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[โ€“] CADmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

The latest supervisor was a devout catholic with literally 12 children, and he found out that the time off I'd taken was to get a vasectomy.

I could have pushed the issue and very likely could have kept my job but... we kept getting fewer contracts, there was drama between C-level people, and Mr. Catholic was the 3rd boss in 8 months. I had a new job two days later, working for a place that isn't so obviously circling the drain.

[โ€“] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

For my first job I worked at a rural gas station pumping gas. It was a full service gas station which was rare in my area. I mean, it still is, but it was back then too. Anyway, I was only 15 at the time, which was technically underage, but I was paid under the table anyway. My sister worked as a cashier at that gas station and was the one who got me the job. I mostly worked when she did, though I would work with other cashiers on occasion. My sister ended up getting another job and basically ghosted the gas station. The owner basically fired me because of this, he didn't want any other family members working for him. I don't think he ever liked me to begin with, so I think it was just an excuse to get rid of me. He was in the process of selling the store anyway, which happened not long after I got fired, so I would've lost the job anyway.

[โ€“] Tomboys_are_Cute@hexbear.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Failure to show up. I got a job out of the city that would put me up for the summer and straight up forgot to tell my boss. Should have paid me better if you didn't want me to leave shrug-outta-hecks

[โ€“] radix@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

I'm sorry, that is hilarious. Thanks for sharing.

[โ€“] HappySashimi@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I got fired from my role at the orange juice factory.

I couldn't concentrate.

[โ€“] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

I've always managed to leave my career jobs before shit hit the fan, but I did get asked to not come back to one of my college tutoring gigs because I told the kid's dad I didn't like the IP phones he had installed on campus.

Because I kept printing t-shirts and cups upsidedown

[โ€“] GaveUp@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

I merged in an average of 1 PR every 2 weeks

Because the owner had lent fruit to his sons failed smoothie business that was several hundred thousands in debt.

I got hired the next day in his wifes business. Doing the exact same thing. Missed a month of pay. Dumb pig

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