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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Not so much sacked... it was kind of mutual./begin{unlurk}
Vacation from Uni, many moons ago, went back home to Sheffield. Needed money. Only job available involved pissing people off by ringing them up and reading a banal, not to mention retarded, script. Yes, I'm talking about selling double glazing.
Well, 3 day "training" period. Last day of same. The spiel went as follows:
Me: I'm not trying to sell you anything... Staybrite windows... super-dooper offer...
Her: My husband died a week ago, I don't want this right now.
Me: I'm very sorry to hear that, I'm really sorry to have bothered you, etc. etc.
*Hang Up*
The pimple of a supervisor overheard this and informed me the correct response was "I'm sorry to hear that, can I ring you back in a couple of weeks?".
Fast forward an hour, to the manager asking me when I would like to work the following week. The resulting verbal exchange unsurprisingly led to my departure.
I then skipped happily out of the sub-basement they had us consigned to, into the bright summer sun. I'm hardly moralistic, but I felt pretty righteous!
*POP* goes my first post cherry. You always remember your first time... perhaps my next post may be better!
/end{unlurk}
(, Thu 23 Feb 2006, 17:36, Reply)
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