I’m all, “whoa, they left him a note instead of telling him face-to-face?” and Scott’s like, “Yep, I guess probably because the night operator was a pretty big dude.”
How’s that for way harsh? The numbered list at the end is my favorite part.
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23 responses so far ↓
#1
Mark Davis
the best part for me is “reasons for this…
…New Tape Drives”
that has really got to hurt.
May 26, 2007 at 7:30 am rating: +1
#2
BeckaJo
“Reasons for This:…New Tape Drives.”
That line is particularly poignant.
May 26, 2007 at 10:41 am rating: 0
#3
lemare
I especially live that this was chicken-scratch on a legal pad… They didn’t even ATTEMPT to make it look professional or official.
May 26, 2007 at 11:19 am rating: 0
#4
rajjbbot
ah, man. fucked by technology.
with them newfangled tape drives they don’t need you writin’ that shit down.
May 26, 2007 at 12:21 pm rating: 0
#5
Jacq
I feel his pain. I think a note is better than having to look at some snake-in-the-grass asshole tell you he’s letting you go. Damn.
May 26, 2007 at 2:33 pm rating: 0
#6
jane
I wonder what the HR commission would think….
May 26, 2007 at 3:14 pm rating: 0
#7
lemare
Can someone tell me what a “tape drive” is?
May 26, 2007 at 3:26 pm rating: +1
#8
Amayita
lemare, it’s a backup tape device.
May 26, 2007 at 3:43 pm rating: 0
#9 IRF Weekly Wrap-Up « In Rare Form
[...] She’ll be reporting to Kenneth so we have no doubt her time will be well spent this summer. In the meantime, if any of you receive errant faxes, please let us know. She can always be sent a passive aggressive note saying her last day was yesterday. [...]
May 26, 2007 at 8:29 pm rating: 0
#10
Coops
At least he apologizes at the start.
May 26, 2007 at 10:18 pm rating: 0
#11
titaniumwhite
hey this is a great site! i do blog submission projects as well! go web 2.0!
May 26, 2007 at 11:42 pm rating: 0
#12
officedoodles
Cops and Robbers! Some things never change. To bad the 90% of all the Fun Ball Rooms in American are gone.
May 27, 2007 at 2:21 am rating: 0
#13
Anhoni
Wow – that’s really classy.
May 27, 2007 at 5:45 pm rating: 0
#14
Papa Shongo
That’s just play inhuman…
May 28, 2007 at 1:37 pm rating: 0
#15
karainmd
wow…I have no words.
May 28, 2007 at 3:39 pm rating: 0
#16
joebec
wtf is a new tape drive? jeez, i hope they don’t get one where i work!
May 29, 2007 at 11:41 am rating: 0
#17 a world in a few words « “adkf”
[...] growing blogs on wordpress.com is PassiveAggressiveNotes. My favorite post so far is the one where a guy gets fired by a supervisor without the guts to tell him why. I’ve been in temp jobs like [...]
May 29, 2007 at 2:41 pm rating: 0
#18
WHORES BLOSSOMS
I wouldn’t believe such a note came from management but would it assume it came from one of my ass-hat co-workers, so I’d like take it to the boss and ask what’s up, basically making them tell me to my face, at which point I would burst into tears and grab my carkeys/bag and leave the office with all my other shit and papers still taking up a cubicle. But you know, I’d have to make sure.
Jul 16, 2007 at 12:16 am rating: +2
#19 i’m sure you guys can deal
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Dec 29, 2007 at 3:11 pm rating: 0
#20 to the victor goes the bile
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Jan 18, 2008 at 12:02 am rating: 0
#21
Lori
I can one up this. My boss told my friend to tell me I was fired. “Just because.”
Feb 27, 2008 at 1:27 am rating: +1
#22
Tina
wow…not even an attempt to make it look professional!
Aug 7, 2008 at 4:00 pm rating: 0
#23
mistuh_t
Dude, If this happened to me I’d be pumped. basically just saying you get to sleep in and half ass look for a job and prty for around a month(when you add vacation time) It’s not even saying he’s fired because he’s a bad worker just because he’s not needed. Should be easy enough to find a new job in that time
Jan 29, 2009 at 1:57 pm rating: +1
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