job managing that crew at the refinery. And yes, he was short in the pants.... I complained in writing & in person defending my work based on the close notes I took of dozens of assignments. The client let him stay in the plant, but all supervisory responsibilities were taken away. The president, v.p., and HR manager were fired eventually, good riddance, jerks
K Witmer 5 years ago
I was fired bc old women steal apparently he was only 10 yrs younger than me. All the older women were fired bc he thought this. He only hired teen boys. We sued he was a pedophile
Kay Phillips 5 years ago
I got fired once because I refused to do my colleagues work as well as my own
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
As the dean, I went beyond anyone's expectations at the college, negotiating contracts across the state, revising the entire structure in my half of the school, and bringing top-notch faculty from big-name universities for our little technical community college. After 7 months, on the day after I had inked the contracts to create our first sports teams...the president fired me. No cause was given (and none was required by law in that state). After 34 years in the classroom, library, and office, I have yet to return to education. {Advice accepted below.} -Rev Dr M, retired professor
AnnMaria Petrini 3 years ago
And the fact that they used you, took your expertise and talent and discarded you like an azz wipe ALL LEGALLY, speaks to the toxic capitalism that is America! Why aren't progressives fighting to safeguard workers rights instead of crying about woke bullS.?
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Sue Prewitt 5 years ago
Worked at Denny's. Saw a busboy pocket my tip off a table. When I asked him what he did with it, he threw a fit and I was fired for my attitude. - It was discovered later that that busboy was the manager's drug dealer.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
The Komodo dragon had me laughing, but as I realized that at least some people took it as face value it had me alarmed. Critical Thinking is a total MUST.
Rose the Cook 5 years ago
I have only been fired once when I refused to lie for the company about an accident in which a staff member was injured. All staff were ussued written instructions of what to say to investigators, even in their native language if their English was poor.
Hans 5 years ago
This is hardly a series about layoffs but rather about the lack of labour laws in the US, and about unhealthy labour ethics. In most of these cases, in a European country you would go to labour could and be reinstated or get 2-3 months of salary as indemnity.
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
Hans down, this is a great comment, as the US has not only anti-worker laws in most states, the obscene anti-worker ethics of most employers and managers (private and public sectors). I have seen it first-hand, and the commenting jaguar is clearly biased in favour of the cruel mastery of capital and law which slanders and slays the most free of people in our so-called democratic republic... -Rev Dr M, retired educator & labour organiser
Load More Replies... Chris 5 years ago
Pretty much every single one of these is totally illegal where I live, and if an employer even attempted it they would be in deep s**t.
Catlady6000 5 years ago
Problem is , many people either don't know their legal rights or are unwilling to prosecute
Load More Replies... Marie 5 years ago
I got fired for not coming in to work when the person covering my shift called out sick. I was 3 states away on my honeymoon and the person who fired me had been at my wedding.
jknbt jknbt 5 years ago
I hired in as a contractor to service industrial analyzers in a major refinery. The crew boss did not like me and got rid of me after only 10 days. I found out that I was number 32 of the men he had gotten rid of in the last six years (long term turnover problem). The Company president & HR did not have the management expertise or wisdom to recognize that this man was practicing the worst form of Compensation. He could not feel like a big man unless he was firing someone, ruining their reputation, and spoiling their career. He had been punishing the world for his shortcomings all his life, especially since he took on the job managing that crew at the refinery. And yes, he was short in the pants.... I complained in writing & in person defending my work based on the close notes I took of dozens of assignments. The client let him stay in the plant, but all supervisory responsibilities were taken away. The president, v.p., and HR manager were fired eventually, good riddance, jerks
K Witmer 5 years ago
I was fired bc old women steal apparently he was only 10 yrs younger than me. All the older women were fired bc he thought this. He only hired teen boys. We sued he was a pedophile
Kay Phillips 5 years ago
I got fired once because I refused to do my colleagues work as well as my own
Meyer Weinstock 5 years ago
As the dean, I went beyond anyone's expectations at the college, negotiating contracts across the state, revising the entire structure in my half of the school, and bringing top-notch faculty from big-name universities for our little technical community college. After 7 months, on the day after I had inked the contracts to create our first sports teams...the president fired me. No cause was given (and none was required by law in that state). After 34 years in the classroom, library, and office, I have yet to return to education. {Advice accepted below.} -Rev Dr M, retired professor
AnnMaria Petrini 3 years ago
And the fact that they used you, took your expertise and talent and discarded you like an azz wipe ALL LEGALLY, speaks to the toxic capitalism that is America! Why aren't progressives fighting to safeguard workers rights instead of crying about woke bullS.?
Load More Replies... Sue Prewitt 5 years ago
Worked at Denny's. Saw a busboy pocket my tip off a table. When I asked him what he did with it, he threw a fit and I was fired for my attitude. - It was discovered later that that busboy was the manager's drug dealer.
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
The Komodo dragon had me laughing, but as I realized that at least some people took it as face value it had me alarmed. Critical Thinking is a total MUST.
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