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"Anyone who is worth a shit has been fired at least once."
by beefxq 13y ago
"Anyone who is worth a shit has been fired at least once."
- nmcfarl 13y agoInteresting theory. But it seems to indicate that the best piss off those higher up in the corporate food chain, and do it repeated, without results, until they get fired. From my perspective, both tact (and associated political skills), and knowing when to cut your losses are awesome skills that many of the best have. However - I do agree that getting fired can be a badge of honor.
- driverdan 13y agoNope. I know plenty of people who have significant worth to their companies/clients and never been fired.
- smtddr 13y ago... or never told you, or knew that they should quit before getting fired, or laid off(but the boss knows it was to get rid of him/her).
- ChristianMarks 13y agoThere are certainly organizations for which this is true. How else would you know, at those places, whether someone was any good unless they were fired or badly mistreated?
- beefxq 13y agohttp://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2013/01/06/getting-fired-from-microsoft/ http://www.alexstjohn.com/WP/2013/01/06/getting-fired-from-m... Typically, these people should run their own companies or consulting instead of working for other people.
- shubb 13y agoI know you meant 'Anyone who takes risks gets fired eventually. Great people take risks.' But I got fired from a burger place once because I wasn't much good at making burgers. They also say 'Judge a man by his enemies. A man with no enemies is no man at all'. But I suspect most people you'd want to work with don't have enemies at work.
- jacalata 13y agoAnd plenty of people who aren't worth shit have been fired at least once.