“And Then I Got Fired”: 30 People Share How They Got Fired Interview
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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Totally. Always stand up. If you know you are 100% right and they are wrong, you can get them shaking with fear.
My God, America at it's finest... lacking understanding for basic human emotions but always heading towards unlimited gains....
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.
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.
I wish it was: I told my employer a coworker abused me #AndThenTheyWereFired 😏
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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...
Funny as this is, I call bullshit. Komodo dragons are giant venomous lizards and not pets.
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
Those are aggressive, and venomous. Would have attacked the dogs had this actually happened.
If this guy had brought a Komodo dragon to work there would have been nobody left alive to fire him therefore he is joking. Not that I wouldn't have liked to take a Komodo dragon to work on occasion.
yeahhh... not a good idea. It could be a danger to the dogs, and the dogs could be a danger to it...
I love everything about this. Komodo dragons don't bark, don't jump up on you and are hypoallergenic. I mean, sure they're poisonous but what pet doesn't have it's downside?
And as a lizard, you can literally chill them when stressed.
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A komodo dragon is not a dog, but you still should have not been fired over this.
p,lus dont those things like eat other animals plus they have venomous saliva ? (the saliva literally Kills animals within an hr or less) why would you have one as a pet ?? yeah nah I wouldnt want one at work either I dont know why the boss fired you though , a simple "please take that Home Now" would have sufficed and at most a warning -- not really a fireable offence unless your komodo bit ppl
HAHAHAHA! I have so many questions. First of all, how would one acquire a Komodo dragon? Aren't they protected? Secondly, they get huge, how did that even work. Third, they have poison glands in their mouth....
Komodo dragons are internationally protected; nobody but a zoo or reservation can legally have one in their possession. Had you worked at either of these you would know better than to bring one around people or dogs. I’m calling BS on this one. Only the head of an international drug ring / mafia boss could even get their hands (figuratively speaking) on one, & I’m fairly certain neither of those two would be working for anyone “woke” enough to have a bring your dog to work day, unless they were attack dogs. Checkity-check yo’self 1962
It probably a joke like most of the other ones here.
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Your comment made me laugh. Do you really believe everything you read on the internet? Go take a look at what a Komodo dragon is, please. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Komodo_dragon
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If the coworker was being annoying and you asked him nicely, I don't see a problem with telling them to shut up.
Here it is, the one non-bootlicking comment you were looking for
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!
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.
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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.
Well done, Rose!
I'm bothered by the poor soul who was fired because she needed to leave early to see a therapist for her mental health. Anyone who has documented ADHD, Autism,bipolar disorder and others is protected by the ADA ( American's with disabilities act). So they fired her illegally.
It's on here, so solid chance you don't have all the facts. Probability a company would fire illegally and expose itself to litigation, is significantly lower than the probability someone would lie the internet for attention.
Why don't you check the facts for yourself before "calling out" someone else on guess?
Clearly you've never worked for a crappy boss.
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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.
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
Hans... each of these "cases" presented a one or two sentence overview (140 characters or less, since it was Twitter), with very little real facts about the situation. How can you form an EDUCATED opinion with no facts? This is the problem with the internet these days. People assume things based on one sentence, with no knowledge of the facts, and no knowledge of the situation leading up to the supposed event. And then you go on to bash the US, based on hearsay that does not even contain any facts or details about the situation. Getting tired of this uninformed mob mentality.
You might not have noticed that I made comments on severeral entries, rather supporting the employer. You are right about oversimplification. You are not right about US bashing. There is a difference between unconstructive bashing and justified criticism.
Just because it is illegal here in Europe, doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. Recording reasons that are bull is far from abnormal.
depends on wich european country...in germany in supermarkets like aldi they fire you if you ''steal'' bread or food wich else would be thrown away and cant be sold anymore...happened several times women got fired 20 yrs working in a supermarket for ''stealing''bread they was gonna throw away
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The US bashing *is* unwarranted because you have no idea where most of these happened. e.g. one of the posts on here looks extremely likely to have happened in either France or Canada (Quebec)**, and yet 80% of the comments are "depending on the state, this might not be illegal". Try "depending on the country". The US has many problems, but you're making some rather large assumptions to defend their relevance here. [**Edit: I looked into it. It was from Spain.]
How does this represent a lack of labor laws? The US has very stringent labor laws, the issue is a lot of employers do not care about them and react in the moment and end up having to deal with the consequences of those reactions, which are usually very costly. This post isn’t about the aftermath of the person’s termination with their labor complaint. It’s unfair to assume there is a lack of labor laws based on this thread.
If the US has so much stringent labor laws how come that "at-will" employment is standard in the United States? It is even allowed to put it in the contract. In Europe you can't put anything in a contract that is disadvantageous to employees, so you can't make them sign to agree that they can be fired at any given time without at much as a reason.
Be sure you understand what “at-will” employment is in the US before going on a tirade. An employer can terminate an employment relationship for any reason without warning as long as that reason IS NOT ILLEGAL. Employers are still required to follow labor laws. Which is why there are state labor boards and the federal labor commission that allow employees to submit labor complaints that are investigated by these agencies. Every single complaint is investigated.
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 shit.
Problem is , many people either don't know their legal rights or are unwilling to prosecute
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.
Marie what
What, really? But surely that's illegal and you had a legal right for compensation?
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
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
What a sick freak this employer sounds like.
Yes Deanna woods it was a dark year in my life. I picked up on his creepiness right away and warned the boys. I was the one that videod him saying old women are the ones that steal the most too truly surreal experience grooming pedophiles are not discreet
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.
I got fired once because I refused to do my colleagues work as well as my own
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
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.
Sue Prewitt yes
My new director's husband worked at my previous school district. Apparently he was having an affair with a colleague who was also a Naomi Campbell look-a-like. My director knew who the woman was, but gave me hell because, wait for it, I reminded her of her husband's mistress (I'm more Vivica Fox than Naomi Campbell). It took five years but Ms. "PinEVIL" was consistent in her devil's work #theniwasfired
Tammie Braggs haha
Merijn what
Over 10 years I raised my company's profits from £70k a year to £230k a year, with not a single pay rise. #andtheniwasfired Best thing that ever happened to me. Within a month I had started a new job working 60% of the hours for the same pay.
Caroline Starr haha
I drew a picture of our crew leader on a chalkboard in an office that was turned into a storage room. It was not too flattering as I am a lousy artist. He was a not-too-bright boss's son. I got a call later at home saying my services were no longer needed at the company. I was not worried. It was the mid-1980s and the job market in San Francisco was flourishing.
Many commenters on the posts and here are talking about employee's rights in the U.S. compared to other countries. Employee rights are extremely variable in the U.S. depending on the state. Some states are "Right to Work", meaning one doesn't have to be a union member to do certain jobs, as in building construction, auto manufacturing, etc. Other states have specific laws regarding firing an employee that clearly make the company have to prove a legitimate reason for the firing, while some have an "at will" law in place that gives all power to the company. And there are a bunch of laws that protect small businesses & family owned businesses, so those can get away with all kinds of nasty actions! One family business I worked for hired me as an administrative assistant on a 90 day probationary period, promised a raise & 100% benefit package, then one week before the 90 days was up, told me I was just 'not a good fit' & fired me.
That company was a broker for playground equipment and they fired me after I had brought in a contract for equipment for a school district that had 10 schools!
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When I was a a teenager I worked in a cafeteria in a factory back then it was only men working there. Back then the pop was kept in one of those cold water refrigeration system and you needed to open the con with a church key opener. I was at cash with my back to the cooler, this guy proceeded to shake an open the can an aimed it at my back. You can imagine the results. I promptly turned from the cash register opened a can of grape pop walked to where the funny man was sitting and said you did not get a full can and i dumped the one I had over his head. I knew I'd be fired he was head of the union so I took my uniform off and walked never to return again.
Do Americans actually have ANY workplace rights??? Why do people there keep voting for governments that won't force employers to offer them even basic employee rights? Most of these reasons for firing someone would be illegal in pretty much any European country. I find it really strange people tolerate such dreadful treatment in America!
I didn't magically make the scanner that had been broken for six months scan flawless pictures in less than a week. I was an admin assistant, not a techie.
I worked for 3 1/2 years for a nonprofit mental health peer support organization. We were all mental health clients, so the organization was supposed to be compassionate and understanding. In 2006, I won their highest award for dedication and advocacy. Later that year, they moved to an office so far from my home that I had to commute 4 hours a day on buses. I came down with a rare form of pneumonia and had to be out on sick leave longer than the 16-week Family and Medical Leave Act (U.S.) period of time. Promptly after the 16 weeks was up, I got a form letter informing me that I was terminated. This would not have happened if my former boss was still in charge – he had passed away by that time. I was not the only casualty of this organization. After I left, one of my former colleagues, a vigorous and cheerful man in his 50s, suffered five strokes because of intolerable pressure inflicted on him by the new boss.
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That is so sad. I'm sorry you and your coworker had to experience this. What a nightmare!
After having rotator cuff surgery, I had a form for my doctor to fill out saying I could take time off work to recover. Doctor didn't fill it out. Then I got fired.
You can sue for that. Make sure you have the records and statement for your Dr and call a Lawyer
Reread your statement. Did your Dr give you a written statement regarding time off or the type of work you could do? That should be sufficient and even supersede any form from your employer. Call a lawyer
I got fired over the phone and the reason the boss gave me was because he wanted someone more qualified. Mind you, this is a convenience store and I had only been working for two months. One day, I was the only one doing any work.
I refused to continue coming into work that was illegally open during the shut down after a few weeks bc my boss hadnt paid me and hadnt provided any kind of ppe or cleaning supplies (not even soap in the bathroom) and I realized how absolutely ridiculous it was. 8 months later he still hasnt paid me and I had to file a lawsuit against him. smh
Weird article out in the Funny section. “I was harassed and then fired” wow what a gut buster?? I came here to laugh, not be sad.
Some of these had it coming... but others really highlight some flaws with the free enterprise societies
This was kinda a dumb thread, didnt know what was tongue in cheak or real
Including all but ONE of the entries on this topic (30 out of 31), then not-so-subtly indicating the 31st came in dead last among “user votes,” is — if not a fireable offense, worth at least a stern talking-to, followed by a course on “How to Make Non-Stupid Decisions.”
I refused to work seven days a week then it was, "Sorry, I don't have work for you for a while". Left anyway because it was a crappy place to work.
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boss:you know this virus and the shutdown...... me:aw man i knew it...its ok found a new job after 4 months unemployment tho
I was fired under suspicion of theft as a dog walker. Absolutely no proof on the video.
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And I refused to let them search my property with no proof.
I worked for a company that cared for people with disabilities. There were various different houses and employees consistently worked in specific ones. If they needed you in a different house, lead staff was supposed to tell you about it in advance. A new schedule came out and I checked the houses where I typically worked and wrote down my shifts. Later in the week I get a phone call from a very pissed off lead staff who I don't even know for a house I've never worked. 'It's a quarter after. Where the hell are you?' Um... at home watching TV? Got wrote up for that one, which was nice. This same company put me in a behavior house, alone, with potentially violent people when I was pregnant. I spent most of a shift locked in a bathroom with one of the residents banging on the door screaming that he was 'going to f*cking kill me.' I was 2 weeks from my due date. No joke. It felt SO good to quit that one. So good.
I've been fired once. I was at a job for years (motel desk clerk) and after new management took over they took over the overnight shift (so I lost my apartment onsite first) then one morning I get a call from my mom who got a call from another motel manager who had an irate guest in the middle of the night. And then a call from the morning desk clerk who had the same irate man back wanting the owners info. Googled and gave her owners info. Annoyed because the managers didn't respond when she called them but they were able to watch on the security cameras what she was dealing with. Owner was scheduled to show up that evening. I get to work and get fired because of bull shit reasons. I was fired because I was a threat to the managers.
Unfortunately, correlation ≠ causation. If you read between the lines, a lot of these people were actually fired for being disrespectful, unprofessional, or lazy at work, not for one little irrelevant thing they did.
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And that kids, is why you better not live in a shitshow country like the US, where you can get fired for no reason... Long live socialism!
You Americans really need to learn the difference between socialism and social democracy. Not a single European country has socialism.
I'm not American :D I'm a German with job security. And yes, we are a social democracy, but can't I still say "Long live socialism", because I am rather left than right in my political views?
Preach it, Meyer!
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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.
Well done, Rose!
I'm bothered by the poor soul who was fired because she needed to leave early to see a therapist for her mental health. Anyone who has documented ADHD, Autism,bipolar disorder and others is protected by the ADA ( American's with disabilities act). So they fired her illegally.
It's on here, so solid chance you don't have all the facts. Probability a company would fire illegally and expose itself to litigation, is significantly lower than the probability someone would lie the internet for attention.
Why don't you check the facts for yourself before "calling out" someone else on guess?
Clearly you've never worked for a crappy boss.
Seabeast yes
Nothanks L. Walk yes
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.
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
Hans... each of these "cases" presented a one or two sentence overview (140 characters or less, since it was Twitter), with very little real facts about the situation. How can you form an EDUCATED opinion with no facts? This is the problem with the internet these days. People assume things based on one sentence, with no knowledge of the facts, and no knowledge of the situation leading up to the supposed event. And then you go on to bash the US, based on hearsay that does not even contain any facts or details about the situation. Getting tired of this uninformed mob mentality.
You might not have noticed that I made comments on severeral entries, rather supporting the employer. You are right about oversimplification. You are not right about US bashing. There is a difference between unconstructive bashing and justified criticism.
Just because it is illegal here in Europe, doesn't mean that it doesn't happen. Recording reasons that are bull is far from abnormal.
depends on wich european country...in germany in supermarkets like aldi they fire you if you ''steal'' bread or food wich else would be thrown away and cant be sold anymore...happened several times women got fired 20 yrs working in a supermarket for ''stealing''bread they was gonna throw away
Ojberretta Berretta love
The US bashing *is* unwarranted because you have no idea where most of these happened. e.g. one of the posts on here looks extremely likely to have happened in either France or Canada (Quebec)**, and yet 80% of the comments are "depending on the state, this might not be illegal". Try "depending on the country". The US has many problems, but you're making some rather large assumptions to defend their relevance here. [**Edit: I looked into it. It was from Spain.]
How does this represent a lack of labor laws? The US has very stringent labor laws, the issue is a lot of employers do not care about them and react in the moment and end up having to deal with the consequences of those reactions, which are usually very costly. This post isn’t about the aftermath of the person’s termination with their labor complaint. It’s unfair to assume there is a lack of labor laws based on this thread.
If the US has so much stringent labor laws how come that "at-will" employment is standard in the United States? It is even allowed to put it in the contract. In Europe you can't put anything in a contract that is disadvantageous to employees, so you can't make them sign to agree that they can be fired at any given time without at much as a reason.
Be sure you understand what “at-will” employment is in the US before going on a tirade. An employer can terminate an employment relationship for any reason without warning as long as that reason IS NOT ILLEGAL. Employers are still required to follow labor laws. Which is why there are state labor boards and the federal labor commission that allow employees to submit labor complaints that are investigated by these agencies. Every single complaint is investigated.
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 shit.
Problem is , many people either don't know their legal rights or are unwilling to prosecute
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.
Marie what
What, really? But surely that's illegal and you had a legal right for compensation?
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
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
What a sick freak this employer sounds like.
Yes Deanna woods it was a dark year in my life. I picked up on his creepiness right away and warned the boys. I was the one that videod him saying old women are the ones that steal the most too truly surreal experience grooming pedophiles are not discreet
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.
I got fired once because I refused to do my colleagues work as well as my own
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
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.
Sue Prewitt yes
My new director's husband worked at my previous school district. Apparently he was having an affair with a colleague who was also a Naomi Campbell look-a-like. My director knew who the woman was, but gave me hell because, wait for it, I reminded her of her husband's mistress (I'm more Vivica Fox than Naomi Campbell). It took five years but Ms. "PinEVIL" was consistent in her devil's work #theniwasfired
Tammie Braggs haha
Merijn what
Over 10 years I raised my company's profits from £70k a year to £230k a year, with not a single pay rise. #andtheniwasfired Best thing that ever happened to me. Within a month I had started a new job working 60% of the hours for the same pay.
Caroline Starr haha
I drew a picture of our crew leader on a chalkboard in an office that was turned into a storage room. It was not too flattering as I am a lousy artist. He was a not-too-bright boss's son. I got a call later at home saying my services were no longer needed at the company. I was not worried. It was the mid-1980s and the job market in San Francisco was flourishing.
Many commenters on the posts and here are talking about employee's rights in the U.S. compared to other countries. Employee rights are extremely variable in the U.S. depending on the state. Some states are "Right to Work", meaning one doesn't have to be a union member to do certain jobs, as in building construction, auto manufacturing, etc. Other states have specific laws regarding firing an employee that clearly make the company have to prove a legitimate reason for the firing, while some have an "at will" law in place that gives all power to the company. And there are a bunch of laws that protect small businesses & family owned businesses, so those can get away with all kinds of nasty actions! One family business I worked for hired me as an administrative assistant on a 90 day probationary period, promised a raise & 100% benefit package, then one week before the 90 days was up, told me I was just 'not a good fit' & fired me.
That company was a broker for playground equipment and they fired me after I had brought in a contract for equipment for a school district that had 10 schools!
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When I was a a teenager I worked in a cafeteria in a factory back then it was only men working there. Back then the pop was kept in one of those cold water refrigeration system and you needed to open the con with a church key opener. I was at cash with my back to the cooler, this guy proceeded to shake an open the can an aimed it at my back. You can imagine the results. I promptly turned from the cash register opened a can of grape pop walked to where the funny man was sitting and said you did not get a full can and i dumped the one I had over his head. I knew I'd be fired he was head of the union so I took my uniform off and walked never to return again.
Do Americans actually have ANY workplace rights??? Why do people there keep voting for governments that won't force employers to offer them even basic employee rights? Most of these reasons for firing someone would be illegal in pretty much any European country. I find it really strange people tolerate such dreadful treatment in America!
I didn't magically make the scanner that had been broken for six months scan flawless pictures in less than a week. I was an admin assistant, not a techie.
I worked for 3 1/2 years for a nonprofit mental health peer support organization. We were all mental health clients, so the organization was supposed to be compassionate and understanding. In 2006, I won their highest award for dedication and advocacy. Later that year, they moved to an office so far from my home that I had to commute 4 hours a day on buses. I came down with a rare form of pneumonia and had to be out on sick leave longer than the 16-week Family and Medical Leave Act (U.S.) period of time. Promptly after the 16 weeks was up, I got a form letter informing me that I was terminated. This would not have happened if my former boss was still in charge – he had passed away by that time. I was not the only casualty of this organization. After I left, one of my former colleagues, a vigorous and cheerful man in his 50s, suffered five strokes because of intolerable pressure inflicted on him by the new boss.