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Never been a fan of power trip humor. If you actually have the authority to fire someone, you should never ever say "you're fired" to them, even as a joke, unle
by kyllo 13y ago
Never been a fan of power trip humor. If you actually have the authority to fire someone, you should never ever say "you're fired" to them, even as a joke, unless you are actually firing them, and that should be done in private.
- mcot2 13y agoWell this guy was in a league of his own. He openly made jokes about a fellow employees lazy eye in public and once made a semi-racist off color joke to begin another all-hands. I'm pretty sure he was left off of the investor quarterly calls for being such a loose cannon. Amazingly enough he left on his own and didn't have any openly public HR complaints or lawsuits against him.
- jpalioto 13y agoLast season of the Office was awesome, wasn't it?
- haberman 13y agoYeah I think this is covered in the very first episode of The Office: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSibGV5Y_WA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSibGV5Y_WA
- jfoster 13y agoAnd even in private there are Mich better ways of saying it. "You're fired" is unnecessarily hostile.
- jamesaguilar 13y agoSometimes my former boss would tell me I was fired if I made a bad joke when we were out drinking . . . but in general, I agree that it should not be done if there is any ambiguity at all in the situation.