I complained about my coworker, he got fired.

"XJDano" (xjdano)
08/17/2016 at 12:29 • Filed to: Rant

This had to be the straw that broke the camels back. Job starts at 7:00, I call him at 7:05 and wake him up. He lives about 1.5-2 hours away.

No one here liked the dude anyway, had a chip on his shoulder like everyone should cater to him and he’d say he’d just go home as if it weren’t a punishment.

I feel bad but I don’t. Guy had it coming. When he is not on his phone he is on it. That doesn’t work out well as a laborer.

DISCUSSION (31)

EL_ULY > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 12:36

He asked for it man. In that sort of biz, his work ethic is THE worst. So many young dudes in construction fit this description

MontegoMan562 is a Capri RS Owner > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 12:36

I’ve gotten someone fired before. They blamed the whole thing on me, they should’ve blamed the whole thing on their own damn self for doing a shit job for 10 years. They should send the CEO one hell of a thank you for keeping her on that long. It’s been about 3.5 years and her mistakes are STILL impacting our work.

Svend > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 12:37

I wouldn’t feel bad at all.

Do the job or get out and let someone else do it.

As for a labourer, they are suppose to graft and learn on the job. They do the carrying, not be carried by their colleagues.

I see it too often with some of the younger generation thinking the world owes them a favour because they condescend to come to work.

Roundbadge > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 12:40

We’ve got a guy like that. Many of us beg for him to be fired due to his constant lateness and typical 2.5-3 weeks in aggregate sick days taken yearly (we only get a week per year, and I’m not even sure that’s correct). The best part is that he’s constantly asking for more responsibility, yet every job he’s given is either completed late or completely ignored.

He told people he was looking for another job, and we all offered references (I’ll give him glowing references to get rid of him). He’s recently cleared all of his personal stuff out from his desk, so we’re really hoping for him to be someone else’s problem soon.

Azrek > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 12:40

I had a coworker we got fired after he was so erratic we weren’t sure if he’d show up at all any day.

He had to take his kid to school 3x a week, but he’d still be late 5x a week. We’d start the day at 5am and he’d show up around 10am and leave around 3pm. He claimed to log 8 hours a day.

I currently have a coworker we can’t seem to fire. No one has a clue what her job is. She can’t be trusted to do anything short of arranging chairs in the break room. She will lose her building ID card for 2 weeks and not tell anyone. Or will lock herself out of all her accounts for weeks without telling me. It is baffling. I offered to replace her with my cat as occasionally my cat would walk across the keyboard and do work.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Svend
08/17/2016 at 12:41

Very true. I know people more than willing to laze about and live off parents/ the dole with no intention of working. Meanwhile im grafting my arse off (well maybe not at my current job in this last weeks since i know im leaving haha). But otherwise i work bloody hard to climb up the ladder and earn a decent wage.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 12:44

I helped get a guy fired for sexual harassment. When he got fired we were all high fiving each other, he was a creep.

Svend > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/17/2016 at 12:49

I would like to see these people fined and have their wages docked for the amount of work done or fined for being an oxygen thief.

I expect colleagues to pull their weight or with the best that they can.

I’m turning into a grumpy old man very fast.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Svend
08/17/2016 at 12:50

Im 22 and already feel like a grumpy old man. The world does that to you...

Svend > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/17/2016 at 12:52

At 36 I find myself stopping and shaking my head too often.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 13:00

I have a co-worker who fucks everything up, does it wrong, or takes his sweet ass time doing something simple. Yesterday, he left the equipment for over an hour to go get lunch(big no-no, as there is a town with a couple of places to eat 5-10 minutes away), the truck wouldn’t start. He apparently ran it out of fuel as he rolled in the parking lot. So the equipment ended up being left running, alone, for hours. Boss was irate. So we’ll see. He did have to work on his day off to try to fix some of his mess.

shop-teacher > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 13:03

Don’t feel bad. If he doesn’t want to do his job, then somebody who does should have it instead.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 13:03

People like this are the bane of my existence. I worked my ass off to get to where I am and seeing people who just loaf around and expect to be rewarded for it makes my blood boil.

Tripper > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 13:05

Been there, done that. Also, felt bad for about 35 seconds. It wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t such a shitty worker.

Sweet Trav > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 13:24

80% of life is showing up.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Svend
08/17/2016 at 13:57

Yeah there’s plenty of bullshit in this world of ours. Thankfully there’s plenty of good out there too.

Svend > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/17/2016 at 14:04

The percentage of good is getting smaller and smaller though as the number of stupid increases exponentially.

Tonight I am going to enjoy Chinese food and some ale. The rest of the world can sod off for the night.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > Sweet Trav
08/17/2016 at 14:06

Quote of the day.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Svend
08/17/2016 at 14:07

Yeah I just try to focus on the good and to hell with the rest. I’m cynical enough already without worrying about everything going wrong in the world.

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 14:10

Must be quite the job to live 1.5 hours away. Although his absence makes me think he doesnt feel that way.

fhrblig > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 14:12

I contributed to a long time friend being fired from the place we both worked at. As a friend I hated seeing her lose her job, but as a coworker I knew she needed to be gone. Terrible attitude, lazy, stirred up drama, you name it.

crowmolly > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 14:15

You’re human. The human part of you feels bad.

I’ve canned a bunch of people before, and felt bad in almost every case.

Svend > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell.
08/17/2016 at 14:21

It try to.

I tell myself, ‘you can’t cure stupid’ which helps a little.

Chasaboo > Sweet Trav
08/17/2016 at 14:34

80% of life is showing up not drunk.

RallyWrench > Chasaboo
08/17/2016 at 14:41

Not drunk is the other 20%.

wkiernan > XJDano
08/17/2016 at 15:42

The thing is though, if you’re in the U.S.A. and something like this happens, you have no reason to be confident he won’t show up with a gun.

XJDano > wkiernan
08/17/2016 at 16:33

He has a gun every day. I don't think he ever doesn't have one. But I don't think he is that crazy. He will be back next year when we get busy for the summer.

Sam > Sweet Trav
08/17/2016 at 17:19

It’s the 80%-20% rule. 20% of people possess 80% of all wealth. 80% of a companies’ business comes from 20% of it’s customers. 20% of the words in the English language are used 80% of the time. And 80% of work is done by 20% of people.

The Compromiser > Sweet Trav
08/17/2016 at 18:43

Now I want to know what the other 20% is...

Is it breathing?

Tellllllll Meeeeeeeee!!!!!

Sweet Trav > The Compromiser
08/17/2016 at 20:01

The 20% is not showing up drunk

The Compromiser > Sweet Trav
08/17/2016 at 21:03

Woo Hoo! Almost there!