in our state you can fire anyone without even giving them a reason
you could walk into work any day and they can tell you you have to leave, and you may never know the reason
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:11, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

God bless the land of the free

( Kroney, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:13, Reply)

that is fucked up
I only have that because I am/was on a temp contract, on a proper on you get a month.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:14, Reply)

it's proper fucking difficult to fire somebody here.
It's easier to make them redundant.
( Kroney, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:15, Reply)

Even if gross misconduct is alleged?

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:18, Reply)

I didn't do anything gross or misconducty

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:19, Reply)

I never said or implied you did.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:19, Reply)

I know, I just wanted to say "misconducty"

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:22, Reply)

I don't fully understand this
But do you have 401K?

Doesn't that confer some sort of job security?
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:25, Reply)

Nope.
This is a small business, I don't even have insurance.
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:26, Reply)

Like Kroney said above
"The land of the free."

That couldn't happen in Europe.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:29, Reply)

well it can and it is
thanks for the chatting guys
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:30, Reply)

Sounds like a throwaway comment
But you know where we are, K.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:34, Reply)

I genuinely meant thanks.

( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:36, Reply)

I meant that my comment sounded throwaway.
when we've had a whip-round and imported you to the UK we'll have to teach you to understand what is sarcasm and what isn't.

x
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:40, Reply)

I get it now.
soz, my brain has taken a dump
( Lisette von Falcon, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:45, Reply)

Not surprising under the circumstances
I've just sat gazing at my screen for a minute thinking of something uplifting to say and I can't.

Sorry.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:51, Reply)

depends on the proof

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:19, Reply)

Even then you have to prove it.
Assuming you haven't been standing on your desk and pissing into other cubicles, it can be difficult to do so. They often pressure you into resigning.

Anyway, you're splitting hairs, hair splitter.
( Kroney, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:20, Reply)

I'm told the term is usually used in call-centres to mean everything from mass murder to wearing odd socks.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:20, Reply)

People in call centres
often are too young, too foreign, too apathetic to know or care what their rights are.
( Kroney, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:22, Reply)

and the bastard companies that run them
know that
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:22, Reply)

And even if they did, once they lost their job they wouldn't be able to afford a solicitor anyway.
It's a daft way to run a company, there's no way you can make any kind of profit if you turn over half your workforce every month.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:25, Reply)

Call Centres accept
Around a 33% staff turnover every year, especially in areas with a high concentration of call centres.

It just happens. There's no shortage of call centre fodder.
( The Disappointed Caravanner of the year, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:32, Reply)

yeah, you have to be found doing something pretty stupid
huh huh..like I hear happened to my stupid ex husband....schadenfreudelols
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Tue 26 Jul 2011, 20:19, Reply)