[RubberMallet]

so we have this guy...he was hired on last summer along with 2 other people to help expand sales. 1 of the other people left before xmas...just wasn't her thing. well this guy is a fantastic car sales guy. he's was one of the tops in our area for a while before wanting something more stable with less hours. he had some success here but it was by using car sales tactics on guys were already in the market. he just wasnt picking up the product at all. and he went through plenty of training...more training than i had gone through, i know that. i was thrown to the wolves.

well the boss (my close personal friend) fired him today after work. he had been thinking about it for the last 4 months just because this guy wasn't picking it up, but he knew the guy and wanted to give him a chance. the guy freaked out (just had a kid a few months back) swearing and making a scene. he pretty much did the FU, FU, FU, FU, yur cool, thing from half baked. my boss is like "i know i made the right decision now i guess. i jsut wish i'd made it earlier when i had the initial gut feeling"

the guy didn't even try and save his job. he was just like eff it, i'm gone i've got some stuff to get off my chest.

he was very defensive at criticism and you literally had to show him something over and over and over again.

would I have fired him? i don't know. i probably would of either fired him 3 months in when it didn't feel right or at least see how the rest of the year played out. but i'm not sure i woudl of said the same thing an hour ago.

i knew he was getting the ax or at least was on the chopping blocking for the past couple of weeks. it was confirmed yesterday that he'd be gone today. today he was like, "hey tomorrow there is a special at such and such restaurant" and i was like, "um yeah sure i'll go with you"

i feel for the guy.

1. he's got to tell his wife that he doesn't have a job. he totally didn't see this coming AT ALL.
2. everyone at the office will know you got fired...even if you never see them again, they still know.
3. you got fired. i've never been fired. i don't know what its like i assume it sucks.


anyway, it just made me feel better writing that. i was one of the people my boss would turn to for advice with this guy and i would tell the truth but i also tried to give the guy the benefit of the doubt.

[Sly Fox]

In this economy, everybody should be working to excel because the unemployment line is ridiculously long and discouraging. You guys shouldn't feel bad about the decision. But you certainly should feel compassion for the guy's current plight.

[LUconn]

Car sales it tough to get out of. Especially if you're good at it. I worked with a guy for about a month who was a killer salesman at the local Toyota dealer. He definitely had the house and car that backed that up. But he wanted out because he was missing out on his family with long hours and I guess it's a pretty stressful job. Like I said, it was only about a month before he realized how much less money he was making. It's a catch 22 I guess. The job gets old quick but not before you've gotten used to the hefty paycheck.

That sounds like a fun day at work though. I work with someone who needs to be fired that never will be.

[El Scorcho]

I never feel good about those situations, even when someone deserves it. I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm just a sap, but I just don't like to imagine being in that situation. Ugh. Having to do the deed is even worse. Probably why I have no desire to ever be in management. I'll stick with the technical work, thanks.

[RubberMallet]

I never feel good about those situations, even when someone deserves it. I'm not sure why. Maybe I'm just a sap, but I just don't like to imagine being in that situation. Ugh. Having to do the deed is even worse. Probably why I have no desire to ever be in management. I'll stick with the technical work, thanks.

i'll probably end up in management with this company as we progress and know this will be part of the job. not sure i'll like it or be cut out for it. i have fired 2 people in my life but i was a highschooler firing another high schooler.

[4everfsu]

I also feel bad for anyone getting fired but look at it this way. At least the right worker got let go this time. I have been at companies and seen the hard working people let go whereas the slackers would not only be retained but also promoted.

[LUconn]

I thought he was gonna get fired because he did something stupid at work with fireworks.

[RubberMallet]

most of this guys time was spent shopping for houses and car parts. he was always on his cell doing other stuff. he sits up front so everyone in the office can see what he was doing as they left for lunch, went home, etc.

[BJWilliams]

most of this guys time was spent shopping for houses and car parts. he was always on his cell doing other stuff. he sits up front so everyone in the office can see what he was doing as they left for lunch, went home, etc.

Sounds like he may have had a narcissism complex if he was doing that...probably wanting to look like he was "kind of a big deal" as the kids would say

[ALUmnus]

the guy freaked out (just had a kid a few months back) swearing and making a scene. he pretty much did the FU, FU, FU, FU, yur cool, thing from half baked.

So which one were you?

[Kolzilla41]

most of this guys time was spent shopping for houses and car parts. he was always on his cell doing other stuff. he sits up front so everyone in the office can see what he was doing as they left for lunch, went home, etc.

Sounds like he may have had a narcissism complex if he was doing that...probably wanting to look like he was "kind of a big deal" as the kids would say

[Th3rd]

most of this guys time was spent shopping for houses and car parts. he was always on his cell doing other stuff. he sits up front so everyone in the office can see what he was doing as they left for lunch, went home, etc.

Sounds like he may have had a narcissism complex if he was doing that...probably wanting to look like he was "kind of a big deal" as the kids would say

BJ trying to sound like an old timer here