Got fired today. . . .Let the flames begin.

[Thegonagle]

Well, have your beer tonight, but in the future, remember, if you need 3 LOUD alarm clocks to wake yourself up, then, by God, get those three alarm clocks and use them!

 

[GTaudiophile]

<--- Been late to class but NEVER been late to work!

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: DWW
I can't believe how many assholes are in this thread.

Sleeping in can happen to anyone. But yeah, this crowd is made up of non-humans

Who cares man, if they are willing to can you that fast it must be a piss poor place to work anyhow. You'll find another job.

IT WAS HIS 2ND WEEK ON THE JOB. And his attitude in the OP, hence all the comments.

 

[wyvrn]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
<--- Been late to class but NEVER been late to work!

You mean you actually attend class? Sucker!!!

 

[rudeguy]

Originally posted by: fivespeed5

Originally posted by: DWW
I can't believe how many assholes are in this thread.

Sleeping in can happen to anyone. But yeah, this crowd is made up of non-humans

Who cares man, if they are willing to can you that fast it must be a piss poor place to work anyhow. You'll find another job.

IT WAS HIS 2ND WEEK ON THE JOB. And his attitude in the OP, hence all the comments.

Its pretty obvious the OP doesnt know much about how the real world works. His big concern is what his daddy is going to think.

I hate to kick a guy when he is down, but he messed up bad and didnt try to be a man and take responsibility for what he did.

Hope you do some growing up before your next job.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: AvesPKS
That sucks, but if that's what the regulations say, and if your boss is that much of a dick, you're probably better off anyway. I wouldn't want to work in a place like that.

True too.

I, however, feel that an employee shouldn't need to be reminded that it's important to be punctual to prove that you're capable of following through when you say you'll be in at X:00 AM every day.

Punctuality == Reliability.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: DWW
I can't believe how many assholes are in this thread.

Sleeping in can happen to anyone. But yeah, this crowd is made up of non-humans

Who cares man, if they are willing to can you that fast it must be a piss poor place to work anyhow. You'll find another job.

Well call me a real asshole because I actually have fired someone for showing up late and not calling in within the first 2 weeks of employment.
In the real world, jobs have what is known as a 90 day probationary period. This means that, in those crucial first 90 days, the slightest screw-up can be cause to get fired. And a no-call/no-show in the real world is a lot more than just a slight screw-up, it's a big one.
And sleeping in is one thing. Who hasn't (at least once in their life) woke up and looked at the alarm clock in horror when you realized that you had to be at work in 15 minutes? Sleeping in for 3 whole hours after you were due in (which would lead to a logical assumption of actually sleeping in at least 4 hours) is a whole another thing entirely. Add in the fact that it was only his 2nd week on the job, and good-fscking-bye! That kind of slacker loser employee is just gonna be a headache down the road, and EY2K's attitude clearly reflects that.

Drink up, buddy! You got a bright future ahead of you in the homeless shelters!

 

[KarenMarie]

Originally posted by: DrNoobie

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
You are extremely immature.

Agreed.

I agree, too!

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: DWW
I can't believe how many assholes are in this thread.

Sleeping in can happen to anyone. But yeah, this crowd is made up of non-humans

Who cares man, if they are willing to can you that fast it must be a piss poor place to work anyhow. You'll find another job.

Yeah, I agree with you. The only thing he had against him is that he hadn't worked there that long.

 

[Brutuskend]

Three hour late after two weeks of work?!

Sorry you lost your job, but I'm afraid I'll have to side with management on this one.

It's bad form that early on a new job.

Plus I don't think in all the years I have been working, and that is a considerable number of years, I have ever been THAT late for work, or even close to that late.

You live and learn. I'm sure that you will NEVER let that happen again!

 

[EY2K]

wow, thx for the replies. yea i'm a tool.

so be it. i was still trying to adjust to the 8am-5pm timeframe since I used to work the graveyard shift @ blockbuster. live n learn as you all "masters" say. regardless, have a :beer: on me.

just was trying to vent a lil since this job was the best thing to happen to me in awhile. I WAS working for an inbound call center for GM. Sorry I let you all down. :brokenheart:

 

[DevilsAdvocate]

Originally posted by: HappyPuppy
You are extremely immature.

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: Thegonagle

Originally posted by: AvesPKS
That sucks, but if that's what the regulations say, and if your boss is that much of a dick, you're probably better off anyway. I wouldn't want to work in a place like that.

True too.

I, however, feel that an employee shouldn't need to be reminded that it's important to be punctual to prove that you're capable of following through when you say you'll be in at X:00 AM every day.

Punctuality == Reliability.

This is true. Again, the only thing I think he really had against him was just that he wasn't there that long. I think if he'd been there a little longer, they might have been more understanding. But then I could be wrong.

A buddy of mine worked for a company, where they instituted a new policy: 3 unexcused absences and you got a warning, 3 more and you were put on probation, and 3 more and you were fired. And people were actually bitching about it! You had to be absent 9 days to be fired for absenteeism.

But like I said, if they're going to can you over one late day, he might not have wanted to work there anyway.

 

[Thegonagle]

Originally posted by: EY2K
. . . have a :beer: on me.

I'll take it!

Thanks

(Wow! This thread sure grew fast.)

 

CAN I GET AN 'PWNED' FROM THE CONGREGATION!?!?!

 

[EY2K]

PWNED!

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: DWW
I can't believe how many assholes are in this thread.

Sleeping in can happen to anyone. But yeah, this crowd is made up of non-humans

Who cares man, if they are willing to can you that fast it must be a piss poor place to work anyhow. You'll find another job.

Well call me a real asshole because I actually have fired someone for showing up late and not calling in within the first 2 weeks of employment.
In the real world, jobs have what is known as a 90 day probationary period. This means that, in those crucial first 90 days, the slightest screw-up can be cause to get fired. And a no-call/no-show in the real world is a lot more than just a slight screw-up, it's a big one.
And sleeping in is one thing. Who hasn't (at least once in their life) woke up and looked at the alarm clock in horror when you realize that you have to be at work in 15 minutes? Sleeping in for 3 whole hours after you were due in (which would lead to a logical assumption of sleeping in at least 4 hours) is a whole another thing entirely. Add in the fact that it was only his 2nd week on the job, and good-fscking-bye! That kind of slacker loser employee is just gonna be a headache down the road, and EY2K's attitude clearly reflects that.

Drink up, buddy! You got a bright future ahead of you in the homeless shelters!

Does your "real world" include the government? Because I know he wouldn't have gotten fired for that.

 

[EY2K]

wow so much anger. i guess everybody's sarcasm meter is off tonite.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Does your "real world" include the government? Because I know he wouldn't have gotten fired for that.

No, the government encourages that kind of behavior among its employees.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

I've hired, and I've fired. (Never been fired though).

I've never fired anyone for being late just once -- even very late. But I did fire someone for being late twice in a row.

Depending on how cool your boss is, I suggest asking him or her what the "real" policy is on stuff like this -- in other words, most places have a written policy, but most bosses lean one way or the other way.

I am ALWAYS upfront with my workers. If they cross the line, they are gone. Otherwise, I try to remember we are all human.

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

the parody got pwned... LOL

 

[LordMorpheus]

I worked at a shop last summer.

I was in on time every day, did well, and wound up managing about 1/8 the total production (everyone above me quit or got fired until I was basically all alone taking orders and building heaters and telling the shipping guy where to send them. I felt so powerful).

Anyway, towards the end of the summer they realized "oh monkeys! when he goes back to school three of our product lines, and three of the five that are actualy making us money, will have no one to build them!"

So they started hiring temps. One of them was 18 like me and lasted about a week before he got fired for making stuff up and being a moron. Another was maybe 25 and lasted 2 weeks before he got fired for not working and making stuff up. Another lasted 30 seconds because she came in two hours late. "My immediate boss (who wasn't really involved in what I did, she just made sure my timesheets were in order, etc.) said "yeah, your two hours late. Get out."

And then another guy came in late and said the agency gave him bad directions. He was fired anyway, and then it was later discovered that the agency really did give him bad directions and that he had a pretty good record with previous employers. Oops.

Then another guy from another part of the shop came over and learned to do what I did and that was that.

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: Vic

Originally posted by: AvesPKS
Does your "real world" include the government? Because I know he wouldn't have gotten fired for that.

No, the government encourages that kind of behavior among its employees.

Sure they do, what with Clinton making it so lucrative to file EEO claims and all.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: EY2K
wow, thx for the replies. yea i'm a tool.

so be it. i was still trying to adjust to the 8am-5pm timeframe since I used to work the graveyard shift @ blockbuster. live n learn as you all "masters" say. regardless, have a :beer: on me.

just was trying to vent a lil since this job was the best thing to happen to me in awhile. I WAS working for an inbound call center for GM. Sorry I let you all down. :brokenheart:

well DUUHHH, btw, you didn't put the part of midnight shift to day shift in your OP. mb your going for some sympathy points??

regardless, mb i have no life, but i will go to bed at 5 am and STILL get up on time for work. shoot i've done that for weeks at a time.

it's not an option, never was for me, to be late to work.

i can't believe you expected any sympathy. hmmm, let me be an employer for a second, i hire a new kid because he seems to have some promise, i passed up on another kid almost as good, but i thought this one had a smidge more promise, before 2 weeks are up, he's THREE FVCKING HOURS LATE TO WORK without calling in. hmmm, YOUR FVCKING FIRED YOU TOOL.

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: DWW
I can't believe how many assholes are in this thread.

Sleeping in can happen to anyone. But yeah, this crowd is made up of non-humans

Who cares man, if they are willing to can you that fast it must be a piss poor place to work anyhow. You'll find another job.

Well, let me take that back then, it depends on what type of job it is. But once you hit those high paying jobs, the expectation is harsh during the probational period. Perhaps some field is a bit lax, but most fortune 500 companies have unforgiven HR departments, don't you read Dilbert?