Bow out gracefully?
By katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
United States
December 3, 2015 5:55am CST
On Tuesday at the end of the work day the coworker I really disliked got fired.
The manager tried to make it a private matter. Most of the employees had gone home already. I stay late on Tuesdays as the drive thru is open an hour after we close and Tuesday is one of my days to run it... so it was pretty much just me and a couple supervisors left.
They called the girl into the manager's office. A few minutes later she came out, announced to the world that she was fired, threw her keys across the room. Then she stormed back into the managers office to argue about the decision.
The whole place could hear her and her side of the argument. I don't have to wonder about the reason they gave her for letting her go.
If I were fired I'd be the quiet one trying to fight back the tears. I wouldn't argue or fight.. that won't change anything. I'll just go.
Have you ever been fired?
How would you behave if you were fired?
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10 responses
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
3 Dec 15
That's my thought too.. plus if you handle it badly as she did that's just more reason for them not to want you back.
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@GardenGerty (169439)
• United States
3 Dec 15
I would leave quietly and try to keep it private. I imagine you are not surprised she was let go. Often companies let people truly hang themselves, so that they can not draw unemployment.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
3 Dec 15
The other times people were fired I didn't know if they were fired or quit as they left so quietly. I think it's better to go that route too than to yell and let the whole building know what you did wrong.
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@Juliaacv (56208)
• Canada
3 Dec 15
I've never been fired, but have seen a lot of others come and go over the years. All of the employers that I've ever worked for have had 2 supervisors or managers in the room to deliver the news, and then the employee is escorted out for safety reasons like you touched on in your discussion regarding her throwing the keys and have a loud verbal break down.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
4 Dec 15
It was the manager and 1 supervisor as it usually is. They came right out to try to escort her out but she just turned around and marched right back in. I guess they never had a problem with that before so didn't expect her to cause a scene.
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@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
3 Dec 15
It's handled that way where I work. They usually have two people walk you out too. Because of that I've never seen any "loud firing scenes." They usually tell you in a secluded place too, so you have some dignity and privacy.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
4 Dec 15
I would normally quit a job like that before getting fired. I've only been fired once, and that was the first job I ever had.
@euphie (573)
• Ballymena, Northern Ireland
4 Dec 15
@katsmeow1213 It was a permanent job (and they're hard to find around here) and I hoped it would get better. Sadly, it didn't
@Rohvannyn (3098)
• United States
3 Dec 15
When I've been fired I generally went quietly. It's actually happened three times but two of those times it wasn't anything I did, and I was angry, but other than wanting to know the reason why I didn't through that big of a hissy fit. A good friend of mine just got fired, and he went quietly and amicably. He's philosophical like that. It sounds like your coworker just demonstrated why she was disliked all the way to her last minute.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
4 Dec 15
Yeah, pretty much.. I'm sure the manager was thinking "Glad we're rid of you now" lol.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
3 Dec 15
I'd probably throw a fit in the car on the way home, but it would be in private after I left the building.
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@marguicha (230334)
• Chile
12 Dec 15
I would try to be as calm as posible so that I can get a recomendation for another post.
@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
3 Dec 15
Don't see the point to cause a scene, she might have issue getting future references.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
4 Dec 15
Being fired doesn't make for getting good references, regardless of how you leave the building.
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@Drosophila (16568)
• Ireland
4 Dec 15
@katsmeow1213 that's true enough, if she was clever, she'd ask about reference. instead of making a scene. Immediate focus surely should be future employment.
@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
4 Dec 15
I've never been fired but would leave quietly. Hubby has been fired many times but his field is famous for firing people (sports, coaching). He always took it like a man and had another job in the same field within months.
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
5 Dec 15
Oh yes, in a job like that being fired doesn't necessarily mean it was your fault.. just the team wasn't winning.
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