I was let go from work today

[smurf2]

Good luck finding a good job bro. Getting laid off sucks.

Use it as a learning experience:

Still on probation and already coming in late - strike 1
Text instead of phone call to inform boss - strike 2
Smart ass email about planning sickness in future - strike 3
Telling HR you went to labor board and they were wrong and they owe you money - strike 4 and 5

Yer out!

Hiring a new guy is always risky. Probation is to find out how you will like them. What does a boss like? The invisible employee. He works, he goes home. The boss doesn't hear him ask for anything, doesn't hear his personal problems, doesn't have to cover for his absense, doesn't get messages or phone calls from him, doesn't hear complaints from other employees about him etc.

After this incident (even though it started out minor), they didn't want to take the risk of being stuck with a pain in the ass.

Better way to handle it, don't be late! But if you have to be, call boss, apologize 15 times, and thank her 15 times if she accepts your lateness this one time. Then tell her it won't happen again. Then tell her you are sorry for the short notice.
Then do a good job, day in and day out until they stop worrying about you and accept you. Then, occasional sickness or lateness becomes much less of a big deal.

Having been in management roles in the past, AGREED!

 

[ceo]

Good luck finding a good job bro. Getting laid off sucks.

Use it as a learning experience:

Still on probation and already coming in late - strike 1
Text instead of phone call to inform boss - strike 2
Smart ass email about planning sickness in future - strike 3
Telling HR you went to labor board and they were wrong and they owe you money - strike 4 and 5

Yer out!

Hiring a new guy is always risky. Probation is to find out how you will like them. What does a boss like? The invisible employee. He works, he goes home. The boss doesn't hear him ask for anything, doesn't hear his personal problems, doesn't have to cover for his absense, doesn't get messages or phone calls from him, doesn't hear complaints from other employees about him etc.

After this incident (even though it started out minor), they didn't want to take the risk of being stuck with a pain in the ass.

Better way to handle it, don't be late! But if you have to be, call boss, apologize 15 times, and thank her 15 times if she accepts your lateness this one time. Then tell her it won't happen again. Then tell her you are sorry for the short notice.
Then do a good job, day in and day out until they stop worrying about you and accept you. Then, occasional sickness or lateness becomes much less of a big deal.

But wait, wait, wait!!!

We are ENTITLED to sick days and knowing and enforcing our rights, and, and, and...all that stuff! Yeah!

Don't try to steal his voice!

 

[-SD-]

But wait, wait, wait!!!

We are ENTITLED to sick days and knowing and enforcing our rights, and, and, and...all that stuff! Yeah!

Don't try to steal his voice!

You forgot its canada rob

 

[WoodyO]

I'm in a management role, and I prefer when people text or email me when they are not coming in. We have "personal days" not sick days, so people can use them for whatever the fuck they want to use them for. I don't care to waste my time talking to them on the phone and hearing whatever stupid-ass story they are giving me.

 

[Headholio]

I'm in a management role, and I prefer when people text or email me when they are not coming in. We have "personal days" not sick days, so people can use them for whatever the fuck they want to use them for. I don't care to waste my time talking to them on the phone and hearing whatever stupid-ass story they are giving me.

It depends on the work. In my situation it was always production operations. Short notice absense could cause a shut down. I always required a phone call because a text was just too easy for people who were just lazy and abusing the system. Having to talk to the boss is a small deterent, but a deterent none the less.

In Engineering on the other hand, like you, I don't give a crap if people use short notice personal time for whatever they want. They manage their own work.

 

[binö]

I've been seeing this happen in the medical field lately too. If the best doctor or surgeon is an asshole or difficult to work with (ie. they don't suffer fools well, and will let the fools know they are fucking idiots when they fuck up), they eventually end up losing privileges at hospitals (essentially getting forced out or "fired"). Then they bring in another doc/surgeon who is more sensitive and makes everyone they work with feel good and people love him/her. If that doc/surgeon always fucks up, doesn't matter...they're a pleasure to work with. That other doc always made sure everything they did was perfect, but they weren't always a pleasure to work with.

As a patient, I know which doc I'd rather have. But lately the care of the patient seems to be taking a back seat to how the other docs, nurses, techs, and other people working there feel.

Look at me i hang out in hospitals!!!!
can i hook a bronig up with a hydro scrpit?

 

[wootoom]

Look at me i hang out in hospitals!!!!
can i hook a bronig up with a hydro scrpit?

Same brother lol

 

[EarthRider]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
lmfao

 

[the_alcatraz]

Guys, sales is different...it's like running your own business. I was a model employee, until this incident...they started with all the bullshit, I merely reciprocated. I'll work my ass off for you, until you start fuckin with me. I will not kiss ass, I've been very successful before and made 6 figures and never needed to kiss ass....I'm sorry if you feel the need to kiss ass. I believe my university transcripts, my work experience will land me a job where I dont need to kiss ass...it might take time, but It'll happen.

 

[binö]

Guys, sales is different...it's like running your own business. I was a model employee, until this incident...they started with all the bullshit, I merely reciprocated. I'll work my ass off for you, until you start fuckin with me. I will not kiss ass, I've been very successful before and made 6 figures and never needed to kiss ass....I'm sorry if you feel the need to kiss ass. I believe my university transcripts, my work experience will land me a job where I dont need to kiss ass...it might take time, but It'll happen.

ug lab bro upstart, it is your destiny browalker.