Ever been fired for a mistake or doing something stupid?

[jtvang125]

I've been chewed out a few times for some stupid mistakes but never enough to get fired over. Going on 6 years at this place now.


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[Crusty]

Never been fired...

 

[FreshCrabLegs]

No sir. Never been fired.

 

[TallBill]

Never been fired.

 

[yllus]

I've made five-figure $$$ mistakes and avoided the scythe. In some environments it can't be helped; everybody screws up sometime.

 

[Leros]

Never been fired.

But I did a rip a 440v power socket off the wall with a forklift. Not sure how I didn't get fired for that one.

 

[her209]

Never been written up either.

 

[K1052]

The only major mistake I've committed made the company $100K, needless to say I was not reprimanded.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

if it becomes a chronic problem then they might fire you.

they usually only fire you for a one time mistake if it cost the company something in the vein of $7 billion.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7206270.stm

 

[lokiju]

I've never been fired.

 

[moshquerade]

Never been fired...

this.

 

[TridenT]

I've never been fired.

this

 

[I Saw OJ]

Never been fired, but way back when I was working at a grocery store I left about 7 thousand dollars worth of frozen food out of the freezer over night. All of it had to be thrown out.

 

[BoomerD]

Oh HELL YES!

I've only been fired one time because I fucked up...but I've been fired a couple of times for insubordination...and once for beating the shit out of a superintendent. (long story)

 

[PingSpike]

Never been fired, but way back when I was working at a grocery store I left about 7 thousand dollars worth of frozen food out of the freezer over night. All of it had to be thrown out.

Blamed it on the mentally challenged bagger? Smart play.

 

[fleabag]

I thought the only way to be fired was for a mistake or doing something stupid?

 

[moshquerade]

I thought the only way to be fired was for a mistake or doing something stupid?

or downsizing... stuff like that.
sure, you can call it being "let go", but at the end of the day you're fired.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

I thought the only way to be fired was for a mistake or doing something stupid?

a lot of mistakes are overlooked as long as it can be compensated for. just make sure you don't make same mistake over and over again.

or downsizing... stuff like that.
sure, you can call it being "let go", but at the end of the day you're fired.

The difference between getting laid off and fired is they offer you a package to leave the company. Depending on how long you've worked for the company, you get a few months pay after you sign a contract preventing you from suing for wrongful termination.

If you get fired outright, you get nothing in return.

 

[moshquerade]

a lot of mistakes are overlooked as long as it can be compensated for. just make sure you don't make same mistake over and over again.



The difference between getting laid off and fired is they offer you a package to leave the company. Depending on how long you've worked for the company, you get a few months pay after you sign a contract preventing you from suing for wrongful termination.

If you get fired outright, you get nothing in return.

i guess, but either way you still got shit canned.

 

[rasczak]

or downsizing... stuff like that.
sure, you can call it being "let go", but at the end of the day you're fired.

was that video of a couple on the dentist chair yours mosh? :evil:

 

[moshquerade]

was that video of a couple on the dentist chair yours mosh? :evil:

where? :sneaky:

 

[fleabag]

a lot of mistakes are overlooked as long as it can be compensated for. just make sure you don't make same mistake over and over again.



The difference between getting laid off and fired is they offer you a package to leave the company. Depending on how long you've worked for the company, you get a few months pay after you sign a contract preventing you from suing for wrongful termination.

If you get fired outright, you get nothing in return.

don't forget unemployment!

 

[Imp]

Never been fired. Worst mistake I've done is mis-reading a database I was unfamiliar with during my first month or two at my current job. Fresh out of college, not much oversight aside from someone who was one additional year out of college. Did a study on it, so no money tied, no one really cared when I found out 10 months later and fessed up.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Never been fired.
Written up once.
14 years and counting...

I make plenty of mistakes, and acknowledge them all.
I CYA when needed.

 

[gimmewhitecastles]

don't forget unemployment!

you get to collect unemployment regardless whether you were fired or laid off. depends on whether you can get your fat ass to fill out the necessary forms.