58% of employees admit they are scared ofbeing fired. This fear is completely understandable, as getting dismissed is one of the most pivotal moments in our professional lives. It catapults us into uncertainty and the many upcoming challenges associated with the search for a newjob.Unfortunately, for40%of Americans, this fear has come true. To find perspective or perhaps take such a burden off their chest, some people share their getting fired stories online. We atBored Pandacompiled a whole list of them, ranging from ridiculous to downright unbelievable. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down.While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with career counselorTimothy J. Desmond, who kindly agreed to share some tips on surviving a layoff.This post may includeaffiliate links.
58% of employees admit they are scared ofbeing fired. This fear is completely understandable, as getting dismissed is one of the most pivotal moments in our professional lives. It catapults us into uncertainty and the many upcoming challenges associated with the search for a newjob.Unfortunately, for40%of Americans, this fear has come true. To find perspective or perhaps take such a burden off their chest, some people share their getting fired stories online. We atBored Pandacompiled a whole list of them, ranging from ridiculous to downright unbelievable. To find them, all you have to do is scroll down.While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out a conversation with career counselorTimothy J. Desmond, who kindly agreed to share some tips on surviving a layoff.
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I used to work at a certain fast food restaurant with a kingly mascot.My family used to do a big vacation to the beach every year during the same week. So I put my request in, well in advance, and was told it would be fine.A few days before I leave, I see the schedule posted and it has me working 4 days of the week I had requested off. I brought it up to the manager, she looked into the book where they kept all the time off requests and sure enough, there was my request.She updated the schedule, taking me off that week and I went on my merry way to the beach.8:05am, my first day at the beach I get a call asking where I am from a different manager. I told him I was on vacation. He said I needed to come in anyway. I told him that was impossible, and I already cleared this with the other manager, and I had put in for this months ago. He doesn’t care. tells me to be there in 15 minutes or I was fired.Folks I was 8 hours away at the time. Even if I wanted to cancel my vacation and come in, I couldn’t have made it before my shift was over.So I told him fine. I’ll be there soon.9:00 he calls back. Seething. Asking where the hell am I. Sorry boss. I’m almost there. Just a few more minutes.This continued every 10-15 minutes for the next 2 hours. I figured if I was fired anyway. Might as well f**k with the a*shole that fired me.
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About 3 years ago I used to work as a videographer doing social media content for a 7 figure company. I was paid roughly just better than minimum wage and was cranking out (at one point) 50 videos a day. I was freelancing and was on a loose contract. I was desperate for the money.It was an insane amount of work and however I managed to do it for 6 months is beyond me, especially for how s****y I was paid.The office was an incredibly bitter and snide place and it was clear that management would purpolsely stir st to watch staff fight as a form of entertainment. I kept well away from it but it was incredibly stressful on top of video work.After about six months I pitch to the higher ups that my videos are making an insanely positive difference to their sales (I showed them graphs of interactions and direct links to sales on the website via my content) and asked for a pay rise. I compared my ideal salary to others in the industry and made a big deal about how it would still be less than I should be paid however I still wanted to continue working for them. I was fired hours later for, and I st you not, not “pulling my weight” as well as not having the desired effect they wanted on social media.I was fuming and now unemployed. I struggled for months to find any other job.Today (years later) whilst browsing a very old Google drive account, I found that said company was still using a folder I created and owned. They were mostly active in the files containing templates, adjustment layers, presets, and even video that I all created. Over 18 people were actively using it daily to continue with their social media campaigns. This was a cloud service that I was paying monthly for as I wanted extra space for my work.This is my drive and my work. I own it. So I copied the file as a local version for myself and then deleted the online version. Tomorrow they will wake up with none of their video assets (including things they were working on).
Even though losing one’s job can be a soul-crushing experience, it’s definitely not the end of the world. Career counselorTimothy Desmondagrees, saying, “Losing a job can be a doorway to unexpected opportunities, even when it’s painful.It’s often the push we need to pursue our true passions or discover hidden talents.”
Even though losing one’s job can be a soul-crushing experience, it’s definitely not the end of the world. Career counselorTimothy Desmondagrees, saying, “Losing a job can be a doorway to unexpected opportunities, even when it’s painful.
It’s often the push we need to pursue our true passions or discover hidden talents.”
I worked for a supermarket chain here in the US for the past three years. I busted my butt there for minimum wage so that I can pay for school. I always took extra shifts and did everything my manager asked me to do. I was a good employee and I never even had so much as a write up.Yesterday a woman came in to the store. She came up to the customer service desk while I was helping another customer. She started to snap her fingers at me and demand my attention. Stating she was in a rush and needed help finding something immediately.I told her that I had to finish with the current customer first and than I would be right there to assist her. She was not too happy about it but waited until I finished.When it was her turn, I asked her what she was looking for. The woman asked me where the “chicky figs” are.I was confused and didn’t understand what she meant so I asked her to repeat herself but she said it the exact same way the second time. I honestly had no idea at the time what she was referring to. My mind just went blank as I have never heard someone use that terminology before.I asked her what that was as I was not familiar with it. That’s when she suddenly became violent. Screaming at me that I was an idiot and worthless. I tried to defuse the situation but this women just would not calm down. She was causing a huge scene that was drawing the attention of other customers. I felt that it was necessary to call for the manager and security.My manager got there first. He has always been the “customer is always right” type. He came down and immediately asked me what I had done wrong. He apologized to her for my behavior and asked her what she wanted. He was able to figure out that she was looking for frozen chicken fingers. He gave her a free box of chicken fingers and she continued to verbally insult me.Later my manager said I was in the wrong. That I was being rude and condescending to the customer and I should have understood what she was asking for. I tried to defend myself and explain my side of the story but he would not listen. He said there are many college students he can hire to do my job and that I was a dime a dozen girl. I was fired and told to get off the property.I feel stupid now for not realizing she was asking for chicken fingers but I honestly did not understand her. I don’t understand why she couldn’t have just said it properly. I don’t understand how it is my fault that she caused a scene and scared other customers.Now I’m unemployed and trying to figure out what to do next. I don’t understand how the customer is always right even at the expense of a hard working employee. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
Got laid off from Google today…No notice.Just remote shut off my laptop and locked me out of the building. I had to tell my own boss.My wife is pregnant.This is life in America.
I dislocated my shoulder. Two doctors told me it’d take 4 weeks to heal.I told my boss my progress every week and he kept wishing my healing well. Come the 3rd week, I let him know I’m ready to come back next week and he let me know he’d already replaced me….I feel so much anger for the work industry. I give them so much: a commited schedule, a good personality, good customer service, conscientiousness, promptness, attention to detail, good and careful driving, good communication, etc.I get injured and no loyalty. F**king replaced me while pretending I still had the job and only let me know when I’m ready to come back.Ducking bastards
The data seems to also back this up, as the authors of the book titled The CEO Next Door have found that91%of those who get laid off end up finding a new position that is as good or even better than the last.
So, my fiancé worked at a bridal shop. She had an appointment set up at the end of the day and the person ended up not showing up. She jokingly said “I said I doubt she shows up so I must’ve manifested this”Her co-worker ran off to tell the boss, boss pulled her aside and said “you can go home” called her later and fired her with the reasoning being “You’re manifesting my businesses failure and I can’t have that, I need to let you go”I am absolutely dumbfounded at this reasoning. She was a s**t boss, best for my fiancé in the end.
Yesterday at work my wife’s new coworkers asked her how much she made and when she told them they found out she made more than them. Fast forward to today when my wife gets to work she finds out that one of the new coworkers quit over the wages and they fired my wife on the spot for discussing wages. What do we do? We live in Illinois
After losing a job, the first thing Desmond recommends doing is taking adeep breath. Indeed, pausing to reflect and letting go of any negative thoughts and emotions is crucial during such a time. When you lose your job, the next thing that happens is stress. Once you increase the stressors, they snowball further, leading to even bigger issues.
Had the craziest thing happen to me. I was headhunted for a role. I did multiple interview rounds and formally accepted an offer. I did my first day and in the first hour I talked to the CEO and we went over some stuff…then I was fired. He said because I yawned once during the meeting my energy wasn’t right. If anyone has a rec for a good lawyer in CA let me know.
My employer has informed me I will no longer have a job in a couple of months. This is a high turnover place that I’ve been with for 14 years. They aren’t laying everyone off. It appears all of my other coworkers with the most seniority are being laid off as well. I can only imagine it’s because we make significantly more than newer hires.Employers do not care if you’ve worked for them more than a decade. They do not care if you do your job well, while 80% of the people they hire are fired or quit within the 1st year. They do not care if you have a family to support.Use your PTO. Take your vacation days. Use your sick days. Don’t do more than is required of you. Your employer does not care about you.
So on Friday 12/17, I received a phone call that morning confirming my start date for a new job that pays a few bucks more and cuts down my commute from an 1 hour each way, down to 15 minutes. Naturally, I was ecstatic and immediately typed up my resignation letter. (Side note this place pays bi weekly with physical checks, no direct deposit.) At the end of our shift after he hands me my check, I give him my resignation letter. After a few minutes of silence, he states “I fell like you’re stabbing me in the back right now.” I found this bit completely hypocritical, two weeks before when I was on sick leave due to having covid symptoms (thankfully I tested negative) I noticed he was interviewing people for my position through the shared email that is on my work phone. This isn’t the first time he’s done this so I let it go. He asked where I was going and I told him “it’s none of your business, just know I’m only leaving because I received a better offer and this place offers actual benefits unlike here” He became visibly upset with that reply and said “I don’t need your two week notice, you’re fired. Turn in your work phone and keys. Pack up your s**t.” What really grinds my gears is while I was trying to resign in a professional manner and leave on a positive note, this man child decides to react immaturely and now I’m out of work for the remainder of the year. I guess the moral of the story is that not every employer deserves your two week notice. Don’t let anyone make you feel guilty for accepting a better job offer. You have the right to do what’s best for you, not someone else’s business
“You’ll be licking your wounds, so self-care is your number one priority,”saysKeva Dine, a creative industry recruiter. “It’s like when you come back from a redeye and you’re completely thrashed. Take it easy.“ Sleep in, go to a museum, catch up with a friend—anything that will help you decompress and get centered.
I worked at a small hospital in a rural area… worked my way up from entry level to upper management over the past 26+ years. I read the posts here, but I thought my situation was different. I thought I was different. I was running multiple projects and supervised several clinical departments effectively (at least that’s what I thought).We had a new CEO come in about a year ago and I was the only member of the admin team that he didn’t pick himself, yet I still thought my situation was different and I was safe. Today, in a mere 45 seconds, he told me I wasn’t working out and he was making a change to the leadership team. After 26 years, my career ended in 45 seconds.So I sit here tonight admitting that I was stupid and naïve. I never thought it would happen to me, but it did. If you think it won’t happen to you, don’t be too sure.Guy in mid-50’s looking for a job… It happened a couple hours ago and I feel completely numb. I have chills. Not sure what to do or where to turn. Sorry to be a downer but I’m alone and needed to vent to someone. Thanks for listening. I’m going to bed.
So my 18y daughter was working at a juice store that rhymes with Oyster Moose here in Canada, she gave her 2 weeks notice to go back to school and instead of keeping her on and training someone else up, they fired her. In this economy.Sadly she loved this job. She’d come home and would tell me about drawing cats on little kids cups to make them smile.I remember back in the 90s when I gave notice at my gas station job to go to uni, they congratulated me and asked questions about what I was taking and if I’d like to work over my breaks .How short sighted are store owners these days when they can’t find staff and then treat them like dirt?Well I guess they’re teaching their staff to not give any courtesy notice, the idiots.
My dad has been a truck driver for my entire life. He’s only worked for two companies during that time, with the current one being for at least 30 years. I just found out that he got into an accident in his semi 2 weeks ago while swerving to miss a wreck less driver.His boss fired him and is withholding his last 2 paychecks to “cover damages”. I said OH FK NAH to that. Made sure to let him know how illegal this st is and he better get that money.Aside from how sty of a thing it is for a boss to steal your pay, how the fk can you do this to a man who has loyally worked for your company for 30 fking years? It just goes to show that we are nothing more than pawns for these piece of s*t business owners to use until we dry up and die.
Desmond’s short checklist for a further plan of action includes assessing your finances, updating your resume, and reaching out to your network. “The key is to gain positive momentum with small steps,” he explains.
It’s the middle of the workday, I haven’t even gone on lunch break. I’m working on my tasks and getting my work submitted. Then all of the sudden I’m kicked off my work chat server. I assume it’s a mistake until I see my boss call me. She said my work wasn’t satisfactory and I was being fired.Job over. Just like that.Fk two weeks notice, they don’t give us that courtesy but expect it in return. There was no warning, no discussion, no effort to talk to me to see if something was affecting my performance. My supervisor praised my work often and told me I was doing a good job. I never saw this coming. I’m so tired of this bullst.
Noticed on my last paycheck that my clocked hours had been altered/ reduced and I was missing pay. When I asked my boss why he said he didn’t like the time my shifts start (too early) so he removed half an hour from each shift and that he thinks I work too slowly so he took another half an hour off of each shift (the shifts were 7 hours with no break). So he’s retroactively removing an hour’s worth of pay from already worked shifts and is only paying me for 6 hour shifts. When I asked to get paid appropriately for my time he fired me?? Lol.
My wife was fired yesterday. So this is what happend. Yesterday she messaged the owner and asked if they could have the staff chair back at the counter. for her and the rest of employees to use, So they did not have to stand all shift. He replied to her come in at 5pm so we can talk. Then called her at 4pm to tell her she was terminated. Did not give no reason. Then another employee video recorded the owner and asked him why he fired my wife and he said because she asked if staff could have the chair back. Thinking about getting a lawyer for wrongful Termination.
It might feel tempting to send your updated resume left and right, hoping that this will improve your chances of getting an interview or at least a call. However, it can easily become a black hole that sucks you in, impedes your productivity, and doesn’t produce any desired results.
Started a new job 2 months ago. I do field plumbing service work so to speak. It hasn’t been going well and I decided Friday to put in my 2-weeks well giving notice I guess was a bad idea because things on the employer’s side got real unprofessional real quick.My direct boss had a meltdown when I told him calmly and professional that I was quitting. Told me to fk off and hung up on me hah. I took that as being fired.Their problem was I had their f-350 work truck. They demanded I bring their truck back to main HQ 3 hours away without a ride home.Yesterday I emailed them and told them to come get their st. I had the police come over and declare the vehicle abandoned. They would tow it in 24 hours.The big boss and the boss that told me to f**k off had to come all the way out here on a Sunday to get their truck before it got towed off my property.
i mentioned to a coworker in confidence recently that I act my wage at this job. She snitched to the boss and he called me into his office today. He said she told him what I said, and that was lazy and dishonest and showed a lack of work ethic and fired me LOL. Good riddance to him but I’m just shocked my coworker is a rat like that. Lesson learned. I’m never going to complain to coworkers like that again, even if they outwardly spout the same beliefs.edit: To all the non-Americans insisting “they can’t fire you for just that!” yes they can lol. most states in this country are at-will states, and even if they fired you for an illegal reason the burden of proof is on you.edit 2: damn not some of y’all agreeing with my boss about my work ethic 💀 this is the anti work sub are you lost? i was a wagecuck at an arts and crafts store. i was good at my job too- I know a lot about sewing, crocheting, embroidery, and such. but i just wasn’t going to go above and beyond. My coworker would talk to me about this kind of stuff on the clock and seemed to have the same attitude about work but she’s actually just a rat. I hope she enjoys those extra responsibilities now that I’m gone!
“I really discourage people from hopping on LinkedIn and Indeed and to start sending their resumes everywhere,” says Dine. “If you don’t have a strategy on what you’re doing, it can be a black hole. You’re just wasting your time and wasting huge amounts of psychic energy. You’re going to burn yourself out.”
My job is located in new york state, and i got fired today for using sick time. As you know a law came out stating employers needed to give sick time to workers and i never used it. I noticed i had like 80 hours built up and i had a killer migraine, so i used it to cover for a day. The boss claims i shouldve came in and let them decide if i was eligible to use sick time or if they could work around it for the day. I filed for unemployment and emailed the labour board but is there a way to file a claim for this specifically or is it game over? I thought sick time was protected and you cant be fired for it. This happened today, and the migraine was over the weekend and still affected me monday. If anyone can give advice please help. Will provide any more information i need to.
We were in a call with my team and a team from a different company. She went to share her screen, but forgot that a document was open that said “recommendation for termination: (my name)”
Of course, staying positive and avoiding burnout while job hunting is easier said than done. To keep oneself from spiraling into negative thoughts and emotions, Desmond advises to remember that “every “no” brings you closer to a “yes,” and you only need one. Stay persistent, focus on personal growth, and view each interview as a chance to refine your professional story.”
So I just got fired from my job of 4 and a half years that I absolutely loved. I worked at a car dealership and loved every second of it. I never did anything wrong and did everything I was told. Me and my wife recently bought a used car from somewhere else because we want to start a family and needed something bigger. Unfortunately my dealership didn’t have the car we wanted. We had the car for over a week with plenty of compliments from other employees.Fast forward to today, I got off work at 5, drove home, and got a call from my boss. Fired. One unhappy employee made a call to the owner and I was done.4 years of hard work completely ignored.Maybe I’m the idiot for thinking that I could spend my wife and I’s money how we wanted. Idk what to do. I loved that job, it was perfect. I’m honestly heartbroken that they couldn’t even talk to me in person. Just over the phone with no warning right after I left. Maybe I should have talked to them before we brought the car, but I didn’t think it was necessary. If I am wrong in this situation, I understand. But I really don’t know.
Rheinschrift, a German localisation company, hired me from June onwards.We made video calls so that I could watch another employee execute the company’s processes, and I repeated these processes twice on my own while being observed. While doing so, the person training me asked me “But didn’t you do this in your previous job?”, to which I replied that the previous employer had totally different procedures (and platforms to do them on). Strangely, in an informal conversation with HR, I asked if they were expecting me to have everything in my memory at such short notice, to which they responded with “No, please, you’ve just joined… that’s not what is expected”. I also agreed with those “training” me that they would give me access to more work, through other accounts that the company managed (up to that point they had only shared two with me).On one occasion the CEO himself had a video call with me where he told me about his plans regarding my position and responsibilities, with a lot of enthusiasm.After that, communication with these so-called “trainers” became less and less, although they would send me work to input into the system, which I did without a problem.In the middle of the third week, they decided to fire me, without facing me or explaining in any way. I immediately demanded to speak to HR who ridiculously stated that “my performance did not demonstrate the seniority they expected, and I had not passed my probationary period”. TWO FKG WEEKS.
My boss just fired me last night with no explanation or warning. Just told me not to come back. I was supposed to work tomorrow and now I don’t have a job and I don’t even know why. Just got told I “wasn’t a good fit” after four months working and now I don’t know how I’ll afford rent. This was a boss that I thought actually cared about his employees. Up until now I had been thinking I was so lucky to have finally found a job that treats me like a person.I love how the laws in the US make this completely legal. I guess even the “good” bosses really don’t give a s**t about us, huh.Edit: I now have a confirmation in writing that I was fired. Not an official report, just an email from my boss confirming it. I’m going to file for unemployment.Another edit: people keep commenting “this must not be the full story” Up until yesterday I thought I was a pretty good employee. I knew how to do my job, I showed up consistently, I worked well with my coworkers, and customers regularly gave me good feedback. And the store is currently understaffed. I have several chronic illnesses that have forced me to leave work early a 2 times and take semi frequent bathroom breaks (like once an hour or so). My boss is aware of my illnesses. However I have no evidence that this is the reason I was fired and if it was I’ll never get him to admit it.
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Navigating the world of layoffs is never easy, but as seen in many of these heart-wrenching experiences shared online, it’s crucial to acknowledge the emotional toll such events take on individuals, especially when they happen abruptly and without proper communication.For example, in a particularly compelling case, a worker was let go without warning after missing work due to health issues, much like how losing a job after personal trauma, such asthe experience of miscarriage, can pose unique emotional and professional challenges.
Navigating the world of layoffs is never easy, but as seen in many of these heart-wrenching experiences shared online, it’s crucial to acknowledge the emotional toll such events take on individuals, especially when they happen abruptly and without proper communication.
For example, in a particularly compelling case, a worker was let go without warning after missing work due to health issues, much like how losing a job after personal trauma, such asthe experience of miscarriage, can pose unique emotional and professional challenges.
I got laid off while I was on my way to work. They told me in a text to not go in and they would call. In a matter of minutes I had no job, no health insurance, and I didn’t have a plan. There was no warning that this was going to happen, I was always assured that I was needed. I have two kids and my partner was a SAHD. He immediately picked up work from a friend and I’m now a stay at home mom… In a matter of a week. For a moment I felt sorry for them that their company isn’t doing so well, but that was brief. I’m now fking livid and can’t believe I gave them so much of my time and energy the past few years. I fking hate that it took a company to make some bad decisions to make me lose health care for my babies. This is a f**ked up place. I knew it before but now it’s a lived experience. Sorry just had to rant into the void.
Showed up to work and my key card didnt work at the door. I tried calling my “friends” at work and they kept hanging up. Apparently they were told to ignore any calls or texts from me and to not acknowledge my presence at the building. I only know this bc the nicest person I worked with slipped me that info and said how sorry they were. This place made me miserable and Ive wanted to quit since I started. They had a high turn around rate but I needed the money so I ignored the red flag. In case you’re wondering, they have highly unrealistic expectations and lied about what they were going to pay me. I feel no remorse and its probably for the best. P.S.: I later emailed about why I wasnt notified and they said “oh sorry about that, but your services are no longer needed.”Edit: Since so many are asking, Ill just say its a gun manufacturer in Watertown, Wisconsin. I have no association with guns or the gun community it was just a paycheck bc I was desperate. This company is full of racists and homophobes and people wayyyy to comfortable with sexual harassment.
My husband was fired from his job in January of 2021 after 10+ years, because we got Covid and he was down for the count for like a month. 2 weeks ago, out of the blue, one of the higher ups sent him a text, asking him to reach out because she hadn’t talked to him in a year. Yesterday I found his old job being advertised for $5 more than what he was making when he was fired (this is the 3rd time since he was fired Ive seen it advertised).My husband was a construction manager. He took the job at 19, so he wasn’t aware of the real value his work and position had. When he was fired, he was making $17/hr. It’s been a year and a half and they’re realizing they can’t get anyone else to do that job for less than 30.I told him to reach back out and tell them he will come back, but not for less than $45/hr.
Feeling a bit numb and lost. I’ve only been working there for a little over a year, but it was the first job I’ve had that I actually looked forward to going to. My work was hybrid and I could decide when I wanted to go into the office, but I got along well with my coworkers and worked well with them so I liked being in the office. We’d have hangouts occasionally after work as well.And then my boss was the best I’ve had. She would check in on me occasionally - not my work but me personally - but other than that she never micromanaged and only cared I was getting my s**t done, not how I did it. And she was just a really cool and smart person.I know it was a decision that came down from the owner because my boss was blindsided as well. I was one of 50 layoffs.I guess it’s a decent severance package - I’ll still be paid in full with benefits for the next 60 days and then after that I’ll get my severance which is about a month worth of pay.I dunno, just feeling lost right now because it was the first job I’ve had where I actually saw myself staying there for a while. I guess it’s just a lesson that no matter how good the company is or seems, you can’t count on them to have your back and you truly only have yourself.
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I got a offer in my field across the country in a place I’ve always wanted to live and the offer is for 3x what my currently salary is. So it was a no brainer to accept because I’d never make that in the state I currently live in. I went to give my boss a three month notice (I have a very uncommon job that takes years of training). I’ve never given a notice that large before but I thought I was doing the right thing. My boss told me that he couldn’t trust me anymore and I had to go that day. I’ve never been fired before in my life , I never called out or showed up late and was constantly doing my best.
I was the manager of a network engineering team for a medium/large sized for 20 years and was terminated in 2019. We had various passwords for routers depending on line of business the routers belonged to. My team had the administrative passwords stored in a secure, electronic password vault. Fast forward to last week when something got into the routers and locked everyone out, now they need the admin passwords but apparently the vault was taken offline and removed two years ago. Apparently half their business is at a standstill and they can’t make payroll until this is fixed. They called me demanding the passwords and when I couldn’t produce them, they wanted to sue me. What a bunch of a*sholes. First they fired me they want to sue me 4 years later. Laughable. Only in America.
I’ve worked at the business since I was 14. I was released because the new ceo decided to, “give more power back to the administrators.”As I got up to leave and was told I had a computer and when I denied it, was told I was lying about it (I later located the computer for them. It was in an office.) Upon being accused of stealing and lying I said to the new ceo, “Fk you you fking prick. I’ve been here 22 years and you’ve been here 6 months.”Anyway, they wont give me my pto now (166 hours) because of this. However, today they tried to use my PTO to bargain with because they need my help with an upcoming audit.Edit: I should add the employee handbook explicitly states if you are released without cause they have to pay it out. They’re trying to reverse engineer cause now.
Hi, I (M17) started working at a factory as a part of an apprenticeship 10 months ago to the day. Today I was called into the office and was told my contract is being terminated due to my Bradford score, essentially a score of your attendance. My score was high and I didn’t understand why, every day I’ve had off I was either ill and / or was told to go home, or I had it pre-booked off. I argued against the termination and my boss said there was nothing he could do, even though there was, he was THE boss. It’s been a few hours since I left and my other coworkers felt awful, my mother has called in telling them it’s an unfair dismissal because I’ve not had any prior warnings about my attendance beforehand, which was apart of the letter they gave me.I was off for 12 days total because of heat stroke, gastritis and a broken elbow, all separate occasions. I find it a miracle how little time I had off, this all happened since October 2023 and now it’s July 2024. They believe ‘it’s showing red flags’ which I could understand, even though it was my coworkers telling me to go home when I was ill and that SAME boss telling me I couldn’t go into work with my broken elbow.I’ve had a rough few years and this job gave me exactly what I wanted, it gave me an open space with incredible coworkers, minimum wage for an apprenticeship (6.40 ph/ $8.13 ph for my Yankee bros), and a reason to keep going on, my boss didn’t care when I said that.I’m super frustrated and confused, my mother has been spam calling my boss for the past hour and a half now and he’s dodging the answer button like it has Ebola.
Was promised shares in a startup, worked 2 years and the day before registering the company got told I wasn’t necessaryA psychologist from Warsaw wanted to make an app related to her field (she didn’t even know what was necessary to make that, she had and still has 0 technical skills) I gave her advice, explained everything that was necessary, prepared the business plan, how much everything should cost, made promotional videos and wrote down all the nice to have and must have. When she finally found an investor (that has seen those videos and thanks to that she got the money) we started talking to an external software house that had to realize the app. I was present at every call, was even cited as CTO in many documents and the promised shares were 15%. Then an external guy came in and she had some kind of affair with him and they called me to tell me I never did anything (I have proof via mail of every work I did for them) and that I as CTO had to be below the COO (this new guy) and I wasn’t gonna get any shares as I was more of a hired worker. I got mad and left the project. Past a month they call me to make me sign some document where I had to accept 3000zł (750$ LMAO) for 2 years of work and agree to never want to perform legal actions against them. I said I wan’t ok with that and they said it’s all they can give me and that we worked together on that and I shouldn’t ask for a payment as we worked simultaneously (wtf does that mean? Idk but whatever).What do you advice? In this case I spoke to a lawyer, and have to gather evidence and write down the approximate hours of work I put into it. Anyone had a similar situation?(The day after I left the project they registered the company and my shares went to that new guy) Can’t tell more as I signed an NdA.
I just got laid off no notice or anything before. I worked there for 5 years and a week now. I’ve never been notified of performance issues and at the beginning of the year, my boss was even talking to me the next steps in my career.Now this morning, only an hour into the day, I had a meeting invite for what looked like one of my biweekly one-on-one with my boss but this time a HR rep was included. When it started my boss just started reading from a script just completely toneless the entire time and immediately leaving after without giving me a chance to say anything to her and leaving the only the HR rep. The company always talked about how they care about employees and that they are family but then turn around and do this.I’m so pissed off and scared. Admittedly I didn’t really like the job but it was stable and I was able to support myself. Now I’ve been sitting here crying and barely able to breath. Idk what I’m going to do.
“Company restructuring”. I have been with them since 2010, was a Senior Manager. Joined when it was just getting past it’s startup stage, and have grown with it over the years.At the beginning of the year we got a new boss, who restructured the team. I lost 2 out of 3 of my direct reports, destroying my team and ruining what I have built over the last couple of years. It shifted my responsibilities, but was a chance to get back to doing something other than managing people which I was looking forward to.Fast forward to this morning, get a calendar invite from HR and my manager “URGENT MEETING”. Figured what it was, the writing has been kind of on the wall, even though just last week my manager asked me if I would be interested in her position if she got promoted. So kind of a surprise, but also not.Lots of emotions at the moment. This job lasted longer than my marriage. It was my first “grown up” corporate job. Made some life long friends.Honestly kind of relieved? Oddly enough. I think I was ready for a change and a new challenge. I am financially secure, getting a decent severance, so I can take some time to find something I love. But at 47. I am a bit scared s**tless to find a new job. Getting prepared for a roller coaster the next few days as I sort it all out.
This is my first time getting fired.I’m not the person to get in trouble or create problems and I never have been. I have BPD and it causes me to have suicidal thoughts which have been very strong.The worst part is I know I deserved it. I was leaving early, sleeping late. The decision was attendance (not being on camera and being away from my computer, leaving the office early) and taking too long on a project when we had no data (I was expected to be a magician idk).The brand was failing and I couldn’t say anything was getting better (to customers) because it wasn’t. I was always broke. Nobody ever trained me then wondered why I didn’t know things. I didn’t have a manager for a while so just did whatever after I finished the work (I don’t need 8 hours). When I did have a manager she micromanaged me with 4+ calls a day. She was never trained herself so I’d walk her through how I did everything. We lined up who does what and I had 18 more tasks since she didn’t know anything. Then she took credit for my work. I had reported a higher up for disrespecting me and nothing was ever done. I was overworked, and basically told “sorry this isn’t your job but we have a small team”. I was the first point of contact so everyone got to do whatever they wanted while I got the angry emails.I hated the job. I had been telling them I was so unhappy since December. Asking for a new role.I can’t stop beating myself up. I know there’s so many people on this earth but I feel like the only person this has happened to and I’m so dumb. I had so many dreams in college to be successful just to be here scrambling to find a job since I still have bills and rent.
I got saddled with a horrible manager after my manager died, and now that he has successfully convinced the leadership team to root me out, i eventually got fired after 1.5 years under his wing. Mind you I had been in the same role for 5 years with a previous manager. I knew they were trying to steer me out the door so i preemptively starting applying. When I applied I had a job, when I went for a couple of the follow up interviews I didn’t. Fearful that they would verify employment I told two potential employers my position had been eliminated. One has dropped me and another is slow to call me back, so I’m assuming that they’re out also. I was at this job for 9’years and otherwise have a good work history for 20 years. Anyone ever have a similar situation, if so what’s the best answer here?
I’ve been working since I was about 17 (im 31 btw), and tbh, even some of my food service jobs had better management than this.I was only at this job for 6 months, and it was a very low effort job compared to the project management jobs I’ve had since finishing college. I just needed a break because I wanted to transition into a different career path but needed income. I always met deadlines for assigned special projects and met turnaround times for work from external people that came in to us via email. Did I over work and go above and beyond.. no, but I wouldn’t say my work was below average. I’d understand if I didn’t meet any deadline or took way too long responding to emails but that was never thr case. My direct manager went out on medical leave and has been out for a while and in the mean time the managers left to “oversee” us were doing poorly and micromanaging us. My team would have 30+ minute rant sessions at every stand up meeting bc we were so frustrated. As a result, there was a slight dip in my productivity but again, I was still meeting my assigned expectations. I was not communicating down to the small detail they wanted and apparently got mad I communicated something over an email once rather than Slack (for real it was a one time email that I replied to bc it was where management shared details about a new project to work on). I expressed my frustration to the contracting company I was hired under, my team, and then to management. I remained professional with my concerns and in response, they tried micromanaging more.I had a 5 day turn around time for “improving my productivity” and I said I’d gladly end my employment at the end of the 5 days bc its not going to motivate me to work harder and I’m not going to bust my a*s for 5 days just to prove myself. In response they said effective immediately I am to leave. At least that was at 930am so I get the whole day off (:
Just wanted to vent a little and get it off my chest before starting my next chapter.I’ve been a lead flexographic print operator for 5 years now, I was printing an order that uses an invisible ink that can only be seen with a blacklight, the company installed a new black light in the box along with curtains and said we were good to use it to check for the invisible ink but due to how dim the light was it ended up hiding a skipping spot, me and 3 people missed it including supervisor, quality, and another respected operator. We all missed it because the faulty light was hiding it perfectly. They ended up firing me because I was the lead op that night. My advice is to be careful when using company provided equipment.
I got laid off yesterday with no warning, after a 90 day new-hire probationary period. Allegedly I was not meeting expectations, but being routinely told I was doing exactly as I was supposed to. So no notice or opportunity to improve.Worst part was I really loved this job, and absolutely would have done more if I had any inkling I wasn’t meeting expectations, especially to such a degree my job was at risk.There’s a big meeting at the office today. I was responsible for ordering lunch. I was the contact for the delivery. Despite putting detailed delivery instructions the guy is having a hard time finding the office I guess.I don’t work there anymore. I won’t be helping. I was somewhat kind— they asked if I just wanted to cancel it and I said that as I was no longer an employee I was not able to make that decision. Total neutral ground. I wouldn’t have picked up for the delivery service at all but they called me like eight times so I thought I’d at least tell them what was up.
Out of work for 4 months due to layoff because “the company wasn’t doing well” and just saw hiring for my old position.My last job laid off all the contract workers due to issues at the company (even though last year profits were up 70%). I was less than two weeks from finishing my contract and getting hired on with a raise and my team was already stretched thin. Lo and behold, just found pages of positions on indeed the company is hiring for including the one I used to have.I’m livid. I feel weird about applying but I’ve had no luck finding a job and I have all the experience they want since I worked that position.
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