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I quit my B.S. job last summer when they tried pulling crap like this and started my own business to compete with them instead. I now make three times the cash and I only have to work about 20 hours a week, the rest is spent sipping drinks in the sun. I could easily take their employees away from them if I wanted to and hurt their business pretty badly, but I won't.
Moral of the story: Quitting/being fired always seems like a bad thing at the time, but when you're working for an a-hole, only good things can come from leaving.
Moral of the story: Quitting/being fired always seems like a bad thing at the time, but when you're working for an a-hole, only good things can come from leaving.
I quit my B.S. job last summer when they tried pulling crap like this and started my own business to compete with them instead. I now make three times the cash and I only have to work about 20 hours a week, the rest is spent sipping drinks in the sun.
LOL, I know you're totally geniune but this sounds like an infomercial
I was scared to ask off from my job because my boss takes that same week off every year to go to Florida. I was so scared he'd say no, but he said having "just those two days" off would be fine. As if the business would collapse if the hourly-waged, entry-level girl wasn't here to make the website look pretty....
LOL, I know you're totally geniune but this sounds like an infomercial
Haha, yeah it totally does!
Seriously though, I know it's not always easy for people to see it this way, but if you're putting your job before the things that are actually important to you in your life, you need to check your priorities.
The way I look at it is, if I die tomorrow would I rather have people say "Damn, we're gonna miss Paul. He was one hell of a worker!"
OR
"Damn, we're gonna miss Paul. That guy lived life to the fullest."
When it's all said and done, work should be what you do in order to afford an enjoyable time off. If work gets in the way of that time off, it's time to stop working.
There's my 2 cents.
Last Edit: May 29, 2008 16:43:24 GMT -5 by beau - Back to Top
Today, on a major highway in Connecticut, a tractor trailer hit a state trooper and the highway was literally shut down for about four hours. I of course, was stuck in this traffic on my way to work.
I called my boss when I realized that the traffic wasn't moving and it was a really bad accident. At this point, it was 8:15 AM, 15 minutes before I was supposed to open the store. I was berated briefly about not calling earlier and that I "should've been listening to the radio," and told to get there as soon as possible and "open [his] fucking store."
I didn't arrive at the store until 3 hours later, at 11:30. I was told that I could go home by another employee, and decided to call my boss. When I called him, he cursed me out and told me I was fired for being so late and not calling while I was stuck in traffic for the past 3 hours. I left my key there, and walked out the door.
Problem is that I would've made over $500 this week because I had overtime scheduled, and now my Bonnaroo spending fund is going to be severely cut.
So yeah, what a shitty day I had. I was stuck in some of the worst traffic of my life (I literally traveled half mile in about 3 hours and 15 minutes), and I did it all just to get fired.
Post by mulcherry0420 on Jun 4, 2008 18:02:51 GMT -5
yup, got accused of stealing 632 dollars at Speedway gas station. As soon as they said that to me i said "I quit"...never stole anything. Not even a beer from your cooler at bonnaroo.
Today, on a major highway in Connecticut, a tractor trailer hit a state trooper and the highway was literally shut down for about four hours. I of course, was stuck in this traffic on my way to work.
I called my boss when I realized that the traffic wasn't moving and it was a really bad accident. At this point, it was 8:15 AM, 15 minutes before I was supposed to open the store. I was berated briefly about not calling earlier and that I "should've been listening to the radio," and told to get there as soon as possible and "open [his] quacking store."
I didn't arrive at the store until 3 hours later, at 11:30. I was told that I could go home by another employee, and decided to call my boss. When I called him, he cursed me out and told me I was fired for being so late and not calling while I was stuck in traffic for the past 3 hours. I left my key there, and walked out the door.
Problem is that I would've made over $500 this week because I had overtime scheduled, and now my Bonnaroo spending fund is going to be severely cut.
So yeah, what a poopy day I had. I was stuck in some of the worst traffic of my life (I literally traveled half mile in about 3 hours and 15 minutes), and I did it all just to get fired.
man, I know it doesn't help, but some I'm sending some karma your way & you'll be in my thoughts!
the great thing about roo is that there are so many generous and giving people there that you can get by without hundreds of dollars to spend.
And I would call HR on your boss. It seems to me you were unfairly fired. You called and notified him on your commute to work, and there will be records of the accident. I think you have a case on your hands, so if it's worth it try to pursue it!
And good luck on finding a new job.. hopefully this one will be a lot better! ;D
We should turn this into a "Work vs. Bonnaroo Stories" thread.
2 years ago at bonnaroo i got a call from my boss telling me that she had just fired one of the other designers and she wanted to know if i could come in. This was Friday at around noon and i had already started "partying" quite a bit. Not that i would have gone in anyways but it kind of messed up my day after i had to tell them no. The next morning, once the "partying" wore off, i realized that i was making too big of a deal out of it because it was my scheduled vacation time and it wasn't my fault they fired someone.
But it worked out. I left that job shortly after that incident.
That sounds like a story worth hearing. Please share.
not much of a story, just that cheffers bosses werent gonna let her go to langerado, and we had been planning it for like..ever. so i was gonna burn that shit down. everything turned out okay tho.
Today, on a major highway in Connecticut, a tractor trailer hit a state trooper and the highway was literally shut down for about four hours. I of course, was stuck in this traffic on my way to work.
I called my boss when I realized that the traffic wasn't moving and it was a really bad accident. At this point, it was 8:15 AM, 15 minutes before I was supposed to open the store. I was berated briefly about not calling earlier and that I "should've been listening to the radio," and told to get there as soon as possible and "open [his] quacking store."
I didn't arrive at the store until 3 hours later, at 11:30. I was told that I could go home by another employee, and decided to call my boss. When I called him, he cursed me out and told me I was fired for being so late and not calling while I was stuck in traffic for the past 3 hours. I left my key there, and walked out the door.
Problem is that I would've made over $500 this week because I had overtime scheduled, and now my Bonnaroo spending fund is going to be severely cut.
So yeah, what a poopy day I had. I was stuck in some of the worst traffic of my life (I literally traveled half mile in about 3 hours and 15 minutes), and I did it all just to get fired.
man, I know it doesn't help, but some I'm sending some karma your way & you'll be in my thoughts!
the great thing about roo is that there are so many generous and giving people there that you can get by without hundreds of dollars to spend.
And I would call HR on your boss. It seems to me you were unfairly fired. You called and notified him on your commute to work, and there will be records of the accident. I think you have a case on your hands, so if it's worth it try to pursue it!
And good luck on finding a new job.. hopefully this one will be a lot better! ;D
Thing is, he is HR, (along with IT, Payroll, etc. etc.). He's an individual business owner (allegedly the biggest tobacconist in New England) and only has about 6-7 employees at this business. THere's not really anyone I can go to above his head, you know what I mean?
Whatever, I'm not gonna beg him for my job back, I've got way too much pride for that. He's an alcoholic and a cokehead, and I'll be happy to just go our separate ways.
Post by candyflippedaround on Jun 4, 2008 23:47:00 GMT -5
i dont recommend any illegal activities including but not limited to burning down buildings and stealing when you can simply call in sick and hope for the best. somewhat related, i am an idiot and got the friday of Roo off but agreed to work the saturday night of 'Roo by saying i would take saturday as a regular part of my schedule, and forgot to mention i needed the following saturday off as well. prob not hard to fix but its still one thing i dont have set for sure less than a week before i leave :\ also today my boss at my other job said he had no idea i put in for a vacation in two weeks, one of the supervisors didnt tell him i guess. its fine but just kind of stressful to feel like i am prying for these days off.
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