View Full Version : So Friday I fired a Guy


Caligula
11-25-06, 12:07 PM
So a couple weeks ago I hired 4 more workers. I go against my better judgement and hire an older guy mainly because he's been harassing me since Aug for a job , he jumped at the chance to work 12 hours days every Friday/Sat/Sunday and I thought he'd be so happy getting the job and he'd work his ass off

Well I noticed trouble first on Day 1 of training, he couldn't catch on, he couldn't type (although he told me he could) , he never let you explain anything without jumping in and giving the wrong answer, I knew it was going to be difficult but I thought he could learn in time and training .

During his first week of training in the boardroom I did notice a couple other bizarre things, all the new people and me were just chatting and smoking in public places came up..... he said "if anyone ever lit up a cigarette when he was eating he would put it out in their eye" .... hmmmm, a second time he said something about he'd rather get a Christmas gift of a Jesus Statue from the Dollar store than an expensive gift... I replied that I hope he doesn't draw my name at Christmas and while the others laughed he got irritated.

So this week I intoduce him to the work enviornment, no training room but actually working live and with assistance from the regular workers...... after 5 days the others were averaging 30 releases a day and pretty much working on their own, he was averaging 2 and need help on both , however he had a few more surprises for me

1) he asked my receptionist if he could borrow the picture of her 2 year old to bring home to his wife to make a joke about the child he was hiding from her....wtf, that make no sense, why would you do that,

2) he asked one of my co workers if she was a Mormon because she doesn't wear makeup like the other painted whores in the office (she didn't even tell me this , I heard from another employee

3) he started starring at asses in the office, and not glances or hiding it, but he would actually turn his chair, lower his bifocals and stare out of the top of his eyes for 15-30 seconds.... I know he claims to be a devote Christian but isn't there a commandment about coveting asses or something....

This all lead to him being very unwelcomed in the office , women really didn't want to work alone with him, which they would have had to during certain hours.

so yesterday afternoon I called him in asked him how he thought he was doing, at first he said pretty good, then he admitted he was in over his head , but was hoping he could learn it..... then I brought up his office behavior and he denied it, claiming that the Lord would lead him to greatness , he denied staring at asses, but it wasn't a one time thing it was happening all the time. it was like he was the Pope and Melissa's ass was the Shroud of Turin .

So at least he left yesterday without incident, i let him call his wife to come pick him up and he slid out the back door

Jasper
11-25-06, 01:55 PM
Great, right before Christmas! I KNOW you only did it so you wouldnt get that statue! Heartless prick!

Jasper
11-25-06, 01:56 PM
:-) .

Harket
11-25-06, 03:54 PM
Well - I guess he won't be missed ;)

Shakey
11-25-06, 05:37 PM
People like that can ruin the whole morale of an office. I would say that it is a good job done.

80's fanatic
11-25-06, 10:52 PM
Cal, Don't feel bad, sometimes you have to do what you think is right. You already had women that didn't feel comfortable working alone with him. It was just a matter of time before things would get bad quickly. Secondly, he mis-represented himself to you.... telling you he could do things that he couldn't actually do. In my opinion, you did the right thing.

Brand1974
11-26-06, 10:26 AM
He sounds like a real winner.

walvis
11-26-06, 04:26 PM
A man like that needs to stay home and collect stamps. You did your best, he just isn't righ for the job, so don't beat yourself up about it.

Recker
11-26-06, 06:57 PM
Looks like you had no choice.

TopCat
11-26-06, 08:57 PM
Giving out Christmas bonuses early? :D

Caligula
11-26-06, 09:40 PM
Giving out Christmas bonuses early? :D

This guy was a freak, he asked during training if the company used e-mail was hotmail

Shakey
11-26-06, 10:13 PM
This guy was a freak, he asked during training if the company used e-mail was hotmail

:lol: Yup and we store all of our confidential information in an online backup solution. :frypan:

Prefab Sprouter
11-27-06, 06:12 AM
oh Boy!!! Cal you absolutely did the right thing. You just saved your company about 6 Harassment cases by doing that. A good days work.

TopCat
11-27-06, 07:29 AM
This guy was a freak, he asked during training if the company used e-mail was hotmail

Reading your post, I don't doubt that. You totally did the right thing. Keeping him on would have sooner or later opened the company to lawsuits. I just had to tease you some ;)

80sTrivia
11-30-06, 05:12 AM
Sometimes, it's really difficult to be the "boss", but you certainly did the right thing in this situation, Cal... :)

galaga-girl
11-30-06, 02:27 PM
1) he asked my receptionist if he could borrow the picture of her 2 year old to bring home to his wife to make a joke about the child he was hiding from her....wtf, that make no sense, why would you do that,


That is bizzare!!

ValJ
11-30-06, 04:54 PM
I heard Melissa was asking for it. :p :lol:

Sounds like a real piece of work, Cal. Better to have to train someone all over again than aggravate everyone else. ;)

Sandy
11-30-06, 05:11 PM
Ok so I lmao at the bi-focals and staring at the ass's !!

Seems like you hired a holiday turkey !:lol:

KimJoy69
12-01-06, 03:58 PM
I know he claims to be a devote Christian but isn't there a commandment about coveting asses or something.... :rollin: :laugh: goddammit Cal :mwaha: