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Have you ever been fired? What did you do?

I worked at a cell phone warehouse many years ago.
We were producing the latest Iphone at the time.
The rules were that you processed 1 box of phones at a time.

I had 1 box at my station, with phones in it .

A major jam happened with the machinery in the warehouse. It was taking quite a while for them to fix it.

They told us to stop what we were doing and take a 1 hour lunch (so they could fix the jam). So I left the things at my station and went to lunch.

I came back from lunch, went to my station and my box of phones were gone. I thought maybe someone packed them up for me so I continued working.

Then HR came and escorted me out.
I hated the dam job anyway馃槀.

I remember coming home super early from work, like 1pm.

Mom was like, why are you here?
I said I got fired. She said no you didn't .

Next day she asked me why I was home before her.

Me: I told you I got fired yesterday 馃槅
iamnikki
31-35, F
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Pinkstarburst
Yep. I lost my job of 11 years after my boss died and was replaced with a political favor. It was devastating.

I spent about four months on unemployment and therapy twice a week. When I finally reached out to a mentor about going back to school, doors opened left and right for me.

I've seen the new director twice since and both times she has literally hidden from me.
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iamnikki 路 31-35, F
@Pinkstarburst but why'd they get rid of you? Litterally hiding? Was she behind a box 馃摝 in the grocery store or something? Lol
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Pinkstarburst
@iamnikki She viewed me as a threat...I refused to break the law for her. Once, she was in her car and laid down in the front seat when she saw me. The other was during a reception and she went behind a door.
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iamnikki 路 31-35, F
@Pinkstarburst why did she want you to break the law? Seems like she's scared of you
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Pinkstarburst
@iamnikki She wanted to do some creative financing with state appropriated funds and I wouldn鈥檛 do it and reported her to our commission. She got a slap on the wrist and I got fired. Such is the way of crooked state politics.
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iamnikki 路 31-35, F
@Pinkstarburst aw man. Seems like u could have fought that. But I can see why u wouldn't have want to work there after that
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