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myLot reputation of 64/100. JodiLynn (491)   ranked 2,862 out of 38,303 in life7 months ago

Have you ever been fired, downsized, out sourced, canned, booted or simply let go from a job? In retrospect, can you see any humor in the situation? OK, maybe not "funny" per se, how about interesting twists in a getting fired story?

Here is my story, not really funny, but....

I was 8 months out of cancer recovery, working as a receptionist at a small Spa & Salon chain, it was mid march and the flu had hit our area like a plague, and I was the last to get it in our salon. For three days I laid on the bathroom floor praying for death or at least a 40lb blanket to keep me from shivering out of my skin. The phone rang on the third day, it was my manager...now keep in mind I am audibly throwing up while trying to assume some composure for this conversation. Manager asks how I am doing, and my reply was of course "I'm getting better, or at least trying to....". She then says, "this just isn't a good fit, we wish you the best...". I actually laughed, hysterically, into the phone. That threw her quite a bit, so I told her to have a nice day and hung up. Maybe I was fevered, or maybe I just didn't care at that particular moment, either way, I look back on my one and only firing and smile.

 
 
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1. myLot reputation of 79/100. angelsmummy (938)   ranked 6,602 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

I got fired from my first ever proper job at McDonalds, this was because I started a relationship with a co-worker. Bear this in my there was another couple in there! My manager told me if I wanted to keep the job I would need to stop having a relationship. (me and my ex worked different shifts and never met up inside work hours not even for lunch). So I told him I was not prepared to do this. The manager started being really horrible to me during my shifts and one day it got so bad (he told me I was a useless, horrible cow) so I threw a burger at him had a meeting the next day and got fired. I took them to a tribunal was offered my job back and the manager got fired instead. I refused the job bakc as I had already got a better job with higher pay while waiting for the tribunal. I thought that was a brilliant result!


myLot reputation of 64/100. JodiLynn (491)   ranked 2,862 out of 38,303 in life  7 months ago

"For every door that closes, a new one is opened."

I don't know who coined the phrase, but it was dead on, IMO. Almost everyone I've talked to about this has said they were mildly devastated for a brief period (shock mostly) but then moved on to better jobs or business opportunities.
I've heard about chain places making employees lives hell when in the throes of termination. They make it impossible to bear and people usually quit on their own. read www.rlserver.blogspot.com some very funny stories about a huge seafood chain.


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2. myLot reputation of 87/100. marriedman111399 (906)   ranked 2,396 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

I am lucky to say that I have not been fired. One company that I worked for was downsizing and they started letting managers go first. I had been looking for another job already and had one lined up so I did not have to worry about being fired because I was already going to leave. All of the people that were getting let go did not seem to care that they were getting fired. I am glad that they were able tpo find other work as I have talked to them since then.

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. doryvien (944)   ranked 3,300 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

The company I worked with for almost 10 years closed shop. Though we(the employees) were advised a year earlier about the closure, still it was very difficult to accept it when the time finally came. No matter how I psyched myself out, nothing felt good about losing a job. Then I realized I should look at the positive side of it - we were given a good settlement, the company paid each employee more than what was provided for in the company policy. I was able to put up a small business from my separation pay. Now I work for myself, I'm the boss, and I'm able to provide jobs for my 5 staff. I now think losing my job was a blessing in disguise.


myLot reputation of 64/100. JodiLynn (491)   ranked 2,862 out of 38,303 in life  7 months ago

see now this is what I've been hearing from so many people! Congratulations on your new found success!

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4. myLot reputation of 60/100. xoxcharityxox (572)   ranked 5,964 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

That wasn't very "nice of them" but yor response absolutely cracks me up! I have never gotten fired from a job, but I have been turned down for many. One guy made me so mad I about reported him. I went to an open interview for a restaurant. The guy was flirting with some of the girls there. Everyone could hear him. Well, he turned me down in the end because I wouldn't wear a bikini to work. Keep in mind this was a family establishment, not a club. They brought it up when discussing occasional theme parties, which is absolutely fine. However, you can wear more then a bikini for a hawaiin theme party!!!


myLot reputation of 64/100. JodiLynn (491)   ranked 2,862 out of 38,303 in life  7 months ago

I could have fought it, because you legally can't fire some one who is legitimately sick, and I did follow all the rules, had my shifts covered, etc. I was so sick I didn't care that I had been canned for BEING sick.

As to your bikini issue, you SHOULD have reported him.

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5. maosan3188 (37)   ranked 15,543 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

In any case,life will tontinue to,fighting!

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6. myLot reputation of 94/100. julie85 (3590)   ranked 6,336 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

I get fired of my grocery store because,, the big boss said that. I wasn't smile enough ..I only stay 3 month outhere. It was my first jog with customer service, so at start, maybe I wasn't perfect,but didn't let me time to be more 'good'. My boss of my department try to defend me and keep me, but that was the big boss decision. Last month I spend there, I taught I was made good efforts. I do think this boss didn't like me at start..lol I was receive the new sadly because after that fired... I was got a bad time to find another job..because of themthumbdown

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7. myLot reputation of 90/100. reckon21 (2338)   ranked 1,153 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

I never had the chance to get fired from my job.
I'm always the one who leave my job first. I don't
know why I don't stay long in a job maybe because I can
sense that they are going to fire me so I do it first.lol. lol

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8. myLot reputation of 89/100. notlistening2 (10807)   ranked 7,737 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

That is what Wal-Mart did to me, when I had cancer, they couldn't get a hole of me by phone, so when I went in the store one day, with my sister to use my discount card from Walmart, I notice my discount card would n't work, and I told my sister let me see did walmart fired me, and when I went to talk to the lady in personnel, that is what they did, fired me and she asked me, did I want to come back? I told her no, and a great weight was lifter off of my shoulders, because I didn't have to go back to that sorry store, any more they did me a favor. happylolthumbup

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9. myLot reputation of 79/100. eighternity (284)   ranked 8,650 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

Well that's the part of the work. You might be failed or success. Just smile, and have a good day!

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10. myLot reputation of 77/100. Strongheart (1079)   ranked 828 out of 38,303 in life   7 months ago

Funny how people like to kick you when you're down.

I was laid off over a year ago from a good superintendent position. By the time my unemployment ran out, we had learned to live on what I can make from side jobs and my wife's salary so I returned to pursuing a lifelong goal. I got back to my writing and subsequently published four books early this year. I am in the middle of my latest novel now, hope to publish it in the next couple months. You can see my books on my profile here at mylot and follow the links to read previews. Sales are a bit slow but I have already done one book signing and interest continues to grow.


myLot reputation of 64/100. JodiLynn (491)   ranked 2,862 out of 38,303 in life  7 months ago

Strong- That is wonderful!!! may your success continue! If I were to look your books up at the library, will I find them in stock? Hope so!


myLot reputation of 77/100. Strongheart (1079)   ranked 828 out of 38,303 in life  7 months ago

While they do have ISBN and EAN numbers and can be ordered through any bookstore with these numbers, I doubt any library systems have aquired them as yet, at least none that I have received royalties for. They can be found on Amazon.com, Target.com, my profile here, myspace profile and of course through my publisher, CreateSpace.com.

Perhaps if interest grows, a larger publishing entity will seek to promote them but for now, I am doing it all!

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