Real Life Adventures by Gary Wise and Lance Aldrich for June 21, 2016

I get an email about a one on one 9 o’clock meeting. I took most of my stuff out to my truck which was good as they rushed me out of the place with 2 boxes of stuff. Strangely it was one of the best days of my life and I let my boss know it.

Once I went to work and everyone was looking at me funny (it was a call center)…I sat down, logged in and started taking calls. About the time for a break, I noticed my name wasn’t on the day’s scheduling board so I raised my hand and asked a supervisor. Next thing I know, all the supervisors were in a huddle, whispering and staring at me. A minute later I was told I was fired yesterday for calling in sick and not attending the last day of training class.

Strange that no one told me the whole time I was sitting there taking calls!! Well, that company folded a year later anyways. Something about the owners mismanaging their money and they couldn’t afford to pay anyone. No love lost there.

I tried to fire myself once…

Congratulations to everyone who commented they had been ‘let go’. When you look back and realize the (^%$ you were putting up with, you understand it was the best thing that could’ve happened to you. I walked out on a boss who hated my guts because I am a motorcyclist. I started my own shop, and 7 years later I’m busy everyday and then some, and stopped advertising 4 years ago.

I can’t tell you how much more relaxed I was when I was invited to leave my last regular job. My nerves settled down, I stopped stuttering and the tic went away. It took a couple years before the nightmares went away.Considering the people who stayed it’s shocking the numbers of early deaths, either right after retiring or just before it.