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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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She's Not Winning Employee of the Year
Couldn't resist sharing this one.
We just hired a new accounting person. She was replacing quite possibly the most vile human being I've ever worked with. Universally loathed. Anyway, yesterday was her first day. She left for lunch. ...and never returned. Not a word to anyone. Took her pictures she brought in, and took off. Wheeeee! |
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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I suspect she won't be asking anyone at your company for a reference anytime soon.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
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Used to happen all the time at the call center I worked at.
Just like you said it too. They'd show up at 8, bring small things like a coffee mug, pictures, day planner, etc. They'd pack all of it up before lunch and we'd never see them again. Not sure how anyone could do that, but a lot of people do. |
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Head Cheerleader
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Caught somewhere between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...
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At my last job, we had that happen...new girl started in accounting, she came in for a couple of days and then disappeared. Funny thing was, her boss was out of the country at the annual meeting when she disappeared so no one knew where she was. Turns out she'd called and left a voice mail for her boss, but her boss had never given the information to anyone on the team. People are idiots.
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
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On the other hand, that's probably smarter than hanging with something for 6 months and leaving on bad terms. You didn't waste time, you won't have any gaps in your resume to explain.
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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So..what do you think it was that made her leave the job? I've seen that happen when I worked in retail, but not really office jobs.
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Hockey Boy
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Royal Oak, MI
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My money is on the penguin hat. I bet that shit freaked her out and she bolted at the first opportunity.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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I've done this once. Although when I was hired, I was told I'd be doing one thing, but when I started I was doing something completely unrelated.
When I worked at Pizza Hut, it was the first day for one employee, she came in was there for 5 minutes and the police came in and arrested her and led her off in handcuffs. Plus, I'm REALLY curious as to what someone could have done in a 4 hour time frame to make them the most vile person ever and universally loathed? That's some really quick work there... hell, I don't even think Jeffrey Dahmer's co-workers said that.
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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It's even stranger when someone that works there for a while does it. Back at one of the companies I worked for in the Bay Area, the guy that was in charge of the field techs did this. He had worked for the company for 10 years with no problems. One day he tells us he is running out to the post office for lunch, and never came back. He had a history of heart problems, so the owner thought that maybe something had happened to him while he was out, so went looking for him. We find out a couple of weeks later that he had decided on his way back from the post office that he didn't want to work there anymore, and just drove to a relative's house in L.A. Really bizarre.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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She was replacing that person. |
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lolzcat
Join Date: May 2001
Location: williamsburg, va
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When i worked Telemarketing in High School we used to take bets on new employees and how long they would last, etc..
I think the fastest I saw someone break down in tears was like 45 minutes into their first day.
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Edmonton, AB
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I wish one of my co-workers would do the same thing.
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Head Cheerleader
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Caught somewhere between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...
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Man, I did telemarketing in HS too...those jobs SUCKED! But I still never just walked out, was tempted a time or two, but never actually did it. |
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Ahhhhh... missed that important little word. Kinda changes the whole meaning. Thought maybe the new girl crapped on her desk and started throwing feces around like a monkey or something.
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You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its... |
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lolzcat
Join Date: May 2001
Location: williamsburg, va
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It was fantastic for me really. I thrived pretty well and made very good $$$ for a HS student.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Burke, VA
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Death Herald
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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I wonder if it was because CW pulled out the Mr. Microphone and told her "Hey good lookin'! We'll be back to pick you up later!"
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Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint |
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Trust me. There are WAY better looking people here than she was.
And they dig the penguin hat. |
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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Dola...no freakin' CLUE why she just walked. She seemed normal and halfway nice to everyone here.
We have a suspicion some other job she applied for finally made her an offer, it was better, and she just bolted. |
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Northern Suburbs of ATL
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We has a DBA that brought in donunts his first day, and he left at lunch and never returned. He basically told our IT director that after getting in and seeing our situation he didn't feel up to the task of organizing our data...
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
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This kind of stuff happens all the time in the retail and restaurant sector.
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Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Colorado Springs
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However, not for controllers.
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Dearly Missed
(9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: DC Suburbs
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Pro Starter
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Winnipeg, MB
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"Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime." |
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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i did this once, when i was in college. hired to work in a pet store. they asked me to wear nice clothing, i thought i was going to be groomed for some type of assistant manager/sales register role.
they told me to go into the bird room and clean the cages. in my nice clothes. i told the supervisor there i was going to step outside to grab a candy bar. i went outside, casually made a right, then proceeded to run all the way home (it was a mile away from where i lived). i was singing "run to the hills" from Iron Maiden the entire way. i get home, i call the pet store up, and say "hi, this is anthony, i was just working there about 10 minutes ago", the supervisor says "yes?", "yeah, i won't be coming back. thanks for the opportunity!". till this day my wife makes me tell this story at parties. it's funnier, cuz i include the part involving the parrot. i wish i was in college again. |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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Could be worse. They could have actually groomed you.
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Head Cheerleader
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Caught somewhere between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...
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Alright, I'll take the bait...what's the part involving the parrot???? |
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Banned
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Astoria, NY, USA
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it was not harmed. that's all the info that is needed for the sake of this thread/story.
Last edited by Anthony : 01-15-2008 at 11:47 AM. |
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General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
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Head Cheerleader
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Caught somewhere between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace...
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Man - you've got to be kidding! After all the inappropriate stories you've told here, you aren't going to tell us what happened with the parrot???? You suck! |
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lolzcat
Join Date: May 2001
Location: williamsburg, va
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Don't feed the HA.
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: San Jose, CA
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I did this once....okay...twice.
The first time was when I was 18. I got a job at Toys 'R' Us during the holidays. Right out of the gate, I worked 9 full days in a row. Then, we had "Black Friday" which was just insane. The worst part about the job is that they wouldn't let me leave the register for any reason. When there were no customers, I still couldn't even walk 10 feet away. There were hours where I'd just stand there and daydream about opening up one of the super soakers and launching a full-out guerilla-style war on my fellow employees. One day, about three weeks into the job, I showed up wearing jeans. This was a no-no. "khakis only". So they told me to go home and get different pants. I didn't have a car, so I decided to make it a permanent search for khaki pants. The other time was at Mervyn's. I got hired, went through orientation and all of that. Really boring stuff. Then, on my first real work day, they put me in the shoe section. My first customer asked me if I knew where the matching shoe was for the one in her hand. I went over to where she found it, and there was just a massive pile of shoes, boxes, and tissue paper strewn all over. I asked to take my first break, and drove home, never to return! |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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And now Mervyn's is out of business. Nice job, asshole.
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Pride and Prejudice -- an FOF9 Lions dynasty, starting 1966 |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Black Hole
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Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
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Yeah, temporary agencies do that a lot and it's really irritating. I was told that I'd be doing one thing and when I got to the place, it was completely different. I told my supervisor and he was embarassed and apologized. The next day I called the temp agency and had a talk with the woman that sent me on assignment. She was embarassed as well but lucky for me, I got a job quickly after that so no harm done. |
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Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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You know, I took a job with a call center, working one of the highest paid accounts...filled out all my paperwork....work up the morning I was supposed to go in....and just could not see myself behind a desk on the phone all day...Being a tech support person to old people and their diabetic sugar testing machines......
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Grizzled Veteran
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Wisconsin
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Close call Bundy. Might have needed to change your nick to Alifornia
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You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its... |
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Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Big Ten Country
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Weird. You'd think they would get doctors or nurses involved, if there were problem with diabetic sugar testing machines.
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Pride and Prejudice -- an FOF9 Lions dynasty, starting 1966 |
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Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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I thought the same thing...but it was mainly support on how to load the drum of the machine, test it, and calibrate it.
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General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
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I went to a temp agency twice to find work, and both times they did this to me. The first time, though, I made sure to leave on good terms because the people there were nice and it wasn't their fault some bitch lied her ass off to me. The second time, the manager at the place I was sent to work for was a total asshole, so I just left. |
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College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: usually sunny SoCal
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i went to work for a consultant firm.. I got offered XXx/year conditioned to finding a job... anyway, i got interviewed for a unix admin job.. was asked if i knew anything about networking, dropped cisco and bgp keywords, got offered a position that i was unqualified for... learned a bunch during their window of preparing for a massive upgrade and voila, i'm still there working as the tech team lead. ![]() --tim
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General Manager
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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I'm boring...I think the shortest amount of time I've ever worked at a non-Summer job was four months. And I've never not given my two weeks...
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Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: New Jersey
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About 2 months ago, we hired an old child psychiatrist who had decided to come out of retirement to make some extra money. We were desperate for someone as the wait time for a new eval with myself or my colleague is 3-4 months. So, we were very excited when he started. He saw one patient and then announced to our clinic manager that he made a mistake and was going immediately back into retirement. I guess I should be glad that he didn't just leave without a word.
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Stadium Announcer
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Burke, VA
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And now you figured out the parrot part of the story. HA, fucking sandwiches and fellating parrots since 1992.
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Coordinator
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Utah
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QOTM!
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"forgetting what is in the past, I strive for the future" |
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Unregistered
Join Date: May 2004
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Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
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We had a guy start at the call centre here where I work a few months ago. On his first day he arrived an hour late due to "car troubles". Then on the second day he messaged in to his boss saying that he couldn't make it because he had to take his girlfriend to hospital for some reason or another. Never saw the guy again.
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Bounty Hunter
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I remember my first job back when I was 19. I did half a shift, ate lunch, realized that the food didn't get that awful taste out of my mouth, and I didn't return to that job until I turned 28.
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Red-Headed Vixen
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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