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I got fired because I didn't want to work when the bills were playing


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8 minutes ago, Richard Noggin said:

 

lol you said salary

LOL you don't know the definition of "salary".

 

Doesn't have to be an annual thing.  Could be hourly compensation or any other arrangement.

 

 

(From Merriam-Webster online) 

sal·a·ry | \ ˈsal-rē  , ˈsa-lə- \

plural salaries

 

Definition of salary

 

: fixed compensation paid regularly for services


 

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1 minute ago, Nextmanup said:

LOL you don't know the definition of "salary".

 

Doesn't have to be an annual thing.  Could be hourly compensation or any other arrangement.

 

 

(From Merriam-Webster online) 

sal·a·ry | \ ˈsal-rē  , ˈsa-lə- \

plural salaries

 

Definition of salary

 

: fixed compensation paid regularly for services


 

 

Rather British use of the term innit

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This isn't even that hard:

 

1.  Eat a bunch of chili or pea soup before work.

2. Show up all cold and clammy, just not looking well.

3. When nobody is looking jab a finger, or feather from in your pocket, down your throat and throw-up in the worst place to throw up in at work.  Additionally, get some of your own sick right on you.  I mean really sell it, man.  The piece de resistance being you lay down right next to it and just keep moaning.  I don't care if there is a fire going on at the place of business, just stay down until you are set free.

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Years ago I had a boss who every once in a while we'd get into shouting matches.  Neither my job nor his was ever in danger.  I think he thought that if you got mad about something he knew you cared.  

One time he got mad at me and I yelled back at him & I said something like "I'm going to the Super Bowl, I don't care if somebody else works on this"  

When I retired , long after he left for a better job, he sent me an e-mail praising my abilities. The best part of the e-mail was when he wrote: You're the only one ever to tell me to f off, & I deserved it.  

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1 hour ago, Adamb412 said:

I told my boss I needed Saturday night off, it's a fairly new job so it was whatever. He said he wasn't going to give me off so I told him I was going to not be in. He said ok then you're fired.....

 

Go bills

 

you could have said that you took a home Covid test that came back positive... just kidding.

 

Seriously though - sorry to hear.

 

 

 

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38 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:

I have no problems with the way the OP handled this.  A POS job with a douche as a boss is not worth investing your time.

 

But let this be a cautionary tale for the newbies/youngsters out there to consult the board prior to these decisions.  Back in the day the Monday after Superbowls were extremely tough.  Luckily this year you can easily pull the cough/covid card and sleep it off.

Summed up in two tidy sentences.

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1 hour ago, Richard Noggin said:

Calling in "sick" isn't really an option for a lot of workers. I know that when restaurants are actually open, I can't get a Saturday off without some serious advance planning. And even then, sometimes not at all. 

 

A while back I got married on a Saturday. Not a single one of my fellow Tempo servers (there were three with whom I was VERY tight) could get off work even with AMPLE notice. 

That's why I asked the question. But it IS an option for a lot of workers too.

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1 hour ago, Richard Noggin said:

Calling in "sick" isn't really an option for a lot of workers. I know that when restaurants are actually open, I can't get a Saturday off without some serious advance planning. And even then, sometimes not at all. 

 

A while back I got married on a Saturday. Not a single one of my fellow Tempo servers (there were three with whom I was VERY tight) could get off work even with AMPLE notice. 


Count me intrigued by the “VERY”...

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1 hour ago, Adamb412 said:

This was a new job and not really a real career. Now I got the extra unemployment

Wow you should be proud of getting fired and gaining extra unemployment during a pandemic. While others are struggling to keep businesses open and families supported.
Your commitment and thought process previous to accepting the job is admirable. 

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1 hour ago, Adamb412 said:

I told my boss I needed Saturday night off, it's a fairly new job so it was whatever. He said he wasn't going to give me off so I told him I was going to not be in. He said ok then you're fired.....

 

Go bills

I think you need to fix the thread title.  You quit...

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40 minutes ago, dollars 2 donuts said:

This isn't even that hard:

 

1.  Eat a bunch of chili or pea soup before work.

2. Show up all cold and clammy, just not looking well.

3. When nobody is looking jab a finger, or feather from in your pocket, down your throat and throw-up in the worst place to throw up in at work.  Additionally, get some of your own sick right on you.  I mean really sell it, man.  The piece de resistance being you lay down right next to it and just keep moaning.  I don't care if there is a fire going on at the place of business, just stay down until you are set free.

 

D2D is on to something here...for additional detail to help out with #2, here's this, OP:

https://www.wikihow.com/Look-Sick

 

13 minutes ago, Freddie's Dead said:

 

My daughter did the Winter Tour for A Chrstmas Story just before Covid hit.  We LOVE this show!!

A truly great great movie...but skip the forgettable sequel ;)

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1 hour ago, thenorthremembers said:

I mean I guess it depends on what the job was and how important it was to your bottom line.   If the job is easily replaceable, and this isnt going to impact your living arrangements I guess good for you.  But if this was a good job that was a career starter and you could have used the reference for down the line, man this is going to sting if they lose.   Also hope there isnt a big gap in your employment history.

It was McDonalds

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I'm sure someone has already stated this but, why wouldn't you make up something else. Like the old fashioned "I'm sick " and could add on to that with, :I may need to get tested for covid". I think you would have been fine.

 

But if you tell them up front you are not going to be in due to a football game, then that usually doesn't work. Anyway hopefully it was just some kind of b.s job where it wasn't too important to you lol.

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5 hours ago, Adamb412 said:

I told my boss I needed Saturday night off, it's a fairly new job so it was whatever. He said he wasn't going to give me off so I told him I was going to not be in. He said ok then you're fired.....

 

Go bills

Congratulations on your loss.

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