Happy holidays... you're fired.

hounddawg · 07-01-2005, 12:51 PM

Got a call at the gunshop this morning. My night-shift dollar job is no more. Really brightened my day to hear a chipper little secretary tell me "well due to financial restraints the company has no alternative but to lay off several people." I says "Huh? You mean I'm fired?" She says, "Not at all, Sir. You have been laid off." I says "So, I still work there?" She says, "No, sir. I'm sorry." I says "So, I've been fired then?", she says "I'm afraid so." I says, "Happy holidays." She says "you too, sir. I'm really sorry."

Ever had the feeling that somebody had just opened an umbrella in your arse? Bass-turds in management couldn't even scrape the nuts together to call me theirselves. Bass-turds.

Doglips · 07-01-2005, 02:27 PM

love the way they explain things now days...your freed to persue a crear with another company

Big Dog · 07-01-2005, 02:46 PM

Yep, and the manager can't even scrape up the cojones to do it himself. Has to get the little lady in the front office to do his light work for him.

I had that happen once, when I worked with U-haul. I was their small-engine/rental equipment guy, had rebuilt the shop area and set it up for more efficiency. They loved it.

Then the summer ended, and rentals fell off. Glad I did get canned later - the idiots running things were dishonest, and got caught with their hands in the company's cookie jar. They all got canned. I laughed myself silly when I heard.

Doglips · 07-01-2005, 03:06 PM

I like when companys around here higher security for the lay off....10 of us show up...managers tell us wait here by elavators (2 on a floor) or main door in a big goup...now look inconspicous we dont want the employees to know theres a layoff untill we announce it....gee buddy we never had security here before ..wounder why them 10 guys is hanging out in our lobby...heck we dont even have a donut shop...probly giveing just haging out..no worries mate

hounddawg · 07-01-2005, 03:33 PM

Thing that gets me is in the manufacturing plant that I worked, we had a staff meeting last week where we were assured that there would be no lay-offs by the big guy. The rumours have been flying about for a few weeks. Seems they were not rumours.

Anyway, I am starting a new job on tuesday (a temp job at $ 14.85/hour) but that will only last for 2 weeks. I have applied for a position at Barrett Arms. Hope I get it.

SPOCAHP ANAR · 07-01-2005, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by hounddawg

we were assured that there would be no lay-offs by the big guy.

Yeah never believe anything they tell you when there are hard times. I work in consulting and most of the managers do nothing but lie. I worked for 2 guys that I really trusted; they were real honest about the work situation.

Shaun · 07-01-2005, 07:13 PM

CAT is basically the same

missharpshooter · 07-01-2005, 07:49 PM

I am crossing my fingers for you that you will get your new job, wow seems like you and Joe have hard a ruff week. Lady Di

.22guy · 07-01-2005, 08:41 PM

The lack of integrity people show these days never ceases to amaze me. Good luck with everything~

jerry · 07-01-2005, 08:50 PM

Our company controller will come get the fired individual and escort him/her to shipping & recieving to pick out a box. I keep my box in my cubicle for easy access 1/2 packed to avoid the walk of shame. Not if, but when.

Paydays that land on friday are especially notorious.

BattleRifleG3 · 07-01-2005, 11:42 PM

Wow, if you get to work at Barrett that would be awesome!

Oxford · 07-02-2005, 12:17 AM

BRG3...have you found a career job yet? If you posted about it I must have missed the post.

BattleRifleG3 · 07-02-2005, 12:26 AM

Not yet. Have had a few monkey wrenches fall into the process, but I'm not dead yet...

hounddawg · 07-02-2005, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by missharpshooter

I am crossing my fingers for you that you will get your new job, wow seems like you and Joe have hard a ruff week. Lady Di

Naow worries miss. Thangs is not so bad. Let's see, this week from bad to worse...

1) The wife puts the caibash on any more rifle purchases,
2) My 15-year old daughter discovers the joys of cybersex (ask me how I know)
3) Fired from work
4) Because of "3" no longer able to get loan from bank to buy a house.

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Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

Wow, if you get to work at Barrett that would be awesome!

Awesome??? That's sacriledge! Better than winning the national lottery

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Originally Posted by jerry

Our company controller will come get the fired individual and escort him/her to shipping & recieving to pick out a box. I keep my box in my cubicle for easy access 1/2 packed to avoid the walk of shame. Not if, but when.

Whoever escorted me to shipping would find himself picking out a box. Picking it out of his arse. I'm feeling the teeniest spot of hostility towards certain members of the community right now.

Thanx y'all. At least G&G is still there. All this bad luck may be a blessing in disguise because,

1) The wife, I can work with, given time,
2) My daughter remains unfertilised and stays a virgin (I hope)
3) I might go to work for Ronnie Barrett
4) Get the mortgage later.

Rufus Rhastus J · 07-02-2005, 08:29 AM

if you get that job, would you see about getting me one of those single shots? A piece at a time will do, no hurry. thanks, in advance, I really would love to have one!

rebel727 · 07-02-2005, 08:33 AM

[quote=hounddawg]
My 15-year old daughter discovers the joys of cybersex (ask me how I know)QUOTE])

Aww, that's just great! One more thing I gotta worry about with my 13 year old. :drink:

Big Dog · 07-05-2005, 10:28 AM

Here in State employment, when ya get the 'notice', you get the bum's rush out the front door, escorted by security - do not return to office, hope your buddies get all your things from the desk.

They have a bad habit of doing this at the worst of times - say a week before Christmas!

troy2000 · 07-05-2005, 08:49 PM

Last time I got fired, it was because I got crunched in a company vehicle, and the manager said my drug test came back positive for alcohol. Pretty strange, since I hadn't had a drink for days. I called the doctor's office, and they told me they couldn't discuss the test results with me because they were confidential. I blew over to his office and explained that since I had been fired because of those "confidential" results I really thought they should share them with me. When the doctor came out to keep his receptionist from being dismembered in front of his patients, I asked him what exactly in the results had indicated alcohol. His answer? Nothing...my idiot manager had apparently siezed upon some number indicating the parts per million of alcohol-related compounds in my system (which were natural and normal), and assumed it meant blood-alcohol percentage, even though the results line indicated negative.

I extracted an official apology in writing, got myself re-hired, and then told them to shove their job. It was fairly obvious that by proving management wrong I had painted a bullseye on my own back, and I didn't want to hang around for the fatal shot, whenever and from wherever it came. Since I now make almost three times what they were paying me, I'd say they did me a favor in the long run, even though times were hard for a while.

07-01-2005, 12:51 PM	#1
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South of Nasty-vile, Tennessee Posts: 535 Images: 1	Happy holidays... you're fired. Got a call at the gunshop this morning. My night-shift dollar job is no more. Really brightened my day to hear a chipper little secretary tell me "well due to financial restraints the company has no alternative but to lay off several people." I says "Huh? You mean I'm fired?" She says, "Not at all, Sir. You have been laid off." I says "So, I still work there?" She says, "No, sir. I'm sorry." I says "So, I've been fired then?", she says "I'm afraid so." I says, "Happy holidays." She says "you too, sir. I'm really sorry." Ever had the feeling that somebody had just opened an umbrella in your arse? Bass-turds in management couldn't even scrape the nuts together to call me theirselves. Bass-turds. __________________ http://images.animationfactory.com/a...ing_md_clr.gif If the people be of sound mind, laws are unneccesary. If the people be not of sound mind, laws are useless. --Plato

07-01-2005, 02:46 PM	#3
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	Yep, and the manager can't even scrape up the cojones to do it himself. Has to get the little lady in the front office to do his light work for him. I had that happen once, when I worked with U-haul. I was their small-engine/rental equipment guy, had rebuilt the shop area and set it up for more efficiency. They loved it. Then the summer ended, and rentals fell off. Glad I did get canned later - the idiots running things were dishonest, and got caught with their hands in the company's cookie jar. They all got canned. I laughed myself silly when I heard. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

07-01-2005, 03:33 PM	#5
hounddawg Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: South of Nasty-vile, Tennessee Posts: 535 Images: 1	Thing that gets me is in the manufacturing plant that I worked, we had a staff meeting last week where we were assured that there would be no lay-offs by the big guy. The rumours have been flying about for a few weeks. Seems they were not rumours. Anyway, I am starting a new job on tuesday (a temp job at $ 14.85/hour) but that will only last for 2 weeks. I have applied for a position at Barrett Arms. Hope I get it. __________________ http://images.animationfactory.com/a...ing_md_clr.gif If the people be of sound mind, laws are unneccesary. If the people be not of sound mind, laws are useless. --Plato

07-01-2005, 07:13 PM	#7
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,592 Images: 1	CAT is basically the same __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

07-01-2005, 07:49 PM	#8
missharpshooter Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 979 Images: 2	I am crossing my fingers for you that you will get your new job, wow seems like you and Joe have hard a ruff week. Lady Di __________________ IF IT DOESN'T GET HOT..IT DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH FIREPOWER....DBL TAPP IS NOT DANCING..

07-01-2005, 02:27 PM	#2
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	love the way they explain things now days...your freed to persue a crear with another company

07-01-2005, 03:06 PM	#4
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	I like when companys around here higher security for the lay off....10 of us show up...managers tell us wait here by elavators (2 on a floor) or main door in a big goup...now look inconspicous we dont want the employees to know theres a layoff untill we announce it....gee buddy we never had security here before ..wounder why them 10 guys is hanging out in our lobby...heck we dont even have a donut shop...probly giveing just haging out..no worries mate

07-01-2005, 08:41 PM	#9
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,157	The lack of integrity people show these days never ceases to amaze me. Good luck with everything~

07-01-2005, 08:50 PM	#10
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,882 Images: 9 Blog Entries: 1	Our company controller will come get the fired individual and escort him/her to shipping & recieving to pick out a box. I keep my box in my cubicle for easy access 1/2 packed to avoid the walk of shame. Not if, but when. Paydays that land on friday are especially notorious. __________________ I'm a down home back woods redneck

07-01-2005, 11:42 PM	#11
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Wow, if you get to work at Barrett that would be awesome! __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-02-2005, 12:17 AM	#12
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 13,023 Blog Entries: 4	BRG3...have you found a career job yet? If you posted about it I must have missed the post. __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

07-02-2005, 12:26 AM	#13
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Not yet. Have had a few monkey wrenches fall into the process, but I'm not dead yet... __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

07-02-2005, 08:29 AM	#15
Rufus Rhastus J Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: West, Central Florida, Third World America Posts: 6,339 Images: 1	if you get that job, would you see about getting me one of those single shots? A piece at a time will do, no hurry. thanks, in advance, I really would love to have one! __________________ "They cannot be trusted.....The Romulans (our politicos) are without honor." Worf

07-02-2005, 08:33 AM	#16
rebel727 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Heidelberg, Mississippi Posts: 1,547	[quote=hounddawg] My 15-year old daughter discovers the joys of cybersex (ask me how I know)QUOTE]) Aww, that's just great! One more thing I gotta worry about with my 13 year old. :drink: __________________ North-1 South-0 HALFTIME!

07-05-2005, 10:28 AM	#17
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	Here in State employment, when ya get the 'notice', you get the bum's rush out the front door, escorted by security - do not return to office, hope your buddies get all your things from the desk. They have a bad habit of doing this at the worst of times - say a week before Christmas! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

07-05-2005, 08:49 PM	#18
troy2000 Resident Armed Liberal Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 9,457 Images: 9	Last time I got fired, it was because I got crunched in a company vehicle, and the manager said my drug test came back positive for alcohol. Pretty strange, since I hadn't had a drink for days. I called the doctor's office, and they told me they couldn't discuss the test results with me because they were confidential. I blew over to his office and explained that since I had been fired because of those "confidential" results I really thought they should share them with me. When the doctor came out to keep his receptionist from being dismembered in front of his patients, I asked him what exactly in the results had indicated alcohol. His answer? Nothing...my idiot manager had apparently siezed upon some number indicating the parts per million of alcohol-related compounds in my system (which were natural and normal), and assumed it meant blood-alcohol percentage, even though the results line indicated negative. I extracted an official apology in writing, got myself re-hired, and then told them to shove their job. It was fairly obvious that by proving management wrong I had painted a bullseye on my own back, and I didn't want to hang around for the fatal shot, whenever and from wherever it came. Since I now make almost three times what they were paying me, I'd say they did me a favor in the long run, even though times were hard for a while.