freeflir29 0 #1 December 20, 2002 Holy Shit!!! Here it is 5 days before Christmas. I saw some "strange" things going on in the office yesterday. However, doing what I do best I was MINDING MY OWN DAMN BUSINESS. Well....today, I find out that my boss got FIRED yesterday afternoon. Merry Christmas!!! No idea why and don't care but that is pretty rude. They could have waited a week..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TequilaGirl 0 #2 December 20, 2002 I hate to tell you this Clay - but when we fire people it is usually about a week before Christmas - cause that is when we get our raises, bonuses and reviews....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenhawk420 0 #3 December 20, 2002 congratulations and merry christmas Clay! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lazide 0 #4 December 20, 2002 *looks around nervously* --- 'Damn, I sure wish I would of kept that pretty silver handle' - cutaway ruminations Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 December 20, 2002 Quote but when we fire people it is usually about a week before Christmas - cause that is when we get our raises, bonuses and reviews....... Not sure about reviews but the bonuses come at the end of the 1st and 3rd quarters. I know it wasn't a lay off so he must have done something pretty bone head to get the ax. It's not really that easy to get fired from here. Hey...I've been here almost 2 years now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #6 December 20, 2002 If I had to fire somebody because of cutbacks, I would try to do it as humanely as I could. If I had to fire somebody for cause, I would do it IMMEDIATELY without regard to holidays, personal issues, or anything "humanitarian". A friend of mine who hires and fires at a large firm whose name everyone would recognize says the last four people he's fired had all just recently bought houses, which seems like unfortunate timing. However, they've all deserved it. He wonders if there's something in the house-buying process that makes people go nuts at work. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #7 December 20, 2002 Quote He wonders if there's something in the house-buying process that makes people go nuts at work. Probably just a lot of distraction. Quote If I had to fire somebody for cause, I would do it IMMEDIATELY without regard to holidays, personal issues, or anything "humanitarian". Yeah...it's ugly but it has to be done. Ever see that episode of King of the Hill where the bug guy gets a job firing people.... Funny stuff!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #8 December 20, 2002 Well I guess your glad to be leaving Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #9 December 20, 2002 Quote Well I guess your glad to be leaving I wouldn't mind staying longer now. Management is in disarray which means I could get away with MURDER!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blondeflyer7 0 #10 December 20, 2002 Quote I wouldn't mind staying longer now. Management is in disarray which means I could get away with MURDER!!! Thats a scary thought since you already do now....but I guess to would be the coolest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #11 December 20, 2002 Quote Thats a scary thought since you already do now No doubt!!! I could just stop by t clock in in the morning and then stop back by to clock out at 6... "No..No...thats OK...I was really busy so I just worked right through lunch." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #12 December 20, 2002 It's poor judgement to lay-off or fire ANYONE right after hunting season. They've been praticing, workin' on and reloading their rifles for the last 90 daysWell, Due to my Flu being contagious, I'm not at work until Monday. They guy that is suppossed to be working with me on Christmas Day just got laid off this morning and 2 other friends of mine. If Lines are down across the road on X-mas, I'm not doing it alone!If the company is so smart then the F-ing $14,000,000.00 a year CEO bastard can get out and fix it.AND yes, Verizon Service techs will be out and working on lines on Christmas Day. If it is an emergency of a Medical saftey need. See ya on the 25th-Grant _______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #13 December 20, 2002 Quote Verizon Service techs will be out and working on lines on Christmas Day Bellsouth will too. But we are union so we get paid about 40% more on holidays!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nathaniel 0 #14 December 20, 2002 That's bad, but it could be worse. A former employer of mine makes a habit of sending out more offer letters than positions (ie, dollars) available. At least once they hired a guy on an H1B visa only to can him 3 weeks after he started. H1B = must work or be in school to stay in the country, if you lose your job you have to find another in like 2 weeks or you become INS fodder needless to say I don't work there anymore... NathanielMy advice is to do what your parents did; get a job, sir. The bums will always lose. Do you hear me, Lebowski? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #15 December 20, 2002 Quote At least once they hired a guy on an H1B visa only to can him 3 weeks after he started. OUCH.....At least all this guy had to do was drive across town to house.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #16 December 20, 2002 Quote He wonders if there's something in the house-buying process that makes people go nuts at work. Depends on the realtor, I guess. I've never had a client lose their job during or right after (within a proximate time) of closing an escrow. My standard disclaimer to clients who're buying is:"This process can be a nightmare or an adventure. And the difference depends on our communication!" And so far, everyone has chosen adventure. Sometimes they're my nightmare, but that just means I need to change my communication a bit... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobsled92 0 #17 December 22, 2002 Quote Quote Verizon Service techs will be out and working on lines on Christmas Day Bellsouth will too. But we are union so we get paid about 40% more on holidays!! We are CWA 13000, I'm at Top rate(13yrs Svc) & It 2 1/2 X's hourly straight pay for 8 hours and we do 4 hrs each on X-mas. (I'll PM you)_______________________________ If I could be a Super Hero, I chose to be: "GRANT-A-CLAUS". and work 365 days a Year. http://www.hangout.no/speednews/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
