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^ Never mind, I see he was retired 1st... Hopefully
Seriously? I'm not that much of an *******. I have no problem banning people here in extospace, but I really, REALLY do not like doing it in real life.
Seriously? I'm not that much of an *******. I have no problem banning people here in extospace, but I really, REALLY do not like doing it in real life.
True story...
Early on in my career I became one of those low level supervisors. I was told by my boss I had to terminate someone. When he saw that look on my face he said; "look, at the end of today "Bob" won't be here anymore. I can fire him or I can fire you and have another supervisor fire him but at the end of the day the result is the same so let me know how you want me to handle it".
I fired "Bob"
When I left corporate life, at a much higher job level, the stress of terminating someone never went down but I never asked someone in a lower position to take care of it.
It really kind of weirds me out that I can fire someone with a couple of mouse clicks.
I was chatting with my boss once at a previous job and he related a story where he'd accidentally terminated someone by clicking in the wrong place. Fixing that through HR was apparently a nightmare.
Early on in my career I became one of those low level supervisors. I was told by my boss I had to terminate someone.
That is just astonishing. I assume that said boss was similarly awful in other ways.
Originally Posted by sixshooter
Sometimes it is easier than others, but it is never enjoyable.
This is the truth.
Heck, there's one guy who I would love to fire. Not because I'm a dick, but because he's lazy, damn near worthless, and a huge drag on morale for the rest of the team. But he's also perfected the art of doing *JUST* enough to comply with union rules, and always has a perfect excuse every time he damages something.
However, I'd still feel bad about it, because he's not a young guy and would likely not be able to get hired anywhere else.
Originally Posted by bahurd
^ Some bosses save the really shitty jobs for themselves. You should thank him...
I tend to treat that as an axiom. I wouldn't ask my crew to do anything I wouldn't do myself. And within the boundaries of jurisdiction, I'm usually right there with them when doing heavy / nasty stuff. (Fortunately, there's not THAT much heavy / nasty stuff in TV. Mostly it's weird **** like climbing across structural I-beams 30 feet above the slab at the 105th floor Sears tower, in an area where if you fell into it they'd need a confined-space rescue team with climbing equipment to retrieve the body.)
On the other hand, I am the guy who pretty much always has a coffee mug in hand...
That is just astonishing. I assume that said boss was similarly awful in other ways.
He was. I left 2 years later total of 4 years with them.
Originally Posted by Joe Perez
But he's also perfected the art of doing *JUST* enough to comply with union rules
I was young and going to school nights but during the day I was a young union member (Steel Workers), rabble rouser and on the negotiating team. I always suspected my supervisor job was the way to get me out of the union (it worked).
If you're like me, you often find yourself thinking "Sure, I guess this ordinary electric pencil sharpener is ok, but what I really could use is a gas-powered turbo pencil sharpener!"
Didn't take long for someone to total a brand new C8:
And from what I understand it's an M-plate car..........I wonder if that person will still have their job after this, or if GM will have to pay some hush money because of some malfunction on a pre-production model.
Other than "shut the **** up and post nothing", what the hell do you do when your ex, with whom you parted ways gently and amicably, keeps linking you to photos of her pre-you children?
The future is complicated.
(To be clear, I did NOT father this child. It predated me *very* slightly (unknown to me at the time.) And yes, I feel great sympathy for her, despite having no culpability in the matter. Cognitive disability is a hell of a burden to enter life with.)
Last edited by Joe Perez; Aug 14, 2019 at 09:35 PM.
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