Comments on: I Got Fired.

By: Succulents Greener

Succulents Greener — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 05:24:20 +0000

You always find a way to make me laugh. Good luck with your new venture. I know you will go far. You already have!

By: Harneit

Harneit — Mon, 09 Aug 2021 18:13:06 +0000

I can instantly relate to you, as getting fired may lead to beginning of a new chapter in your life. If you were not fired then, things would not have been same

By: J. Money

J. Money — Thu, 24 May 2018 13:44:45 +0000

In reply to Getting Canned. Hah! Nice... guess there's a blog for everything these days :)

By: Getting Canned

Getting Canned — Thu, 24 May 2018 08:29:01 +0000

At this point, when I get a new job I almost just assume eventually I’ll get fired and it’s only a matter of time. Might be my natural course of how to move on. Interviewing is hard when you’re working full time. Quitting is a bit scary as you are cutting off your income and you’re force to be accountable since it’s your decision. Getting fired is the guilt free way to cut the cord and do it with the safety net of unemployment income. My next job is my last I think. In the mean time, I’ve created a resource for people that get fired on a blog called Getting Canned. (I guess that domain could be taken another way right?…Maybe someday I’ll get an offer for the domain from someone catering to the fetish.)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:25:17 +0000

In reply to Steve.

Oh yeah – def. serious and there were def. signs too! I was very fortunate to leave with only 2 weeks of lost paycheck… Been self-employed ever since too – almost 8 years now! :)

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 20:29:28 +0000

Sad to say this is all too common in tech. I went thru six of these shutdowns/downsizings in a 35 year career. Folks at the top always take care of themselves first. I especially remember a company where upper management routinely awarded themselves double digit bonuses and pay raises while worker bees endured repeated layoffs and wage freezes.

As for deferring paychecks for two months, well, you can’t be serious. But a little surprised there weren’t signs of trouble before disaster struck.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 20:15:58 +0000

In reply to Dividend Growth Investor.

Don’t worry – a lot of people thought I did :) I was pretty tricky back then haha… (and a lot more anonymous! so i wouldn’t get in trouble for such things while at work!)

By: Dividend Growth Investor

Dividend Growth Investor — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 15:52:55 +0000

Ha, the first time I read this post a few years ago, I thought this was what you looked like in real life ;-)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Mon, 27 Nov 2017 15:39:00 +0000

In reply to Michael CPO, From the Far Side of the Planet. Thanks man! Always fun to re-read this over the years and go back to those days :)

By: Michael CPO, From the Far Side of the Planet

Michael CPO, From the Far Side of the Planet — Sun, 26 Nov 2017 03:16:01 +0000

Wow that is an amazing story! It just goes to show that having a plan A, B, C … is a great idea … it also goes show that one saving an emergency after reducing debts is highly, and having an energetic positive outlook helps you to move to the next thing etc … if your readers are interested in living overseas …. I mention some of the zillions of ops available in teaching and later other areas etc etc … your blog is very encouraging and colourful – CPO, From the Far Side of the Planet