re: What is the worst you've ever been focked over by your job/boss/employer?

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Log story short, you code. CSB.

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I couldn't code my way out of a wet paper bag. But I've created a lot of code by knowing the right people. I was more of a nerd interpreter.

Myself and a group of great people worked for a local consultant firm in BR. This place at one point in time was set to be one of the top consultant firms in the southeast. Only problem was we had a moron for an owner that would literally bow down to whatever the sales team wanted to do. They also set up our bonus structures to where sales would get everything and operations got nothing.

Long story short, after several years of fricking the ops teams out of their bonuses, and giving sales more, they owner then decides to hire a new CEO that was a known "axe man" as well as a guy that once worked AGAINST our company.

Within two months the company went from nearly 300 employees to half that. Mass exodus. Between fricking people over and hiring a guy that everyone knew was a dick, the owner finally put the nail in the coffin of a great company he built.

Fast forward 10 years later, every single person that left that company went on to do bigger and better things.

Worked for a company as a senior level manager and they created 'shares' and gave them out to employees. Not all got the same amount. Senior level got more and shop guys got less. These 'shares' had a value of like $5/each 'so say', and that one day when they sold the company, you would be able to cash out the 'shares' for that value or more if they were valued more. This went on for like 5-6 years, no sale of company, and no mention of how much the 'shares' were worth. Eventually, the company was going through ups/downs and they were making sweeping changes across the board. I resigned. These 'shares' were still mine and I was told I could keep them and still be a shareholder of the company for when it sells, that I could cash them in. This was in October. Come December 20th, I get a call/email from the company attorney with a letter saying that I will not be allowed to keep my shares that I have to cash them in at the current value of like $0.47 cents/share and I had to sign the papers before the end of the year, and if I didn't sign before the end of the year, I would be paid in installments over 36 months for that amount. I did end up signing because 1-I didn't have enough time to fight it, and 2-I figured it was good to just get out of that situation completely. The company sold that next year and the 'shares' were worth ~$7-8/share. It would have been a nice payday had I stayed, but I'm better off where I'm at now.

Nothing too awful. Early in my career I had an executive over our division that would try to play God with people's careers. Basically blocking promotion opportunities in other departments if he didn't want to lose people. So naturally high performers (including myself) eventually just left the company

Heckuva first post, but here goes.

I had applied for a fairly high paid position at a company. No interest. Got the standard no soap letter with the usual "wish you the best in finding a place for your special skills and unique talents."

Fast forward three months. I get a call fawning over my resume and they can't wait to, and I quote, "welcome me to the team".

First day they put me with another guy simply to learn their company's software and procedures. This guy is a flunky, but has 20 years there and knows the systems and procedures. His first words to me, "I don't know why they put you with me. I'm not a trainer." I'm thinking, "I know about this than you ever will." I simply say, I just need to see the procedural steps used here.

Now, my job requires certain certifications and licences. They never asked for them. On day two I volunteer them. I am told "we'll get to it soon." Now I am suspicious. Never went anywhere that wasn't priority one before you even walk through the door.

Fast forward two weeks of doing menial crap not related to my job, and basically wasting time. Offered my credentials on an almost daily basis. Same response, "we'll get to that. I tell the wife, "something isn't right here."

Friday of my second week the man I report to directly comes and says, we need to go into HR. He is an older black guy been with the company 30 years and is just trying to hang on another year to retirement age, I've been around a minute. I know what "we need to go to HR" means. "I asked, so why am I getting fired?" He said, "I don't know."

I am told by the #2 man in the company, (a fat liberal SOB married to an equally fat liberal Karen), "It is time to part ways."
I asked why, and I am told, "I'm not at liberty to discuss that." I get smart and tell him, "you have my permission to tell me." He refuses. Termination notice says "job performance". Wait? I haven't even been allowed to do my job.

My direct boss is given the task of escorting me out. He is genuinely embarressed, He apologizes several times. I realize they have blindsided him too. He really was kept in the dark. Neither of us know what is going on. He tells me, and I believe him to this day. "Something has not been right about this whole scenario. I don't know what Bryan (#2 guy) and Jeff (#1 guy) are doing."

Fast forward almost a year. I am at an industry related seminar working for another company. The type we have all been to. Waste of time and money, but the CEO's buddy is somehow involved.

We are in a large conference room, maybe 35-40 people.. The subject of shady and unethical practices you might run into comes up.

I relate the story above. A young guy who I thought looked familiar suddenly says in a very loud voice, "SO, YOU'RE THE ONE! I KNEW I RECOGNIZED YOU FROM SOMEWHERE!"
WTF? I am the one?

Turns out he was at the previous company when I was there. He was a young up and coming guy stuck in a cubicle at the time, and we didn't have any real interaction. I remembered him after my memory was jogged. He is now at a better position with another company.

He lays out the whole story. It all came out about a month after I was fired. The previous guy who had my job was very good, but also a major arse kisser to # 1 and #2 guys. He quits claiming burnout.

Apparently #2 guy had actively been begging this guy to return. When it looked like he wouldn't, they hired me as an insurance policy.They hired me as a place holder, just in case. About a week after I was hired, he agrees to return. I am fired on Friday before he is to return the following Monday.

The story came out because the guy they rehired was bragging about how they begged him to return, and fired the new guy as soon as he said yes.

Good part is, #2 guy got fired not long after me. Trying to pull some shady crap to get #1's job. He was found out and #1 canned him.

didn’t happen to me, but to my wife

she was working part-time as a med tech in a hospital lab, looking for something fulltime

interviewed for a job with a private lab on a Thursday, was offered, accepted, and was told to report to their main office a an hour away on Monday for onboarding

told one of her coworkers that night about the new gig

Monday she rented a car since i needed ours for work, drove by the local office to pick up her paperwork, the guy who “hired” her said, “sorry, nevermind, we hired someone else who was more qualified, better luck next time”

turns out he got a call from her coworker who wanted off the night shift and she convinced him to hire her instead


ended up working out for the best, as she got the fulltime night shift gig from her departing coworker, got moved to evening shift just 3 weeks later

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Did you want to kick 100 percent of his arse? Did he call you a moron? Was Dennis your boss?

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I just wanted a new breakfast, mine was a little undercooked.

About 30 years ago, was hired as Controller for a small local manufacturer, which is now quite large. My first assigned task was to fix the inventory issue.

Sat in the warehouse for a day, observing. Stevie Wonder could have seen the issue. Reported back to the owner. Was told that system could not be changed, because his brother in law had designed it.

2 years later, and after $500,000 in write downs, I was relieved for failure to fix the inventory issue.

Grocery store cashier in Louisiana and it was a red pill event

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