My freeper boss is GONE! +++FIRED+++ omg,iamsohappy

[2008]

(First, let me say that I don't blame anyone for thinking I made this up, because, well, I admit it: It's too perfect. But it's all true. And perfect. And I can't stop laughing. Oh my god, I'm just so damn happy and relieved he's gone.)

He wasn't my immediate boss, but he was a boss, and he made my job a lot harder for the two months he was there.

At my job, we have to move very quickly. We have to physically move from place to place very quickly. Freeper Boss, a physically large man, liked to step in front of people and move as slowly as he could ... not as a prank, but to prove he could, to prove he had the power to slow us down.

Freeper Boss liked right-wing talk radio. His favorite show was Michael Savage's. I swear to God! I'd never before met anyone, no matter how far to the right his or her politics, who admitted to actually liking Savage. Freeper Boss also liked to brag about having once dated a certain FOX News personality.

Freeper Boss also liked to disregard certain company policies that also just happened to be against the law, and could have gotten our company in a lot of legal trouble (maybe even shut down).

ON Monday I learned Freeper Boss had been fired for...

...for...

...ooh mama it's so sweet...

for STEALING!

And there was no question as to his guilt, because his bosses already suspected him, so they set him up.

And he took the bait. Pocketed the cash.

And now he's gone.

:woohoo::party::toast::bounce::beer::hi::grouphug::applause::rofl::spray::woohoo:

[jedicord]

1. Ain't karma grand? n/t

[2008]

6. oh yes

especially since I soooo wanted to do and say some very inappropriate things, and I kept my cool ... even told a coworker, "calm down, this can't last; either he'll change, or he'll be gone soon" (only half believing it myself, but wanting to keep this coworker from walking off the job over him)

[Tesha]

24. Karma, hell. You can always count on assholes to be assholes.

It's the same reason police manage to catch so many
people for driving on suspended licenses: the one's
who always behaved badly in the past are the ones
you can, pretty much, count on to behave badly in
the future.

That's the mechanism by which Karma works.

Tesha

[corkhead]

59. My confidence in karma will be reassured when chimpy is on trial at Den Hague

[sakabatou]

63. Hells yes

[zulchzulu]

2. Send his resume to the Bush Administration

He'd be a perfect fit.

Congrats on your De-Freeperized Reality!

[yellerpup]

3. They've been saving a place for him

in the B*** administration. :toast:

[Tace]

54. I'm Going To Appropriate That Remark

Excellent!

"They've been saving a place for him in the * administration."

I'm fond of saying, from time to time, that "They're keeping a warm spot for ___ (insert name of bad person) down there -- close to the fire."

Now I can say, "They're saving a place for him down there... in the * administration."

Perfect!

[yellerpup]

57. Thanks. n/t

:hi:

[NewJeffCT]

4. Will they also be prosecuting him?

for his stealing?

And, what sort of company policies did he violate?

:evilgrin:

[2008]

9. I don't think they'll prosecute over this measly amount of cash

and if I reveal the company policies & laws he violated, I'd be giving out too much personal info about myself (i.e., where I work)

[meegbear]

5. That is awesome!

:thumbsup:

[Fridays Child]

7. And when you consider how stealing so completely conflicts with freeper values, well...

...yeah, right! :rofl:

[Cassandra]

13. Actually, stealing correlates perfectly with freepers.

http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~altemey/

I know you were being sarcastic, obviously, but the significance of stealing in the rw mindset is considerable.

[Fridays Child]

36. Interesting.

Bookmarked for further reading.

[2008]

14. He didn't like it when I told him how I felt about the Nov. '06 election results

Today he'll probably be sitting in an unemployment office's waiting room, reading Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder

[PA Democrat]

20. I don't know what the rules are for unemployment compensation are in your state

but where I live, he would not be eligible for unemployment. If you are fired because of willful misconduct, you are entitled to nothing. Your employer could choose not to reveal why he was let go and let him collect, but then their unemployment taxes would be increased.

[2008]

26. actually, the rules for unemployment compensation in my state...

allow for collection of benefits only if you've lost your job through no fault of your own

reasons such as quitting or getting fired are not covered

still, I hope he takes a number and waits around awhile before finding that out

[PA Democrat]

32. LOL! I'll bet he'll try to get unemployment.

In my experience the people who most resent their tax dollars being spent on social programs are the first in line when they think they might collect.

[2008]

40. maybe he'll go on disability for "amoral syndrome" (nt)

[jedicord]

43. Exactly, a freeper acquaintance hates social welfare.

Hence she voted Repub.

She has been known to intentionally flood her house with the garden hose to get insurance money.

She and her sister have a house together, which was paid for by their parents. Her sister got pregnant (oh where are those moral values) and quit her job. She is on the WICC (sp) program.

The acquaintance files head of household.

[grace0418]

50. Holy crap, truer words were never spoken! LOL!

The people who love to go on and on bitching about "welfare queens" not only will be the first to think they're entitled to handouts, but will also be the first to take what is not theirs. He's already proven himself willing to steal, I bet you're absolutely right he'll be in the unemploment line first thing this morning. Unless he's on the phone with his lawyer wanting to sue for "wrongful termination."

[kestrel91316]

61. Here in CA I have had a couple of employees over the years

leave under heavy pressure (from me) to PERFORM THEIR FRIGGIN'JOBS ALREADY, and in the manner I taught them! And they had the nerve to try to collect unemployment.

I of course fought - and won, both times. #1, they quit voluntarily. #2, they were on the verge of being fired for incompetence and laziness, which the unemployment people were somewhat amused to hear.

Here in CA you get unemployment if you get laid off, NOT if you quit or got fired for cause.

[zbdent]

33. You should notify the unemployment office of his RW tendencies

and why they should refuse to allow him "social welfare" ...

(even if he isn't allowed to collect ...)

[Tsiyu]

42. Actually unemployment taxes are paid from insurance

and the premiums are paid for by the employer.

But the concept of "socialism" is there, and yes, Freepers enjoy "socialism" as long as they benefit.

[Fridays Child]

37. I'm not sure that he's...

...eligible for unemployment compensation, if he was fired for stealing. :shrug:

[Lester222]

53. Especially stealing elections, lol

[zanne]

8. Relish this moment.

And congratulations!

[2008]

16. relishin' and rerelishin'

it just keeps giving

I forget, and life starts to seem dreary and common, and then I remember, and I laaaaaff my ass off

it's like November 2006 all over again

[bullwinkle428]

10. I've encountered posters on other boards that are regular Savage

listeners...one of them even used one of his "catchphrases" as his sigline! :puke: Something about "borders, culture, language define a country" or some such worthless shit...

[2008]

17. I know they're all over the internets, but I've never met one in person

at least, no one who would admit it

[Cerridwen]

11. Yay!

I just love when good things happen to and for good people. It's also quite a "kick in the pants" when bad people get their "just rewards" and we're there to see it. :evilgrin:

:woohoo: for you!

[AllegroRondo]

12. He's going to have a rough time finding a new job

"why did you leave your last job?"

"Ummm..."

"Well, your previous employer says you were fired for stealing. Care to explain that?"

[2008]

19. plenty of people at that job who have no interest in politics,

one way or the other, have gleefully pointed out the same thing

[progressive_realist]

64. Unfortunately, that probably won't happen

Any company large enough to have an HR department will not disclose the reason for termination to any future prospective employer. Without getting into the reasons for this, most companies will only disclose your dates of employment and job title.

The end result is that someone fired for stealing, or incompetence, or anything at all that doesn't lead to a criminal conviction, will likely go straight into a comparable position at another company.

[madokie]

15. I'm happy for you

[lonestarnot]

18. yeah

:bounce: :applause:

[Eurobabe]

21. This should be a lesson to Dick Chain-Knee, karma's a bitch!

Yippee for you!! :bounce: :bounce:

[wicket]

22. COngrats!

:woohoo:

[helderheid]

23. rec 3! Oh happy day!

[youthere]

25. My husband's company just got rid a freeper too..

although he wasn't a manager..just a major pain in the ass. He was the guy who oversaw the inventory. He was a real asshole and would blast Rush and Hannity on the radio and go on ad nauseum about "family morals" to anyone he could get to listen. We got seated next to him at the company Christmas party one year and I came close to knocking him on his ass. He just wouldn't shut up about liberals, and feminists and blah blah blah (good thing it was an open bar;-) ) ...They found out this guy was selling all the companies scrap metal (this is a large sign company..so there is LOTS of scrap) and pocketing the cash. They KNOW he managed to steal at $25,000 over the last several years and SUSPECT it could be as much as $70,000. They hired an auditor to investigate and are prosecuting.
It feels SOOOOOOO damn good, doesn't it?



p.s. Recommending this!

[2008]

27. our guy got caught pinching less than a hundred bucks

(but enough had gone missing already that they decided to set him up on the last one)

yes, it does feel good, especially knowing, as in your case as well, that you didn't do whatever mischief to him that you were tempted to do

[NMDemDist2]

30. you know, you gotta wonder how STUPID someone has to be to lose their

job over small amounts of cash like that

I had to fire a gal who refused to stop stealing 6-8 candy bars every night for her 'son'

I warned her and still caught her walking out with her backpack full of snacks

what an idiot! then she wails "But I need my job!!"

:banghead:

[youthere]

39. I know..it really makes you scratch your head...

A friend of mine went through a full-service car wash one time and when the car came out he noticed his change was gone from the cup in the car. He said it couldn't have been more than a couple dollars but he reported it to the manager, the manager questioned all the employees, one fessed up and got fired...for a couple dollars. Same deal though, there wasn't any apology, just the standard "I need my job!"
If you need your job, why would you jeopardize it for a couple dollars?:freak:

[ThoughtCriminal]

28. It really seems to come with the personality

Not exactly "probable cause", but if money or supplies are missing - the company right-wing blowhard seems to always be at the center of it.

[2008]

38. porn is expensive

you have to steal when half your paycheck has been garnished to pay your delinquent child-support bills, the other half for restitution of your DUI charge, and the IRS keeps sending past-due notices

[The Backlash Cometh]

29. How do people get that twisted?

They think, as long as they quote the same mantra, that they're absolved of all their sins.

[2008]

35. just sinnars saved bah grace, ah guess

:sarcasm:

don't mean to offend any real Christians here, but it seems like the rigid fundamentalist types have this "I can do no good works on my own" excuse that reminds me of a sort of anti-spiritual perpetual-motion machine

[SpiralHawk]

31. Another corrupt republicon. There are so many.

They are forever bleating and whining about republicon "values." Well, apparently those values are corruption, selfishness, and sexual deviancy. Give us a frikking break.

Republicons at play, secretly speaking their favorite occult language:

[YOY]

34. Yep we just lost two of our good old Repub bosses...changing of the guard feels good!

One for just being a general pain in the ass (as far as I could tell...although the porn rumor was rampant.)

The second for sexual harassment. I had to laugh.

[demrabble]

41. Let's Hope That Bush and Cheney Are Also GONE

Congratulations on never having to work for a right-wing windbag again!

Let's just hope that the other freepers (meaning Bush adn Cheney) are soon GONE!

[skypilot]

44. Now he can step in front of people...

...and move very slowly in the unemployment line. Loser.

I hope your job will be a lot less stressful without him.

[2008]

46. thanks, it already is

his bosses are working overtime to cover his duties

and, grumpy as they are under the circumstances, they're pretty darn sweet by comparison

[rasputin1952]

45. Congrat's...there are 3 sure fire ways to get fired....

1. Steal

2. Start a fight

3. Show up armed

Almost everything else can be negotiated to a point.

At least the pressure is off of you and your co-workers...

[2008]

47. but here's what's been frustrating about this case...

we've had bosses at his level who were let go because they simply weren't living up to the corporation's expectations

nothing concrete, just a general "we were expecting more from you, for the salary we're paying you"

in other words, I'd been looking forward to the day he was let go "just because" -- i.e., just because he was a drag on productivity -- and wondering what was taking so long

and then they go an' putalittlecheeeeeese in his path

[rasputin1952]

58. I don't know your Corp's politics, but decisions are made for

many a reason and yet fall under, "lack of expectations" or some other nomenclature. When I was in the Army, we had people transferred in and out, and the reasons were obscured by some pretty flowery and legalistic language...(I still think there is a secret book of phrases that commanders use to deal w/certain situations, they could make murder look like jay-walking or vice-versa).

I believe that most administrators do not enjoy admitting to mistakes, so they cover their own ineptitude w/verbiage that "encodes" the reason for dismissal; this would also help considering legal, or unemployment issues in the future.

I'm not sure if "entrapment" would carry in this situation, i'm no legal eagle, but when I worked a Union Shop Steward in WA, I only "lost" one case, and that went to trial, and the hospital was found at fault, as I'd known they would be, because of the paperwork involved didn't meet any type of criteria the court would accept.

I figure that if kept "obscure" in some cases, the employer can elaborate later if necessary. In any case, if they caught this guy stealing, he hasn't got a prayer in the corporate world. If the temptation to take something he was not entitled to was so easily crossed, he'd better hope he never looks at a paperclip with a squinted eye....In the mean time, you get to enjoy the situation

[roamer65]

48. Party time!

:party: :toast:

[Richard Steele]

49. Congrats, 2008!

:toast:

[Cheap_Trick]

51. typical freeper

dick

[grace0418]

52. Congratulations! What sweet karma! Maybe we'll be celebrating something

similar but much larger soon (i.e. certain crooks in the WH getting their comeuppance).

[wryter2000]

55. OMG

Doing the happy dance for you. That's awesome!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[ThatsMyBarack]

56. BUSTED! HOO FREAKIN' HAH!

Well, congrats and enjoy!

:toast:

[roguevalley]

60. every now and then you win one. i bask in your joy, friend. :)

[BluePatriot]

62. Yay!!!

Sometimes, every once in a while, life is good. Best of luck in having a saner workplace.