Only once, from a part-time job at University. I got into a fight with the line-manager. No big deal really, it was only a crappy cash-in-hand job in a frozen food warehouse anyway.
I haven't, but I was once told I was psychologically unstable in a performance review. I won't bore DS with why I was a tad stressed at the time. The boss being a coward worked out in my favour. I served revenge cold.
I was fired from a job because the till was always down by loads on certain days. Just so happened to be on the days I was working with a particular person but me being me, doubted myself even though I would check things to the point of being ocd. I got fired for gross misconduct and the person I was working with was made manager. They were in prison eighteen months later and featured in our local newspaper for robbing the place blind for years.
I was fired from a job because the till was always down by loads on certain days. Just so happened to be on the days I was working with a particular person but me being me, doubted myself even though I would check things to the point of being ocd. I got fired for gross misconduct and the person I was working with was made manager. They were in prison eighteen months later and featured in our local newspaper for robbing the place blind for years.
I've been fired twice. The first time I had to work a night shift on a friday night and my friends had invited me on a night out so I called in sick and pictures of me on my night out were posted on Facebook and I was grassed up by a workmate I forgot I had added on there. The second time I got really annoyed by my line manager who was an absolute prick and I walked out of the factory I worked at.
No I haven't. Employers have let me go because I did not make enough sales as a student when I did telesales. It is an unenviable job as if you are like me and you accept no as an answer from someone who genuinely doesn't want something, then you sadly don't last very long. Your supervisor soon gets onto you about counteracting their objections and finding out why. If someone were to call me and sell me a phone, I would refuse. No one could convince me otherwise.
Never fired, but was given a final written warning in a sales job once because I buggered up a big contract by faxing our cost-price to a client without our mark-up on it. I handed my notice in a few weeks later, because the boss was giving me stick, and wouldn't let me forget my mistake. I thought it would be better to just leave.
Accidently boned a yound lady that came to the McDonalds I was working at, unbemonsted to me she was the managers daughter. He had to be held back whilst I quickly sorted myself out and scarpered. (Was fired of course...!)
Been fired from agency work a few times, mostly because I wasn't working fast enough for them.
One time many years ago was my fault, I skipped work to go to the pub with a mate I hadn't seen much of lately. Got a call asking me not to go back, think I was taken off the agency's books as well. Wasn't too bothered as it was just before Christmas and I'd already got enough money.
Ended up in a permanent job pretty much straight after that same Christmas...except the company was dodgy, lost their main contract and I was made redundant after just 4 months.
The move to my current job from my last was a case of jumping before I was pushed too.
Accidently boned a yound lady that came to the McDonalds I was working at, unbemonsted to me she was the managers daughter. He had to be held back whilst I quickly sorted myself out and scarpered. (Was fired of course...!)
No I haven't. Employers have let me go because I did not make enough sales as a student when I did telesales. It is an unenviable job as if you are like me and you accept no as an answer from someone who genuinely doesn't want something, then you sadly don't last very long. Your supervisor soon gets onto you about counteracting their objections and finding out why. If someone were to call me and sell me a phone, I would refuse. No one could convince me otherwise.
I hate the sort of cretinous sales manager who doesn't accept that perhaps some people don't want certain articles, or that certain articles are crap, but instead, it's YOU and your 'lack of hunger' for success.
I was made redundant last year, but I was sacked, many many years ago by London Underground for humiliating my manager in front of Management Team when she slagged me off there. I got offered a sum of money to go quietly. It was during my year off between Uni and Postgrad, and I got a job at the DSS I was signing on at 3 weeks later so swings and roundabouts an' all that
I've had three jobs and have only voluntarily left one of them. The first time I was 'fired' was after I had been ill for a week and when I went back they had replaced me. The second time was very hurtful. I had been in the position for over a year and they just came up to me out of the blue one day and told me that they didn't want me to carry on working there but didn't tell me the reason why. I still had to work a 6 week notice period and I was still kept in the dark as to why I was being laid off and was made to feel like I had done something wrong. On my last day no one even aknowledged that I was leaving or said goodbye apart from a couple of parents at the end of the day. It was a horrible way to end what had previously been a job I loved and thought I was good at.
Had a stupid, drunken one night stand with my boss. He coudln't get rid of me quick enough after that - think he was afraid his pregnant wife was more likely to find out if I was still there.
He was influencial and quite high up at work so he made up a load of rubbish about me. I got one written warning and was then asked to leave.
I work in employment now and only now do I realise how out of order they were - he made sure I got a bad reference too.
On my last day I confessed to the personnel manager that I had slept with him and did she think this was why. She said that "off the record" she would have said yes!!
Not my finest hour - plus how crap in bed must I be to get fired after that!!!
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To be fair it was your post that gave me the inspiration, so we'll go 50/50 on that one
It was only an agench job though.
Bit harsh, I thought as it was break time.
Cookers can cause a fair bit of damage though, especially when falling from a tree:D
Did you get an apology?
How did they get there
Course I bloody didn't
It was a mistake anyone could make!!!
One time many years ago was my fault, I skipped work to go to the pub with a mate I hadn't seen much of lately. Got a call asking me not to go back, think I was taken off the agency's books as well. Wasn't too bothered as it was just before Christmas and I'd already got enough money.
Ended up in a permanent job pretty much straight after that same Christmas...except the company was dodgy, lost their main contract and I was made redundant after just 4 months.
The move to my current job from my last was a case of jumping before I was pushed too.
This deserves the full tale!
I hate the sort of cretinous sales manager who doesn't accept that perhaps some people don't want certain articles, or that certain articles are crap, but instead, it's YOU and your 'lack of hunger' for success.
I was made redundant last year, but I was sacked, many many years ago by London Underground for humiliating my manager in front of Management Team when she slagged me off there. I got offered a sum of money to go quietly. It was during my year off between Uni and Postgrad, and I got a job at the DSS I was signing on at 3 weeks later so swings and roundabouts an' all that
I got the boot from my last job the day before mt birthday so that made it doubly horrible so I feel for you.
I'm guessing by your username that you're only 16/17 so there is plenty of time yet.
Had a stupid, drunken one night stand with my boss. He coudln't get rid of me quick enough after that - think he was afraid his pregnant wife was more likely to find out if I was still there.
He was influencial and quite high up at work so he made up a load of rubbish about me. I got one written warning and was then asked to leave.
I work in employment now and only now do I realise how out of order they were - he made sure I got a bad reference too.
On my last day I confessed to the personnel manager that I had slept with him and did she think this was why. She said that "off the record" she would have said yes!!
Not my finest hour - plus how crap in bed must I be to get fired after that!!!