gettin' fired

but: do good ppl get good jobs?

Now, I hate temping.

I would so not take it personally that you were sacked by your agency and not the 'employer'; technically, the agency is your employer and the call was theirs to make. And remember, you gained valuable insight and experience of having to engage with people you possibly wouldn't cross the street to piss on, were they on fire. Which is what I said to the last temp agent I worked for in college.

(Hopefully actually, Mr Branson's Entertainment Emporium will employ me)

Nope, bullshitting about which Eric Clapton album to get for someone's dad's brithday is very much my calling.

I did tell the guy that 'rolled me off' (it's not called sacking anymore I think) that I thought he was a cunt, that he could shove his reference where the minions had been licking and that I hope he gets what is coming to him very soon. (Hence my email address.)

Oh, you might want to have a look at http://www.fuckedcompany.com - it's so good I bought the T-shirt and wore it on my last day in that job.

Apparently I was not supposed to do this without asking anyone. Oh, and I'd already accidently chucked a 10 quid record voucher in the bin.

I was quite glad actually since they were cunts who paid peanuts, and a week later I got a much better job.

Dear Livejournal,

Argh. It appears I might be fired this afternoon from my terrible restaurant job.

Asides from being incompetent, I was apparently supposed to work yesterday. This will be my second no call/no show in less than a month. Not because I’m disinterested but because I’m too absent minded to check the schedule.

I think they might keep me since they have a difficult time filling my position. If they do fire me I’m screwed as I have about 20 dollars in my bank account. Yikes!

Dear Mr Goodman,

It is customary, when employed, to show up for work.

Sincerely,

Livejournal

I don't like liars, I don't like cheats. I don't like bullshitters. I don't like schmoozers. I don't like arse-lickers. But I've got a gut feeling and I'm following it.

You're hired.

Love,
Alan S

Owner of AS Restuarants Ltd.

A nice "lol" before I leave work for the weekend. Cheers ken et moonship.

FYI This year I was fired twice by the same pub within two weeks of each other.

That sucked.

my boss got fired yesterday for stealing 2,500 from our store.

it was party ok bcuz he was incompetent and no one liked him, but i think he stole our tips u_u

partly*

did you have a party tho

well everyday from yesterday forward, so in a way, yes.

stop snitchin

Well, I got fired. If anyone knows of a job that’s available in Boston ... let a brother know. Or I suppose I could start panhandling in Harvard Square.

my boss has a habit of sending me emails on friday or so once every three months that basically read "you me and the co-owner need to meet at noon on monday" and then offer no additional info when I ask; so every three months I walk around going "am i fired?" and they generally suggest I start work on something that totally confounds me, I tackle it and then repeat.
But every time I spend three days walking around going "am i fired?" and i always feel like it's gonna be this time. And this is this time.

From across the house, the gf hears me sighing and immediately asks what's wrong now. I should really not look at my email after I get home.

damn, sorry forks

hope shit works out for you quickly

:-( I'm so sorry.

Agh, I'm sorry forks.

good luck dr morbius

yeahhhh, except no one will hire me

xp

what do you do? Could always keep an eye out

proofreading! close to completely dead.

I work for a company that needs proofreaders and copy editors. It's freelance work, but it's something.

Commiserations and g'luck morbs

If I hear of a requirement for a rabblerousing proofreader movie buff over here you'll be my no 1 rec

these ppl have been very good to me over the years:
https://aquent.co.uk/

whoops i guess you don't want the .co.uk link - they have a nyc office and have had one for years - https://aquent.com/contact-us/

oh god I’m sorry morbs
you are welcome join my pity party, i just restocked the booze & the chips

That's terrible. Sorry to hear of it, old chum.

sorry morbs and vg :(

Damn it, Veg and Morbs. I'm sorry!

a few days before my 50th birthday i (and many others- this was not personal) was laid off from the company i had worked 14 years for.

i saw it coming (a year ago the UK based company was take over by some american investment fund - and we all know how thats going to fly !),
but still, having worked with the same crew for most of that time its a strange one when it actually happens.
i am now in a strange position where after 30 or so years doing software support/testing, i may never work again for a software company.
at 50, i am not sure i want to start all over again, learning a whole new software application and chancing my luck.
before this job i had worked for many other places, and hated virtually every single moment of my previous jobs due to the absolute shits i had to pretend to like.
instead i may just get a min wage at the pub to help pay the bills and live the small quiet life that i have always been heading towards.
but before i make that decision, i am going to kick back and enjoy the downtime.
i would suggest you do the same if at all possible Morbs.
3 weeks into my new life, and the house looks good, i have plans re the garden once spring arrives, and i really dont miss the sodding 2 hours a day commuting.

good luck whatever you decide to do Morbs ..

A friend told me on Tuesday he was part of Barnes and Nobles' great purge.

Sorry to hear, all. Good luck on getting something good and sustainable soon.

Sorry to hear, wish you all the best

Ouch, hope everything works out for you Morbs.

feeling like you're about to get fired sucks

This feeling has been creeping into my psyche from time to time over the last six months or so.

Tho partially updating my resume last night did offer some solace.

Because paranoia or more substantial clues?

morbs you can have my job, i'm going to live in the woods

lets all live in the woods

If we all lived in the woods it wouldn’t be the woods anymore

Besides who’d drive

buzzkill

I'll drive

https://comedycentral.mtvnimages.com/images/tve/upright_citizens_brigade/16_9/ucb_104_office.jpg

thx everybody

supervisor (also canned) took us out for tacos & margaritas

sorry to hear, everyone. mark e I hear you re the commute though - really appreciating not driving through this city in rush hour...

my org is currently being reorged and has had some unnerving press recently but fingers crossed all of us are fairly safe.

I swear I posted on this thread? Anyway, that sucks, Dr. Morbius! (Maybe I'll see you next month?)

I might be visiting this thread in a few months

I'm genuinely sorry to hear that VG, mark e and Morbius are all going through uncertain times right now. 3 fucking brilliant posters there - all the best to youse.

saw this. damn it, morbs. I hope some better luck falls your way. You sure could use some.

thanks again, ppl, i'm not desperate (yet)

maybe on March 6 or 18, tokyo ro!

All the best for the future, Dr M.

I'm genuinely sorry to hear that VG, mark e and Morbius are all going through uncertain times right now. 3 fucking brilliant posters there - all the best to youse.

this completely sucks. don't let them win

I would hire all of you just to post on ilx :(

https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/?k=Editor

The Marines need you

You don't want me despoiling the region, big fella, and it sounds like too much work.

Look at all the other locations where an experienced GS-1084 could contribute, though

Sorry 1035. I get all my 10XX series mixed up now

How hilarious is it when you are being canned in 2 weeks, and you are told to go the extra mile (on something you've never had to do before) because "this editor (who you've never heard of before) IS PICKY"? lol, what's my motivation?

filling the time

the warm glow of satisfaction which follows a job well done, presumably

The gall

the spleen

the goin' postal

sorry to hear about this vg, mark and morbs best to you all
my wife's been out of work for 7 months definitely relate to the stress

yeah Morbs, seriously fuck that. don't even go an extra inch. you don't owe them shit.