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I think I'm getting fired on Thursday.
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Punished Miku
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Cold as ice man.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
If you truly didn't do anything and there is no proof of anything etc.... just sue them. However, if they offered you a giant severance package then you probably wont get any more than that unless they fired you for false claims (BS corporate shenanigans). All you got to do is hire a labour lawyer to write something up for $500 and go for at least one month per year of service. And if they really fucked you over, go for more.
Listing your boss as a reference is not a good idea if you didnt have good terms. He will either bad you or say some ho-hum statement where he cant get into details and such. That will immediately give any new hiring manager red flags the boss hated you.
Find colleagues you had good terms with to vouch for you. You dont have to have bosses as references, although it helps.
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Sorry to hear it, Hops. Just try not to torch the place on the way out (figuratively) as maybe once you are gone all those slacktivist co-workers will tank themselves and they will ask you back.
He said/she said office drama is really tough to prove though, so I hope they are giving you a nice package to go out on to avoid a protracted battle. Keep your head high, maintain dignity, and move on to better things.
He said/she said office drama is really tough to prove though, so I hope they are giving you a nice package to go out on to avoid a protracted battle. Keep your head high, maintain dignity, and move on to better things.
StreetsofBeige
Gold Member
Well said.
Getting canned isnt the end of the world. I got let go too back in the 2000s. Got a new job a month after my last day which was better and paid more, and the new company was awesome. Still tons of people I talk to and some of my best friends are from there. I left that company after 5 years for an even higher level job, but in terms of pure fun and corporate culture it is still the best place I worked at. It was such a good place, I even tell my friends who still work there if any high level roles pop up tell me and maybe I'll come back.
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Lord Panda
The Sea is Always Right
Sorry to hear Hops; I was hoping for a happier outcome despite your foreshadowing 
V1LÆM
Gold Member
You should know better than to take me seriously! You have disappointed me too!
Of course I don’t want to see him fired lol.
V1LÆM
Gold Member
Shit u actually got shit canned.
Sorry
hope u find a new job soon. Think of all the lunches out there waiting for u
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
Should have brought you in to spit bars at his boss.Shit u actually got shit canned.
Sorry
Richard Packer
Member
Cyberpunkd
Member
Were you a better performer?
If it is a consolation imagine what message does it send to other A-players? Results do not matter, someone being offended does.
As for the references - I don’t personally take them because what is a new hire going to do? Give me references that are going to thrash them? It’s waste of time, trial period will evaluate how a new hire performs and gets along with others.
Same for person providing references - if your boss is a professional he will give you good reference, you are not his problem anymore.
If you want to be extra safe you can always say “my boss was upset about me leaving since my contribution to the team was significant, would it be ok if I put you in touch with my previous supervisor?”.
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Dirk Benedict
Member
That's how you fucking do it! You let them know your stance on this shit and that you understand them perfectly, as well as you just wanting it to be done.
Everyone saves time, especially you. Since, they are into professional fluff. I wish you well and God speed into a better paying job.
P.S
I really hope you weren't fucking fired over stealing lunches. LMAO. I've been at work all day, so I don't know why you were fired. I had to leave earlier than expected today.
I wanna sign in on mobile, at some point. I just hope I don't get distracted.
Edit: Coworker!? Where is the evidence? No Video? Audio Recordings? Fucking Seniority?! I dunno, man... Maybe you just wanted out, anyway?
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Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
Nitty_Grimes
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
ahtlas7
Member
Sorry bro. At least you’re in an area with lots of potential jobs.
Don’t be specific with this company contact info on your resume. General info and hr contact #. If they‘re contacted they probably won’t disclose too much info.
References you list should only provide glowing information about you. if you can’t trust their review don’t give them resume space.
Come up with some bullshit story as to why you’re no longer with that company.
Something like: “Everyone there was a lunch thief, making off with your food everyday”.
Don’t be specific with this company contact info on your resume. General info and hr contact #. If they‘re contacted they probably won’t disclose too much info.
References you list should only provide glowing information about you. if you can’t trust their review don’t give them resume space.
Come up with some bullshit story as to why you’re no longer with that company.
Something like: “Everyone there was a lunch thief, making off with your food everyday”.
fran.fernandez
Member
Best u can do now is use ur savings on opioids
Is this a Direct Sequel to your Lunch Stealing thread?
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
It's a prequel
Peggies
Gold Member
I once threw a coffe cup after a colleague. Actually it was more towards them rather than after. And it was empty.
West Texas CEO
fuck them! You'll be fine! From what you told us, you're good at what you're doing so just find some new company. 
FunkMiller
Member
Bad luck Hops. And best of luck finding another job.
If you need a reference, here you go:
Dear cunt,
Hops is a good cunt. He’s not a cunt cunt. Nobody likes cunt cunts, but Hops is a good cunt. You should give him a job, you cunt.
If you need a reference, here you go:
Dear cunt,
Hops is a good cunt. He’s not a cunt cunt. Nobody likes cunt cunts, but Hops is a good cunt. You should give him a job, you cunt.
Toots
Gold Member
I don't know about anywhere else but in France 100% wait to be fired or else you won't get unemployment benefits.
I hope it turns out that your boss is a neogaf lurker and he just want to congratule you for your threads !
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Well it means more time to make threads for you, so good for us
and i hope you find something else quick !Couldn't you tell your boss it was physically impossible for you to do whatever the coworker said, because you were stealing lunches in the office's kitchen at that time ?
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Big Baller
Al Pachinko, Konami President
Now go sell hotdogs or something.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
I think your subconscious just took control to get you outta there.
Back in 1998 I worked for Fido services, activating cell phones in a call centre for new customers.
I was preparing myself to find a new job because my hours were cut and I had the 4 PM to midnight shift.
When we weren't busy they would give us address changes on paper to input in the system to pass the time.
Sometimes I would fuck around writing people's names then erase it.
Fast forward about a month later and just as I'm about to put my headphone leash on a fat mustachioed dude taps me on the shoulder & asks me to follow him.
We enter a small dark room only lit by a light on the ceiling. There's another mustachioed dude sitting there. They ask me to sit down.
Turns out a woman named Mary Veckers (yes I remember her name
) from Port Coquitlam BC received her latest bill.In clear and proper grammar it read Mary "The Whore" Veckers.
They slipped me a copy of the bill from across the table.
I immediately burst out laughing and say I'm quitting. No negociations, no conversations, I'm OUTTA HERE
I probably went on a smoke break back then and forgot to erase it.
I imagined this lovely kind grandmother who was gifted a phone by her loved ones only to get her first bill and going to the media
So yes
West Texas CEO
your subconscious took control and got you outta here towards a better tomorrow 
Punished Miku
Human Rights Subscription Service
I'll just say that getting fired is actually one of the biggest stressors you can experience in life on par with things like divorce, and really causes serious issues for some people.
Serious props for not only taking it well, but literally turning it into entertainment. You're a cool dude. Hope you find a job you love next.
Serious props for not only taking it well, but literally turning it into entertainment. You're a cool dude. Hope you find a job you love next.
Putonahappyface
Member
Rentahamster
Rodent Whores
In the ear?
On the nose.
BlackTron
Member
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
This thread has been amazing and I thank all of you for your insights and well wishes, but;
John Marston
's post has made me laugh uncontrollably.
Thanks, man. I needed that.
I think your subconscious just took control to get you outta there.
Back in 1998 I worked for Fido services, activating cell phones in a call centre for new customers.
I was preparing myself to find a new job because my hours were cut and I had the 4 PM to midnight shift.
When we weren't busy they would give us address changes on paper to input in the system to pass the time.
Sometimes I would fuck around writing people's names then erase it.
Fast forward about a month later and just as I'm about to put my headphone leash on a fat mustachioed dude taps me on the shoulder & asks me to follow him.
We enter a small dark room only lit by a light on the ceiling. There's another mustachioed dude sitting there. They ask me to sit down.
Turns out a woman named Mary Veckers (yes I remember her name
In clear and proper grammar it read Mary "The Whore" Veckers.
They slipped me a copy of the bill from across the table.
I immediately burst out laughing and say I'm quitting. No negociations, no conversations, I'm OUTTA HERE
I probably went on a smoke break back then and forgot to erase it.
I imagined this lovely kind grandmother who was gifted a phone by her loved ones only to get her first bill and going to the media
So yes
John Marston
's post has made me laugh uncontrollably. Thanks, man. I needed that.
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Happosai
Hold onto your panties
Not me but back when I was a manager over a support network, I had a guy very short tempered. He'd say the craziest things and I told him to listen to music to calm down (real hyper guy). He strapped headphones over top his headset.I think your subconscious just took control to get you outta there.
Back in 1998 I worked for Fido services, activating cell phones in a call centre for new customers.
I was preparing myself to find a new job because my hours were cut and I had the 4 PM to midnight shift.
When we weren't busy they would give us address changes on paper to input in the system to pass the time.
Sometimes I would fuck around writing people's names then erase it.
Fast forward about a month later and just as I'm about to put my headphone leash on a fat mustachioed dude taps me on the shoulder & asks me to follow him.
We enter a small dark room only lit by a light on the ceiling. There's another mustachioed dude sitting there. They ask me to sit down.
Turns out a woman named Mary Veckers (yes I remember her name
In clear and proper grammar it read Mary "The Whore" Veckers.
They slipped me a copy of the bill from across the table.
I immediately burst out laughing and say I'm quitting. No negociations, no conversations, I'm OUTTA HERE
I probably went on a smoke break back then and forgot to erase it.
I imagined this lovely kind grandmother who was gifted a phone by her loved ones only to get her first bill and going to the media
So yes
Anyway, he was one away from completing his 90-day period and becoming official with the business. One of his coworkers got a call toward the end of the day from a customer who said, "Just got a voice message from Clyde. Clyde told me that I need to pick up my phone. And that people who don't pick up their phones are horrible for the workplace and he should fire himself." I brought the team together and asked Clyde in front of everyone one, "is this true?" He said, "Oh yeah, that guy's a jerk and never picks up the phone." Clyde was not there the following day but I had a laugh on that.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
You are the younger brother I never had & I got your back.This thread has been amazing and I thank all of you for your insights and well wishes, but;
Thanks, man. I needed that.
Just for you here are some extras from that "experience"
The mustachioed security dude asked me if I sabotaged any more addresses. I told him I did a bunch but couldn't remember.
When his face turned white I assured him I was kidding.
On my way out I came across my Lead who's posture was pure sadness with his hands in his face. Like I just raped and killed 2 babies.
I told him it was alright and he wouldn't remember my face in 2 weeks. Life goes on.
This dude is probably still there at Fido with a receding hairline, 2 kids and a loveless marriage.
West Texas CEO
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
RagnarokIV
Battlebus imprisoning me \m/ >.< \m/
Here's a solid suggestion for a resignation letter:
Years back I left a job at a shitty bank by giving in a resignation letter with a photo of Batista and saying I'm off to be a pro wrestler.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
The greatest story this week.I think your subconscious just took control to get you outta there.
Back in 1998 I worked for Fido services, activating cell phones in a call centre for new customers.
I was preparing myself to find a new job because my hours were cut and I had the 4 PM to midnight shift.
When we weren't busy they would give us address changes on paper to input in the system to pass the time.
Sometimes I would fuck around writing people's names then erase it.
Fast forward about a month later and just as I'm about to put my headphone leash on a fat mustachioed dude taps me on the shoulder & asks me to follow him.
We enter a small dark room only lit by a light on the ceiling. There's another mustachioed dude sitting there. They ask me to sit down.
Turns out a woman named Mary Veckers (yes I remember her name
In clear and proper grammar it read Mary "The Whore" Veckers.
They slipped me a copy of the bill from across the table.
I immediately burst out laughing and say I'm quitting. No negociations, no conversations, I'm OUTTA HERE
I probably went on a smoke break back then and forgot to erase it.
I imagined this lovely kind grandmother who was gifted a phone by her loved ones only to get her first bill and going to the media
So yes
FunkMiller
Member
Pretty sure I banged and then shot Mary 'The Whore' Veckers in Red Dead Redemption, so your avatar checks out
John Marston
John Marston
ÆMNE22A!C
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
Jesus Christ you guys
ÆMNE22A!C
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
ÆMNE22A!C
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Jesus Christ you guys
This thread is a great example of GAF at it's best:
Real life drama. Trolling. Seriousness. Discussion. Laughing. Sincere advice. Empathy.
And some great stories to boot.
#THISISNEOGAF
❤
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
I also told the mustachioed fat security dude who looked like Richard Jewell "Was Mary Veckers an actual whore and was upset that Fido found out?".
All I got was a blank stare.
All I got was a blank stare.
Trunx81
Member
Happosai
Hold onto your panties
Ain't gonna take 2-months for a follow up thread. Next should be: Cleaning out the Office | OT | Snatching One Last Lunch For September
Trunx81
Member
It will take 2 months because now he will use the free time to go through his Khalifacollection first.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
Happosai
Hold onto your panties
Qualifications? This thread is Gold. By the way, like 14-years ago I worked as a cold call telemarketer. Someone dared me to fart on the most irate caller. One night we called a woman who said she was ready to kill us (cold call campaign raising money for child car seats for the local PD). Last words before she DNC'd were not with my mouth. Coworker also won a bet to see if he could sell someone by speaking as a Southern gal. We would have all been fired but there were never any managers.
Ass of Can Whooping
Member
Lmao