SackedI've never been sacked (yet)... One company I worked for made everyone redundant on Valentine's Day. The boss handed out little envelopes. We all thought he'd bought us cards and were really touched.
...but I've never been sacked. What have you done that led to your dismissal? Are you still bitter, or was it a fair cop?
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chthonic, Thu 23 Feb 2006, 13:23)
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Unfortunate inability to acheive mediocrity...I've only been sacked the once that I remember. Whilst living on the southeast coast of Australia and a (to then) successful few years in various hospitality management positions I had an unfortunate incident where I couldn't restrain myself from telling my current employers what I actually thought of their business practices and saved them the trouble by quitting. Gee, it feels good doesn't it? At least until reality kicks in and on the way home you stop off to buy some celebratory beers and properly consider the fact that you now have no income. Luckily, I found a job the very next day as a duty manager at a big resort just up the coast. Xmas was coming up so it was packed full of people, and they'd had quite a bit of staff attrition so it was a case of get in and do your best. I soon came to realise that this place was even worse run, but being noble old me I did my best to actually deal meaningfully with customer complaints (many), treat the staff on my shifts with respect and encouragement, and get things fixed as they broke. 3 months later my probationary contract was over and I was set for a meeting with the GM, presumably to now discuss a pay rise. It was a short meeting.
GM: "Going on what I've seen this last few months it's obvious that you're a committed hospitality professional....."
Silence.
Me: Raised eyebrow ("go on..")
GM: "... which is why you're not going to fit in here."
Cnut.
(, Sun 26 Feb 2006, 2:39, Reply)
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