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Have you ever been fired and why?
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Mila
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Jip. For being a drug addict and bulimic.
None of it was true, but being young and stupid I did not know where to find legal help.
None of it was true, but being young and stupid I did not know where to find legal help.
What!? Did they fire you based on a rumour?
Mila
Honorary Master
I might have looked a bit unwell. I was homeless( which they did not know) very stressed, very skinny and did not sleep well. I was cleaning glass one day and stupidly said the spirits smells good. And I was fired.
I swear It was a stupid remark. I think petrol also smells good, it does not mean I sniff it!
But like I said I was young and stupid and they got away with it.
Mila
Honorary Master
Oh and the formal reason was substance abuse. In the exit interview they said that one of the staff found me puking my food.
GreGorGy
BULLSFAN
Oh yes. Gregendary it was! Sub judice it still is.
ichigo
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Nope but I have quit jobs for certain reasons
dagwood4455
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I have lost my job as a result of affirmative action ... and I decided "never again" and took the long hard route of building my own businesses ... so now I returnthe favour ...
I was fired once.
I got into a flaming argument with my employer. Spittle was flying and almost got into a fist fight with the prick.
I used to run a digital printer for the ********. He came from a construction background and suddenly thought he knew everything there was to know about digital printing (ecxept how to actually run a digital printer). He used to stand over my shoulder and give me directions, mostly incorrect. Then he would stand at the printer and watch the machine printing. Then if anything went wrong he would clench his fists, hold his breath, turn purple and then erupt with a loud FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
And then start to rant at me, weather it was a bad rip, the head touched, HIS fault for instructing me to do the wrong thing, or because he was stuffing around by lifting the cover to see better and holding the sensor switch in at the same time. Very rarely it was my fault too
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So this day I arrive a little late and he is already fumbling thru a job, printing a portrait on the machine. I try to take over and he tells me to f-off in from of the customer, an oldish lady.
My blood pressure rises. He rips the file and starts the print, then proceeds to lambaste me in front of the customer for being late. My blood is beginning to boil. All the time, he has his back to the printer I am watching a picture of a nekked woman coming off the machine. I'm thinking "wow thats a risque picture for such an old lady to be printing". Except the lady's eyes are getting bigger and bigger too. He turns around and see's the picture and lunges for the kill switch. Up till this point I was also going ballistic, I was ready to rip his throat out.I look at the print and it had already printed 90% of the woman's face, and to my delight its his wife.
It was like someone poured warm water over me. I suddenly felt calm and in control. He then blatantly blamed me for printing porn on his machine. When I pointed out that the picture was of his wife he went ballistic denying it. Shouting and swearing so loudly the woman RAN out of the shop. He obviously chose the wrong rip file to print, something he did all the time. I tell him he's an idiot and that his wife is actually quite sexy (she was). He runs over to the machine and tries to rip the print off the machine and pulls the whole thing right over. Then he's shouting at me that I have to pay for the damage. I then spotted 4 rolled up prints to one side. I walked over to them and asked if those pictures where as hot as the other one. He jumps up and comes at me, I thought the guy was going to have a heart attack! His face was blue and purple and there was spittle coming out of his mouth. Then it was my turn to haul ass out of the shop. He slams the door and shouts from the other side "YOURE FKING FIRED" Since I didn't have my car I had to wait across the road for my wife (GF at that stage tho) to come and fetch me. About 15 minuets after the incident he gets in his car and left. I dont think he opened the shop again that day (I know because I sat drinking coffee for 4 FRIKKING HOURS).
I took him to the CCMA, but since I was only there for 6 weeks and I was planning on walking out at the end of the month into another job I already had, I never actually pushed the thing.
I got into a flaming argument with my employer. Spittle was flying and almost got into a fist fight with the prick.
I used to run a digital printer for the ********. He came from a construction background and suddenly thought he knew everything there was to know about digital printing (ecxept how to actually run a digital printer). He used to stand over my shoulder and give me directions, mostly incorrect. Then he would stand at the printer and watch the machine printing. Then if anything went wrong he would clench his fists, hold his breath, turn purple and then erupt with a loud FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
And then start to rant at me, weather it was a bad rip, the head touched, HIS fault for instructing me to do the wrong thing, or because he was stuffing around by lifting the cover to see better and holding the sensor switch in at the same time. Very rarely it was my fault too
. So this day I arrive a little late and he is already fumbling thru a job, printing a portrait on the machine. I try to take over and he tells me to f-off in from of the customer, an oldish lady.
My blood pressure rises. He rips the file and starts the print, then proceeds to lambaste me in front of the customer for being late. My blood is beginning to boil. All the time, he has his back to the printer I am watching a picture of a nekked woman coming off the machine. I'm thinking "wow thats a risque picture for such an old lady to be printing". Except the lady's eyes are getting bigger and bigger too. He turns around and see's the picture and lunges for the kill switch. Up till this point I was also going ballistic, I was ready to rip his throat out.I look at the print and it had already printed 90% of the woman's face, and to my delight its his wife.
It was like someone poured warm water over me. I suddenly felt calm and in control. He then blatantly blamed me for printing porn on his machine. When I pointed out that the picture was of his wife he went ballistic denying it. Shouting and swearing so loudly the woman RAN out of the shop. He obviously chose the wrong rip file to print, something he did all the time. I tell him he's an idiot and that his wife is actually quite sexy (she was). He runs over to the machine and tries to rip the print off the machine and pulls the whole thing right over. Then he's shouting at me that I have to pay for the damage. I then spotted 4 rolled up prints to one side. I walked over to them and asked if those pictures where as hot as the other one. He jumps up and comes at me, I thought the guy was going to have a heart attack! His face was blue and purple and there was spittle coming out of his mouth. Then it was my turn to haul ass out of the shop. He slams the door and shouts from the other side "YOURE FKING FIRED" Since I didn't have my car I had to wait across the road for my wife (GF at that stage tho) to come and fetch me. About 15 minuets after the incident he gets in his car and left. I dont think he opened the shop again that day (I know because I sat drinking coffee for 4 FRIKKING HOURS).
I took him to the CCMA, but since I was only there for 6 weeks and I was planning on walking out at the end of the month into another job I already had, I never actually pushed the thing.
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copacetic
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Good grief.
Good grief.
Nope never been fired, but walked out of a job. Employers were taking me for an absolute tool due to my age and inexperience.
They figured they could not pay any Tax or PAYE for more than a year and then suddenly realised their f up and tried to take it off my salary.
When I protested they tried to make my working life a misery with which I packed my **** and I left. Best thing I ever did!
They figured they could not pay any Tax or PAYE for more than a year and then suddenly realised their f up and tried to take it off my salary.
When I protested they tried to make my working life a misery with which I packed my **** and I left. Best thing I ever did!
Kornhub
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I was fired once.
I got into a flaming argument with my employer. Spittle was flying and almost got into a fist fight with the prick.
I used to run a digital printer for the ********. He came from a construction background and suddenly thought he knew everything there was to know about digital printing (ecxept how to actually run a digital printer). He used to stand over my shoulder and give me directions, mostly incorrect. Then he would stand at the printer and watch the machine printing. Then if anything went wrong he would clench his fists, hold his breath, turn purple and then erupt with a loud FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU...
And then start to rant at me, weather it was a bad rip, the head touched, HIS fault for instructing me to do the wrong thing, or because he was stuffing around by lifting the cover to see better and holding the sensor switch in at the same time. Very rarely it was my fault too
So this day I arrive a little late and he is already fumbling thru a job, printing a portrait on the machine. I try to take over and he tells me to f-off in from of the customer, an oldish lady.
My blood pressure rises. He rips the file and starts the print, then proceeds to lambaste me in front of the customer for being late. My blood is beginning to boil. All the time, he has his back to the printer I am watching a picture of a nekked woman coming off the machine. I'm thinking "wow thats a risque picture for such an old lady to be printing". Except the lady's eyes are getting bigger and bigger too. He turns around and see's the picture and lunges for the kill switch. Up till this point I was also going ballistic, I was ready to rip his throat out.I look at the print and it had already printed 90% of the woman's face, and to my delight its his wife.
It was like someone poured warm water over me. I suddenly felt calm and in control. He then blatantly blamed me for printing porn on his machine. When I pointed out that the picture was of his wife he went ballistic denying it. Shouting and swearing so loudly the woman RAN out of the shop. He obviously chose the wrong rip file to print, something he did all the time. I tell him he's an idiot and that his wife is actually quite sexy (she was). He runs over to the machine and tries to rip the print off the machine and pulls the whole thing right over. Then he's shouting at me that I have to pay for the damage. I then spotted 4 rolled up prints to one side. I walked over to them and asked if those pictures where as hot as the other one. He jumps up and comes at me, I thought the guy was going to have a heart attack! His face was blue and purple and there was spittle coming out of his mouth. Then it was my turn to haul ass out of the shop. He slams the door and shouts from the other side "YOURE FKING FIRED" Since I didn't have my car I had to wait across the road for my wife (GF at that stage tho) to come and fetch me. About 15 minuets after the incident he gets in his car and left. I dont think he opened the shop again that day (I know because I sat drinking coffee for 4 FRIKKING HOURS).
I took him to the CCMA, but since I was only there for 6 weeks and I was planning on walking out at the end of the month into another job I already had, I never actually pushed the thing.
Should of got us a copy hahahaha
Hansolo
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I'd like to think I've been close I've been in quite a few screaming matches with managers(one even rehired me) guess I was lucky. I had one light physical fight at work still didn't get fired. I know lots of guys who have been fired for porn and fraud. They still got other jobs.
And one company demoted me I still had the same pay but the demotion really sucked so I quit(guess I was kinda forced out) I regret it now, should have gone about it a better way. I was never able to reclaim even half of my old salary. The economic downturn has really ****** me up.
And one company demoted me I still had the same pay but the demotion really sucked so I quit(guess I was kinda forced out) I regret it now, should have gone about it a better way. I was never able to reclaim even half of my old salary. The economic downturn has really ****** me up.
i got fired twice.
once for hitting another staff member who was irritating me
it was not a once off thing- he always used to make insulting remarks and then though i would not do anything as i was afraid of the boss & being fired etc
the second time was similar
the bosses brother in law is an old man whos got a bad habit of interfering in the duties of others
it was christmas time-year end & we were very busy
he was screaming at me because a customer parked in the staff parking area.
i had already explained to the security manager that the customer parking was full & if this customer double parked, it would cause an obstruction to other customers who would not be able to exit.
i swore him loudly in front of everyone.
the boss just came & told me that today is my last day & i should collect my pay & leave.
i was expecting something like that.
once for hitting another staff member who was irritating me
it was not a once off thing- he always used to make insulting remarks and then though i would not do anything as i was afraid of the boss & being fired etc
the second time was similar
the bosses brother in law is an old man whos got a bad habit of interfering in the duties of others
it was christmas time-year end & we were very busy
he was screaming at me because a customer parked in the staff parking area.
i had already explained to the security manager that the customer parking was full & if this customer double parked, it would cause an obstruction to other customers who would not be able to exit.
i swore him loudly in front of everyone.
the boss just came & told me that today is my last day & i should collect my pay & leave.
i was expecting something like that.
Nope, never. I always just resigned and currently I am kinda regretting the last two economically and career wise. That being said when I resign it's never personal and even just based on salary because that would be silly(well salary wise if they being stupid then sure). It's purely for the better of my own objectives and/or your business.
I also have a low tolerance of people who don't want to fix problem the right way(not necessarily my way unless that is part of my job function) or bring in the right people for the job(where its abundantly clear crew is creating more **** over & over and there is no effort to ever improve) and expect me to be responsible for it or use my non-office hours to continuously patch. « At the end of the day you are wasting my time, by business hours in which I need to do my own work but alas I am patching **** and your money. The latter gives me guilt grief which I can do without.
I guess this stems from the fact that when you fail at university you develop a strong sense of character and ability to steer ships when others piss themselves. So if I see certain disaster and you want to head into to it without any plan with an inkling of success, take the wheel while I jump ship.
I also have a low tolerance of people who don't want to fix problem the right way(not necessarily my way unless that is part of my job function) or bring in the right people for the job(where its abundantly clear crew is creating more **** over & over and there is no effort to ever improve) and expect me to be responsible for it or use my non-office hours to continuously patch. « At the end of the day you are wasting my time, by business hours in which I need to do my own work but alas I am patching **** and your money. The latter gives me guilt grief which I can do without.
I guess this stems from the fact that when you fail at university you develop a strong sense of character and ability to steer ships when others piss themselves. So if I see certain disaster and you want to head into to it without any plan with an inkling of success, take the wheel while I jump ship.
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The_Unbeliever
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Nope, never been fired.
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
Good grief :wtf:
The_Unbeliever
Honorary Master
Nope never been fired, but walked out of a job. Employers were taking me for an absolute tool due to my age and inexperience.
They figured they could not pay any Tax or PAYE for more than a year and then suddenly realised their f up and tried to take it off my salary.
When I protested they tried to make my working life a misery with which I packed my **** and I left. Best thing I ever did!
They're not allowed to take it off your salary. Hope they had some choice grief coming their side...
bex.cpt
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Yip my first job out of school. I hit my supervisor with a tyre iron cause he pissed me off, oh by the way I was working at the BUS Company (so imagine the size of the tyre iron)