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11 years ago
I got fired.
Last month I came in and one of the camera servers was down. I tried to fix it, didn't work, texted boss about it, and never got a response. So then the next day I had off, and my boss and coworker were like, Oh Shit. So I got chewed out about that a couple weeks ago, and I swore not to do it again. Life continued.
Yesterday my boss unexpectedly shows up, says we need to talk, and informs me that in those sorts of situations, he has to report it to his boss. Having the servers down for two days is a huge breach in security, and the fact that I didn't make a further effort to get a response from my boss put me at fault. So this,plus slackage from earlier in the year meant they had to can me. I was told that a LP Manager at another store once forgot to lock one of the outside doors at closing, and when they discovered the fuck up the next morning, they fired him on the spot. So they really have no tolerance for those sorts of fuckups.
This all sucks ass.
I proceed to throw a bitchin party at my house, where I get hammered, my brand new bowl fell of the roof (yes, at one point we were drunk on my roof), and I had to put out a fire in my barn. But over the course of the night and talking with people, I ended up getting 4 possible job leads, which is pretty sweet. And, y'know, I got to have a sweet fuckin party. Also, my boss was like, despite your goof ups, you can totes count on me for a reference, which was cool. I'll miss workin at Nordstroms, cuz most of the people there were really chill.
Last month I came in and one of the camera servers was down. I tried to fix it, didn't work, texted boss about it, and never got a response. So then the next day I had off, and my boss and coworker were like, Oh Shit. So I got chewed out about that a couple weeks ago, and I swore not to do it again. Life continued.
Yesterday my boss unexpectedly shows up, says we need to talk, and informs me that in those sorts of situations, he has to report it to his boss. Having the servers down for two days is a huge breach in security, and the fact that I didn't make a further effort to get a response from my boss put me at fault. So this,plus slackage from earlier in the year meant they had to can me. I was told that a LP Manager at another store once forgot to lock one of the outside doors at closing, and when they discovered the fuck up the next morning, they fired him on the spot. So they really have no tolerance for those sorts of fuckups.
This all sucks ass.
I proceed to throw a bitchin party at my house, where I get hammered, my brand new bowl fell of the roof (yes, at one point we were drunk on my roof), and I had to put out a fire in my barn. But over the course of the night and talking with people, I ended up getting 4 possible job leads, which is pretty sweet. And, y'know, I got to have a sweet fuckin party. Also, my boss was like, despite your goof ups, you can totes count on me for a reference, which was cool. I'll miss workin at Nordstroms, cuz most of the people there were really chill.
Your first thought was to throw a party? Huh. Literally would not have occurred to me.