i just got fired

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: vital

Originally posted by: amdskip
Do you have another job lined up?

nope, gonna be starting school soon

you, know it'd be funny if they log in here and see this.

so... what are they gonna do? fire you?

The company can sue him for defamation of character.

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

 

[minendo]

Originally posted by: Walleye
but who actually listens to those reqs? every job i've ever had (okay, granted, i've only had 1..) every person was browsing the internet a lot. hell, i saw one person with a trillian window open!

Good for you. This fact still not prove that the boss is an ignorant asshat.

 

[slycat]

Originally posted by: vital
my company got hit by the RPC server vulnerability today and the manager checked to see if i was surfing the web from IE'S address history.
i visited anandtech while at work one time and i forgot to clear my history and he asked if those links were mine and i said yes. then he said i was terminated as of now because he thinks that i've downloaded a virus. i told him that it wasn't a virus and it was just a well known bug in windows and all you gotta do is go patch the pc's from windowsupdate, but he insisted that it was the same thing. kinda ironic how i gave them my two weeks notice few weeks ago and this friday would have been my last day... i didn't even wanna stay this last two weeks but i thought that it'd be better if i was a nice guy and give them a two weeks courtesy notice. oh well.

ur better off now...and somehow i think he was just looking for an excuse to fire u.

 

[Twista]

Originally posted by: vital
my company got hit by the RPC server vulnerability today and the manager checked to see if i was surfing the web from IE'S address history.
i visited anandtech while at work one time and i forgot to clear my history and he asked if those links were mine and i said yes. then he said i was terminated as of now because he thinks that i've downloaded a virus. i told him that it wasn't a virus and it was just a well known bug in windows and all you gotta do is go patch the pc's from windowsupdate, but he insisted that it was the same thing. kinda ironic how i gave them my two weeks notice few weeks ago and this friday would have been my last day... i didn't even wanna stay this last two weeks but i thought that it'd be better if i was a nice guy and give them a two weeks courtesy notice. oh well.

tell him to watch tonight news and hear will hear about it, plus call his butt up with PRIVATE number and play loud music about his a$$.

 

[neutralizer]

Originally posted by: fanerman91

Originally posted by: Elitebull

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

Perhaps. However, the original poster said that he forgot to clear the history. This leads me to believe he is not supposed to be browsing the internet while at work.

Ah, smart. So they're both ignorant asshats.

but who actually listens to those reqs? every job i've ever had (okay, granted, i've only had 1..) every person was browsing the internet a lot. hell, i saw one person with a trillian window open!

Wow. Special. So because your boss doesn't give a shyte about the rules means that nobody should be required to follow any rules anywhere and nobody does anyway?

Open ass. Remove head.

Rules are RULES. I know a company that warns you ONCE for using the internet for anyhing --AND I MEAN ANYTHING-- other than for your job, and that is during training. The second time isn't a warning. If IT sees that there is a request for a domain that isn't on the accepted list, they inquire. If it's a misspelling or something, they usually slap you around for not being able to type. Otherwise you're fired right there, on the spot.

 

[vital]

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

Perhaps. However, the original poster said that he forgot to clear the history. This leads me to believe he is not supposed to be browsing the internet while at work.

yea, but i see other people surf all the time. i guess that's why he fired me as well

 

[ROTC1983]

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: vital

Originally posted by: amdskip
Do you have another job lined up?

nope, gonna be starting school soon

you, know it'd be funny if they log in here and see this.

so... what are they gonna do? fire you?

The company can sue him for defamation of character.

defamation of whos character? its much too anonymous.

 

[conjur]

Well...that's not really fired...you were gone in 2 days anyway. Big deal. You didn't want to be there anyway.

Still...you're boss is an idiot.

 

[newbiepcuser]

ur better off now...and somehow i think he was just looking for an excuse to fire u.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: vital

Originally posted by: amdskip
Do you have another job lined up?

nope, gonna be starting school soon

you, know it'd be funny if they log in here and see this.

so... what are they gonna do? fire you?

The company can sue him for defamation of character.

defamation of whos character? its much too anonymous.

Well, since he technically didn't name the company, I think he would be safe. But it doesn't have to be anonymous. Working for General Motors, we weren't allowed to bash Ford, Daimler-Crysler, Toyota, etc. even when they had proof that they sucked ass. It's also called Slander.

 

At least by being fired you can collect unemployment, right? If you quit you can't.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: conjur
Well...that's not really fired...you were gone in 2 days anyway. Big deal. You didn't want to be there anyway.

Still...you're boss is an idiot.

If his next employer calls for employment verification, by law they can ask what date he started, what date he ended, and the reason for leaving. That would be FIRED.

It looks bad.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
At least by being fired you can collect unemployeement, right? If you quit you can't.

Nope. If you're fired, you get ZERO unemployment. Unemployment is available a certain number of weeks after you quit, or immediately after you're laid off.

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
At least by being fired you can collect unemployeement, right? If you quit you can't.

not as a p/t student worker.

 

[vital]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: vital

Originally posted by: amdskip
Do you have another job lined up?

nope, gonna be starting school soon

you, know it'd be funny if they log in here and see this.

so... what are they gonna do? fire you?

The company can sue him for defamation of character.

defamation of whos character? its much too anonymous.

Well, since he technically didn't name the company, I think he would be safe. But it doesn't have to be anonymous. Working for General Motors, we weren't allowed to bash Ford, Daimler-Crysler, Toyota, etc. even when they had proof that they sucked ass. It's also called Slander.

none of my posts are bashing the company or the manager. im just stating the facts. i'm not the one calling him an asshat, but other people are

 

[CaseTragedy]

ur better off now...and somehow i think he was just looking for an excuse to fire u.

he didn't need an excuse since vital was leaving soon. if anything he probably needed a scapegoat for his boss.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: vital

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: CaseTragedy

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: boyRacer

Originally posted by: vital

Originally posted by: amdskip
Do you have another job lined up?

nope, gonna be starting school soon

you, know it'd be funny if they log in here and see this.

so... what are they gonna do? fire you?

The company can sue him for defamation of character.

defamation of whos character? its much too anonymous.

Well, since he technically didn't name the company, I think he would be safe. But it doesn't have to be anonymous. Working for General Motors, we weren't allowed to bash Ford, Daimler-Crysler, Toyota, etc. even when they had proof that they sucked ass. It's also called Slander.

none of my posts are bashing the company or the manager. im just stating the facts. i'm not the one calling him an asshat, but other people are

We still need clerification on whether you are an asshat or not.

What are the rules governing things like surfing the web for personal use while on the job site/clock?

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
At least by being fired you can collect unemployeement, right? If you quit you can't.

Nope. If you're fired, you get ZERO unemployment. Unemployment is available a certain number of weeks after you quit, or immediately after you're laid off.

Uhh...you got that backwards.

If you *quit* you get nothing. If you're *fired*, you can file for unemployment.

 

[Walleye]

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

Perhaps. However, the original poster said that he forgot to clear the history. This leads me to believe he is not supposed to be browsing the internet while at work.

Ah, smart. So they're both ignorant asshats.

but who actually listens to those reqs? every job i've ever had (okay, granted, i've only had 1..) every person was browsing the internet a lot. hell, i saw one person with a trillian window open!

Wow. Special. So because your boss doesn't give a shyte about the rules means that nobody should be required to follow any rules anywhere and nobody does anyway?

Open ass. Remove head.

Rules are RULES. I know a company that warns you ONCE for using the internet for anyhing --AND I MEAN ANYTHING-- other than for your job, and that is during training. The second time isn't a warning. If IT sees that there is a request for a domain that isn't on the accepted list, they inquire. If it's a misspelling or something, they usually slap you around for not being able to type. Otherwise you're fired right there, on the spot.

whoa man, take it easy. i personally think it's bad for morale if people arent allowed some time of mindless activity... brains do need to cycle. anyway, if i were given a computer with internet access, and i was told i'm not allowed to surf, i'd probably get fired, because just on accident a few times i might type in some address like i would at home. i'm dumb like that.

to me, if the company wont allow you to surf at least a little, as long as you get your work done, it's not worth it.


oh, and while i was at this company, i was surfacing in platters, so it was about 20 minutes of inactivity followed by 30 seconds of activity, and repeat. so it was either browse internet or read technical books. i did both. and noone minded.


i guess it works better if you're on a salaried job and not a wage based job. so your pay is work driven, not time driven. get your work done faster, and browse.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: conjur

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: MisterJackson
At least by being fired you can collect unemployeement, right? If you quit you can't.

Nope. If you're fired, you get ZERO unemployment. Unemployment is available a certain number of weeks after you quit, or immediately after you're laid off.

Uhh...you got that backwards.

If you *quit* you get nothing. If you're *fired*, you can file for unemployment.

Oh? I must have misread my unemployment papers in the drawer next to me. You know, the ones I got from ComFAGS when they laid off more than 300 workers and relocated their jobs to Canada. :|

Sorry, it's still a sore subject.

 

[V00DOO]

Your boss is ars!

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: Walleye

Originally posted by: FFMCobalt

Originally posted by: minendo

Originally posted by: MrYogi
your boss is an ignorant asshat.

Perhaps. However, the original poster said that he forgot to clear the history. This leads me to believe he is not supposed to be browsing the internet while at work.

Ah, smart. So they're both ignorant asshats.

but who actually listens to those reqs? every job i've ever had (okay, granted, i've only had 1..) every person was browsing the internet a lot. hell, i saw one person with a trillian window open!

Wow. Special. So because your boss doesn't give a shyte about the rules means that nobody should be required to follow any rules anywhere and nobody does anyway?

Open ass. Remove head.

Rules are RULES. I know a company that warns you ONCE for using the internet for anyhing --AND I MEAN ANYTHING-- other than for your job, and that is during training. The second time isn't a warning. If IT sees that there is a request for a domain that isn't on the accepted list, they inquire. If it's a misspelling or something, they usually slap you around for not being able to type. Otherwise you're fired right there, on the spot.

whoa man, take it easy. i personally think it's bad for morale if people arent allowed some time of mindless activity... brains do need to cycle. anyway, if i were given a computer with internet access, and i was told i'm not allowed to surf, i'd probably get fired, because just on accident a few times i might type in some address like i would at home. i'm dumb like that.

to me, if the company wont allow you to surf at least a little, as long as you get your work done, it's not worth it.


oh, and while i was at this company, i was surfacing in platters, so it was about 20 minutes of inactivity followed by 30 seconds of activity, and repeat. so it was either browse internet or read technical books. i did both. and noone minded.


i guess it works better if you're on a salaried job and not a wage based job. so your pay is work driven, not time driven. get your work done faster, and browse.

It doesn't matter what the job is. Rules are rules. I sat, sometimes, with a half hour between calls --calls that lasted all of 7 minutes. We were required to read up on GM vehicles, programs, policies, incentives, etc. between calls and weren't allowed ANYTHING else. They didn't even want us talking to eachother if it wasn't work related. We weren't allowed to bring books to read if they weren't work related. We weren't allowed to bring in ANYTHING that wasn't work related. And, because the only things work related that you were allowed to read were things handed out by the managers or the internal information websites, nothing from the outside was really allowed at all. We had a list of websites that we could go to, as well. They were all work related --and nothing BUT work related.

It sucked, but those were the rules. Didn't like them? Nobody's forcing you to stay.