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The weird part is that getting fired can still suck, very deeply, even if it's from a job you truly hated and were going to quit anyway.
by kafkaesq 10y ago
The weird part is that getting fired can still suck, very deeply, even if it's from a job you truly hated and were going to quit anyway.
- milquetoastaf 10y agoRejection sucks. I was fired from a job I hated and it did not help my self-esteem at all heh. Also a lot of the time firings / layoffs happen around bonus payout times so it hurts the head and the wallet.
- j_s 10y agoVery good point about the double-whammy of getting fired right before a bonus!
- octavusprime00 10y agoYeah I have to agree with you, but sometimes people need help moving on and getting fired could be that push someones needs. Hopefully the next job would be something you enjoy, or you work for yourself.
- kafkaesq 10y agoSometimes people need help moving on and getting fired could be that push someones needs. If they wanted to "help" the employee move on they'd (1) at least attempt to engage them in an honest discussion about the situation, and (2) offer something resembling a decent separation package. Heck even (1) by itself would do a lot to soften the psychic blow -- but that's almost always off the table (in part due to litigation concerns; but in part due also, let's face it, to a simple lack of humanity and empathy). Instead it's usually "Lawyer up. Manipulate (via bogus performance reviews, or simply not supporting the employee to an extent that they're basically destined to fail). And isolate, isolate, isolate."