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My work broke up with me VIA EMAIL.
Found it in my inbox this morning. It was actually sent shortly before I left for work yesterday, so I was actually laid off but didn’t know it yet AS I WORKED.
Gist:
Dear Carol,
You don’t work for us any more. We aren’t busy enough to justify employing you, and we don’t value you enough to keep you over someone else.
Love, Boss’s Wife
I was going to have to quit soon anyway, because my hours were getting less and less. But I still feel like a big useless ball of fail.
FAIL.
If By Yes 
What the EFF is wrong with the world today?! Seriously.
Apparently Tuesdays are the day when everything goes to shit. Geeze.
I cannot believe the sent an EMAIL! Jerks.
Ah, so, so sorry. What a rotten way to find out. Maybe Nasty Vet was extra nasty becuse he worked THERE! I hope Owl snuggles and PH cuddles make this day better.
And what @theurbancowgirl said.
ARG people are stupid and mean. This is why my students are rotten. They have rotten examples all around them of adults being awful to each other. WHO FIRES SOMEONE OVER EMAIL? is that even legal? *sigh* Can we go start our own country and only let nice people in?
OMG! That’s really low. How much of a pussy do you have to be in order to fire someone by email. Get some balls already and tell the employee face to face. Oh geez…sucks:(
Oh good. Just in time for your business to take off! I think they’re great big sucky pansies for doing it over email and then allowing you to work yesterday without saying anything. Who does that??
Screw today. But I saw on Twitter that the other place called you, so I hope that works out!
Wow, that is awful. I’m sorry! That office was terrible anyway, though, so it is only fitting that they would break up with you in the least professional, most hurtful way possible.
On to bigger and better things!
Oh, mannnnnn. Who DOES that? I’m sorry. 😦
Douchebags.
No, you are great. Remember? Great.
I have lost all memories of greatness.
is that even legal?
I guess so. It’s in writing, at least!
That’s really rubbish:-(
They’ve been crappy to you all along – and not just Mean Vet (I’m thinking of the rostering and the lack of understanding about your need to pick up Owl from his creche). But the dogs love you, don’t they? I reckon the dogs know more than the people. Here’s to the training business.
Dogs are so much better than people in almost every way.
I think you should pretend you never got the e-mail, and keep showing up for work, forcing someone to fire you to your face. At least then you might teach them a lesson about WHY YOU DON’T FIRE SOMEONE OVER E-MAIL! That is rude and total BS. (It may even be illegal, but I’m no law talking guy).
“Like”.
This would be awesome!
LOL that would be hilarious but I couldn’t do it. I’d feel too pathetic.
That’s so dumb! What a cowardly way to fire someone! Do you get a severance package? At least you don’t have to work there anymore!
I picked up the cheque today and there was a week’s severance in there, thankfully, as well as payout for my accumulated vaccation/sick days. And yes, there were a bunch of surgeries scheduled this week and I was dreading them BUT NOW MY COWORKER WILL HAVE TO DO THEM ALONE
I got fired from my last job on my cellphone… on a workday… just as I was dropping off my kids at the sitter’s. Oh, and it was the very day my contract was due for renewal and they hadn’t said ONE WORD about being dissatisfied with my work. NOT ONE.
You are not fail. They are assholes. Take this as an opportunity to build your dog training business and hold your head high.
Also – they have to give you notice; it varies depending on the province and how long you’ve been working there but they can’t just say “get out KTHNXBYE”. They either have to pay you for the minimum notice period (usually 2 weeks) or offer you a severance package.
Ugh, that IS harsh. And yes, thankfully, they did give me the 1 week’s severence pay. And, I’ll give them this (although maybe I should give it to their accounting firm) they gave it to me at full 40 hours pay.
This will prove to be a blessing in (very light) disguise, you’ll see. Although my own firing rocked my self-confidence and effed me up for months afterwards, now with the benefit of almost two years post-job I can say honestly it was the best thing that could have happened – because I never would have quit even though they were bullies and it was making me miserable.
Canada is 3 month probation period where they can fire you for a hair out of place, or sneezing to the left instead of to the right.
Yes, there is, but I got past that. I’ve been there five months and NOW they fire me!
Hooray!!
I will be celebrating for you today.
Because that place was completely toxic, and awful, and because the sooner you’re out of there the better, but I know how hard it would have been to walk away from it yourself if they hadn’t forced you to that point.
So I know that it sucks tons, and I totally understand how you’re feeling (because I would be exactly the same), but from the outside looking in objectively, this can only lead you to better things. Things that aren’t total raging asshats.
And that makes me happy.
😀 I’m glad you’re not disappointed in me!
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Really sorry to hear you got laid off, and in such a fashion too. 😦 On the other hand, I think it’s a great opportunity to focus on your dog training business and try to propagate that and maybe then you won’t have to work for another Mean Vet ever again! Fingers crossed for you! *hugs*
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