tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post1350055373823555209..comments2024-03-27T10:15:26.060-05:00Comments on Scratching to Escape: You're FiredJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-26419605485923054102014-10-16T16:48:19.524-05:002014-10-16T16:48:19.524-05:00I really don't like firing people, but when th...I really don't like firing people, but when they're insubordinate, threaten, or it's obvious the crew is resentful of them being on the job, I really don't have a choice; if I'm doing my job correctly. <br /><br />I had a woman come to the office, with a signed note from her husband, to pick up his last check. She apologized for his worthless behavior and told me she knew how I felt. I felt sorry for her, and her child. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-9377328660682243042014-10-16T16:44:23.972-05:002014-10-16T16:44:23.972-05:00They usually do. Getting fired isn't pleasant,...They usually do. Getting fired isn't pleasant, but after the butt stops hurting, it usually turns out to be a favor. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-36011052269303006432014-10-16T16:43:32.935-05:002014-10-16T16:43:32.935-05:00If he comes back with a gun, he better shoot me be...If he comes back with a gun, he better shoot me before I get to mine. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-647614540483519282014-10-16T16:43:01.808-05:002014-10-16T16:43:01.808-05:00I've been called many things, threatened, hear...I've been called many things, threatened, heard some terrible things about me and had one I knew would be a problem greet me a few months after I fired him as though I was a long lost friend. When I fired him, he more, or less, told me I was a sorry S.O.B. using salty language. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15969361446367636746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-18050932504187771842014-10-16T11:43:59.855-05:002014-10-16T11:43:59.855-05:00I have let people go too; some because they were a...I have let people go too; some because they were absolutely worthless, others because they could not show up on time, others because I was told to (everybody answers to someone, yes?). <br />I left that company because they would not fire a guy who came late every day (I did not supervise him).<br />They fired him a year later...for coming in late, and they made him sign a resignation, so they would not have to pay unemployment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-90302400625729843032014-10-16T05:18:02.153-05:002014-10-16T05:18:02.153-05:00I've wondered, some days when it's particu...I've wondered, some days when it's particularly quiet at work, which GenPop I've yapped at that will snap and come back to "deal with" me. Then I remember they're all on the short end of the sanity rope and even if I were the sweetness and light peaches and cream darling I normally am, it's likely someone will still decide we all need to be dealt with, in some manner. <br />This is how I explain the state of the bathroom sometimes. <br />I hope your guy just goes away. LeeAnnhttp://lookababywolf.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-33847424951209545462014-10-16T02:14:49.219-05:002014-10-16T02:14:49.219-05:00Jess, I hope he is not the type to come back with ...Jess, I hope he is not the type to come back with a gun tomorrow...or in 18 months. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-391026052555134300.post-32144518500877382332014-10-15T20:22:15.310-05:002014-10-15T20:22:15.310-05:00Wow. I let someone go today.
She just couldn't...Wow. I let someone go today.<br />She just couldn't bring herself to come in to work on time.<br />Even after reprimands and warnings.<br />And then to accuse me of hating her and wanting to get rid of her.<br />At that point. Yes.Ed Bonderenkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724552853113809036noreply@blogger.com