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I think I'm getting fired on Thursday.
- Thread starter German Hops
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22:22:22
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Stfu kthxbye.
John Marston
GAF's very own treasure goblin
mitch1971
Member
No need. He's memoirs will be out soon. 'Lunch is on me!' in all good book stores.
BlackTron
Member
Happosai
Hold onto your panties
...say, this is just an empty fridge!
Trunx81
Member
The fridge isn’t empty.
There’s just nothing left.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
You're a legend mate
You guys are too much, lol.Mary "The Whore" Veckers
Happosai
Hold onto your panties
The the two threads prior were the set up, this was the pay off. Needs to be a 4th thread to continue with everyone's 'I got fired...' stories. I have a couple myself.You guys are too much, lol.
Nobody_Important
“Aww, it’s so...average,” she said to him in a cold brick of passion
German Hops
Just list the company as a reference with your bosses name, but a friend's number.
That is literally how I got the job I have now. 6yrs in and they have never realized it.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
Oh shit it’s lunch thieving guy who hates casual chitchat and his coworkers!
I hope you’re alright. What we’re the complaints against you?
I hope you’re alright. What we’re the complaints against you?
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
That's a brilliant idea. Thanks.
Just list the company as a reference with your bosses name, but a friend's number.
That is literally how I got the job I have now. 6yrs in and they have never realized it.
LostDonkey
Member
I hope you had a wank in the disabled toilets before you left.
j0hnnix
Gold Member
If you really don't want the job because of uncomfortable interview, but they still ask for references provide fake boss name Mike Hawk and send them to star bucks or dominos.
Just list the company as a reference with your bosses name, but a friend's number.
That is literally how I got the job I have now. 6yrs in and they have never realized it.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
It ended up being the language I used when talking to a co-worker.
I used few cuss words here and there, but nothing hostile.
It was a case of someone being overly-sensitive and unconfident.
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AJUMP23
Gold Member
Wish granted.
Chronicle
Member
To you. Remember the other individual laid the complaint so they felt it justified.
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
Well sure, I said earlier ITT that this was a definite lesson for me.
Chronicle
Member
Then that's all. Good job. Apologize, make it right and move on.
IlGialloMondadori
Member
I cuss like a sailor at work. Maybe I should rein it in.
22:22:22
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
German Hops
GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief
You should be good if you work at a construction site or other blue collar environment.
When you work in a stuck up office, though, these people are softer than unicorn shit.
Any little thing will cause them to get hurt feelings.
That's my perspective, though.
I'm not saying the person didn't have a right to get offended.
That said, I'm glad I'm gone, to be honest.
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Tams
Member
It got him fired. No apology should be forthcoming.
And I hope he stole their lunch on his final day. That's the only lunch stealing I will condone.
MatrixReloaded101
Member
You have to be a professional from the time you clock in to the time you clock out and it’s that simple because your reputation is always on the line.
If you plan to work white collar jobs for a living you have to be professional or else your always going to have a hard time. This is the deal you make when you decide to collect money from a corporation.
No one is your friend at work so don’t try and talk to them like that because your reputation is always on the line and it will back fire.
This is the soul sucking part of working at those type of jobs. But if you just do your job, do what is asked of you and go home you will last longer at these jobs.
Co workers can be nosy, jealous and bat shit crazy but if you don’t give them enough ammo to hurt you they will usually leave you alone.
Tams
Member
It just dawned on me. They're going to very soon work out that it was you stealing all their lunches,
German Hops
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Hah! Karma!
German Hops
!Hah! Karma!
Eotheod
Member
Just don't be a cunt really. Read the room, if you can, and just don't say stupid shit. Best advice I ever got was "if you wouldn't say it in front of your mother then you wouldn't say it in front of colleagues."
Granted, I live in Australia so quite literally our workplaces encourage larikin behaviour and taking the piss so
IlGialloMondadori
Member
I work in software dev lol.
Brigandier
Member
I am sick of saying this to people but I'll say it again.
The vast majority of people you work with are NOT your friends, Don't treat them like a friend, don't speak to them like a friend either, Don't divulge anything about your life or your real friends lives to them etc etc.
Just keep it simple, polite and professional and like another poster said read the room with your choice of words around people especially women or SJWs and good lord especially the blue purple green haired variants, Try to just say hello and bye to these types unless absolutely necessary.
If you need to talk about stuff that badly and need to swear and be a jerk wait til your break and phone a buddy and call him a fucking cunt and put the phone down or something
The vast majority of people you work with are NOT your friends, Don't treat them like a friend, don't speak to them like a friend either, Don't divulge anything about your life or your real friends lives to them etc etc.
Just keep it simple, polite and professional and like another poster said read the room with your choice of words around people especially women or SJWs and good lord especially the blue purple green haired variants, Try to just say hello and bye to these types unless absolutely necessary.
If you need to talk about stuff that badly and need to swear and be a jerk wait til your break and phone a buddy and call him a fucking cunt and put the phone down or something
Ownage
Member
Watch out for the jealous part. They can be vindictive, as you now see, if they see you have more or live better than them. And beware outshining the boss.
nightmare-slain
Member
the people i work with i wouldn't call them friends but we're quite a close group and all get on with each other really well and i'd go out of my way to help them out even outside work hours. we all know personal shit about each other and can talk openly about anything. but yeah it's best just to think people you work with don't give a fuck about you and and will happily fuck you over.I am sick of saying this to people but I'll say it again.
The vast majority of people you work with are NOT your friends, Don't treat them like a friend, don't speak to them like a friend either, Don't divulge anything about your life or your real friends lives to them etc etc.
Just keep it simple, polite and professional and like another poster said read the room with your choice of words around people especially women or SJWs and good lord especially the blue purple green haired variants, Try to just say hello and bye to these types unless absolutely necessary.
If you need to talk about stuff that badly and need to swear and be a jerk wait til your break and phone a buddy and call him a fucking cunt and put the phone down or something
remember, everyone is only there because they're being paid to be there. not because they want to be with you.
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Northeastmonk
Gold Member
At my last job, the team would give me grief for taking some extra time during seasonal onboarding. I did the majority of onboarding and I liked the people. One lady use to hand me an envelope with $100 in it. She did that because she knew I spent extra time with her. She was a very nice person. I miss her more than my actual team. They’d get up, walk out of the room, and go speak to the boss if you didn’t follow their orders. After a while, the whole team type of attitude went away. I liked the people around me more than my coworkers. I think you need to be friendly enough to work around and you need to be able to be real without being a fake person. Otherwise, the position will gradually eat at you and you’ll hate going to work. I agree, there are times where you’ll feel them push you under the bus. It’s good to protect yourself.I am sick of saying this to people but I'll say it again.
The vast majority of people you work with are NOT your friends, Don't treat them like a friend, don't speak to them like a friend either, Don't divulge anything about your life or your real friends lives to them etc etc.
Just keep it simple, polite and professional and like another poster said read the room with your choice of words around people especially women or SJWs and good lord especially the blue purple green haired variants, Try to just say hello and bye to these types unless absolutely necessary.
If you need to talk about stuff that badly and need to swear and be a jerk wait til your break and phone a buddy and call him a fucking cunt and put the phone down or something
AJUMP23
Gold Member
I am sick of saying this to people but I'll say it again.
The vast majority of people you work with are NOT your friends, Don't treat them like a friend, don't speak to them like a friend either, Don't divulge anything about your life or your real friends lives to them etc etc.
Just keep it simple, polite and professional and like another poster said read the room with your choice of words around people especially women or SJWs and good lord especially the blue purple green haired variants, Try to just say hello and bye to these types unless absolutely necessary.
If you need to talk about stuff that badly and need to swear and be a jerk wait til your break and phone a buddy and call him a fucking cunt and put the phone down or something
They are Colleagues, not Friendleagues.
I have a great team that works for me and I would say some friends, but I'm in charge and we respect each other. Except for one guy, he is a jerk to everyone, but I don't want to get rid of him, because he does good work. He just sucks at communicating.
Bernoulli
M2 slut
It dependsJust don't be a cunt really. Read the room, if you can, and just don't say stupid shit. Best advice I ever got was "if you wouldn't say it in front of your mother then you wouldn't say it in front of colleagues."
Granted, I live in Australia so quite literally our workplaces encourage larikin behaviour and taking the piss so
With some you can use any language, but some just want to find a reason to fire you and get triggered by anything
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