If you know a co-worker is going to get fired...

[LittleNemoNES]

cough

 

[Wheezer]

looking at the situation objectively....does she actually deserve it?

 

[nick1985]

I'd look for a new company

 

[Vette73]

I would. I hate companies that try and force people out and get around unemployment.
Of course just because you quit does not mean you can't get unemployment benifits.

 

[LittleNemoNES]

I think she may not deserve it; we're still talking about a family here. I figure a heads-up gives them a better chance at bridging the gap between employment.

The new sup doesn't like her attitude. Guessing she wants her to be more sunny.

 

[rudder]

I think she may deserve it but we're still talking about a family. I figure a heads-up gives them a better chance at bridging the gap between employment.

All good and well until they ask her how she knew she was getting fired and your name comes up.

 

[Vette73]

I think she may not deserve it; we're still talking about a family here. I figure a heads-up gives them a better chance at bridging the gap between employment.

The new sup doesn't like her attitude. Guessing she wants her to be more sunny.

Let me guess, she only wears 10 peices of flare? Damm I hate people liek that.



You could just print out a note saying they are trying to fire you. And don;t sign it.

 

[HardcoreRobot]

none of my business

 

[amdhunter]

Nope, better her than her AND me.

 

[surfsatwerk]

These aren't the droids we're looking for. You can go about your business.

 

[krunchykrome]

need details

 

[KK]

need details

Yeah, need pics.

 

[GlacierFreeze]

If you think she deserves a warning to start looking for another job and don't want your name coming up, then slip her an anonymous note like mentioned above.

 

[alkemyst]

deadman walking.

 

[dank69]

You should nail her before she 'quits.'

 

[seepy83]

Don't get involved...it's probably not worth it because if the wrong people find out it could look bad on you. If you feel the need to try and get involved, then the most you should do is make casual suggestions about her changing her attitude during the normal course of your day.

You should probably look for other opportunities if the company you're with is so quick to drop someone. If you've seen it happen before, and know it's happening again, you have to wonder how long it will be until it's you that's being let go for no reason.

 

[SunnyD]

There are no changes an employer can make to truly get one to quite. It is a battle of wills. If I were her, I'd like the opportunity to know what's going on so that I could take the time to find a new job. But in the meantime, the company would be stuck with me or fire me, their choice. There isn't much they can do otherwise, unless they don't really care about a law suit on their hands. (I know this first hand - having had to watch nearly a year and a half for a coworker to get fired)

 

[SirStev0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eniw_S8JaJM

 

[geno]

The new sup doesn't like her attitude. Guessing she wants her to be more sunny.

Sounds like what happened to my fiance. She did more work than anyone else in the dept, helped the most people, was more reliable (made the fewest mistakes), but her boss tried squeezing her out because she didn't engage in small talk about what happened on last night's episode of Lost or something similar She didn't fall into the clique the supervisor was trying to set up and she ended up getting treated unfairly for it. Her meth-addict co worker did no work and took 2 hour long breaks and never got reprimanded for it.

Long story short, she (my fiance) didn't nip the situation in the bud, got forced into an awkward corner and ended up looking for a new (and much better, I might add), so it worked out, I guess.

 

[Miramonti]

I would tell her quietly and anonymously.

Put a ski mask on, go up to her cubicle, and whisper what you know in her ear.

 

[DesiPower]

And the company has a history of making unreasonable (but legal?) changes to make quitting the only logical choice, would you tell that person what's up?

I feel bad that they are wanting to throw her out...

NO, never again, I tried doing that more than once. Even though sometimes they themselves see it comming they are in denial. I have failed to convince them to move out before they
get fired or laid off and eventually when they did, it became an awkward situation and they kind of started avoiding me. I guess that's a part of reason for which they getting laid off/fired in the first place, that's the attitude which gets then in that situation to begin with... Now I don't do it anymore, even last week someone was let go and I knew in advance, this time i just played dumb...

 

[Nik]

I would tell her quietly and anonymously.

Put a ski mask on, go up to her cubicle, and whisper what you know in her ear.

haha :awe:

 

[nick1985]

I would tell her quietly and anonymously.

Put a ski mask on, go up to her cubicle, and whisper what you know in her ear.

rofl

 

[LittleNemoNES]

Thanks guys I think I'm going to stay out of it. Too risky for me.

rudder and AMDHunter put the nails on the coffin -- though I was tempted to try the ski mask 'method'.

 

[meltdown75]

i'd definitely stay out of it... yikes! wouldn't want to get caught in the sh*tstorm