alexandra in renton, washington received this invitation from a former supervisor at a hospital. “rumors had been circulating that she and another supervisor had a personality clash, and then recently an email was distributed indicating that her position had been terminated.”
this note gets of to a roaring with start with the mention of “12 years, [...]
Entries Tagged as 'fired'
an evening of congenial abnormality
August 17th, 2009 · 135 Comments
Tags: farewell letter · fired · malapropism · washington
recession incentive plan
July 9th, 2009 · 159 Comments
writes katrina in illinois: “i work in furniture, and due to the economy/the real estate crash, the company has been struggling and a lot of employees have been making a lot less money. this little morale booster was found on the break room bulletin board — right beside the letter notifying us that the company [...]
Tags: fired · highlighter · illinois · now that's management
but now i’m gold (hooray hooray)
October 14th, 2008 · 60 Comments
meg’s uncanny curatorial ability to uncover the silver lining in any situation was woefully under-appreciated at her last job, but even her former coworkers had to admit that this farewell e-mail was an impressive excavation of meg’s latent passive-aggressive tendencies.
related: this shit is bananas
Tags: all-staff e-mail · cheers · farewell letter · fired
“when the people fear their government, there is tyranny.”
July 16th, 2008 · 201 Comments
writes an anonymous federal employee in colorado: “this morning we were reminded via an office-wide email that we must comply with the official timekeeping rules.”
that means recording the correct time on our time sheets, not being absent during core hours without submitting a leave slip, not being off campus except for lunch hour or approved [...]
Tags: CAPS LOCK · colorado · fired · meta · not-so-veiled threats · now that's management · office · the government
your last day of work was yesterday
May 26th, 2007 · 23 Comments
how’s this for way harsh? the numbered list at the end is my favorite part.
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.”
Tags: fired · now that's management · office

