I Just Got Fired - Long.

[disneyaggie]

. . . but it sounds to me like your "boss" is having issues with you being more competent than she is at work.

I was thinking the very same thing! Seems like this supervisor is very intimidated by your initiatives.

 

[Loverly]

I suggest you rent one movie this weekend-

The Devil Wears Prada



(It's similar to my working situation-the Boss from Hell )

You think YOU have a terrible boss!LOL!

One thing to remember ESPECIALLY when you work for a woman and you are YOUNGER or MORE Educated than she-
-the Boss is always right (no matter if you can prove her wrong)
- the Boss HATES when you know more than she does, or can do it better or faster

 

[Arielle22]

I am an Hr Mgr. I would not pin all my hopes on what the SVP said. The SVP may have been buying time to get the complete story from your mgr (and to comply with any labor laws requiring final checks).

You don't get to decide what your job is your boss does. If you are told to do something (as long as it isn't illegal) than you do it.

I noticed you mentioned being anal about your graphs. To me that says you were taking too long making them perfect rather than good enough. So my take is you should have left the graph at good enough and done the emails.

Also if you are fired, unemployment benefits are denied for "gross misconduct". If my employee acted like you do I would fight unemployment until the end.

Your boss' activities are none of your concern. How do you know that she doesn't have permission to handle personal matters in the office? How do you know all she does is handle personal matters? Maybe she is very busy during the time you aren't there and takes some time while you are to handle other things.

A final thought about going over her head to the SVP, it is advisable if you are going over your boss' head to bring a box to pack your things because there is an excellent chance you will be out the door.

 

[NYPDwife]

I am an Hr Mgr. I would not pin all my hopes on what the SVP said. The SVP may have been buying time to get the complete story from your mgr (and to comply with any labor laws requiring final checks).

You don't get to decide what your job is your boss does. If you are told to do something (as long as it isn't illegal) than you do it.

I noticed you mentioned being anal about your graphs. To me that says you were taking too long making them perfect rather than good enough. So my take is you should have left the graph at good enough and done the emails.

Also if you are fired, unemployment benefits are denied for "gross misconduct". If my employee acted like you do I would fight unemployment until the end.

Your boss' activities are none of your concern. How do you know that she doesn't have permission to handle personal matters in the office? How do you know all she does is handle personal matters? Maybe she is very busy during the time you aren't there and takes some time while you are to handle other things.

A final thought about going over her head to the SVP, it is advisable if you are going over your boss' head to bring a box to pack your things because there is an excellent chance you will be out the door.

Nope, nope and nope. I came in this morning, acted like there wasn't anything wrong and all is well. I still have a job, haven't been called in and I'm proud that I stuck up for myself, though I may have handled it better. I acknowledged my mistakes but have made it known that manager or not, I will not be your pee-on. I will speak to the SVP, but that will be for a job shift. Things have changed since I first started working here and at this point, I feel the best place for me is the Sales Department working directly for the National Sales Manager. I am going to present this option to them today and see what they say. If yes, then great, if no, then I will continue to do a good job, hand in "perfect" graphs and flawless work. I care way too much about the quality of my work to hand in something that's just "good enough". Anybody can do good enough, only a few of us excel. I may have a cocky attitude about my job, but I KNOW I'm good at what I do, and last week just proved that to me.

Thanks for all of you comments, negative & positive. I just needed a place to vent. I hope that anyone who feels mistreated at work has it in themselves to stand up for what they believe in. Maybe not in the manner I did, but make your voice heard!

 

[DreaminDisney]

Nope, nope and nope. I came in this morning, acted like there wasn't anything wrong and all is well. I still have a job, haven't been called in and I'm proud that I stuck up for myself, though I may have handled it better. I acknowledged my mistakes but have made it known that manager or not, I will not be your pee-on. I will speak to the SVP, but that will be for a job shift. Things have changed since I first started working here and at this point, I feel the best place for me is the Sales Department working directly for the National Sales Manager. I am going to present this option to them today and see what they say. If yes, then great, if no, then I will continue to do a good job, hand in "perfect" graphs and flawless work. I care way too much about the quality of my work to hand in something that's just "good enough". Anybody can do good enough, only a few of us excel. I may have a cocky attitude about my job, but I KNOW I'm good at what I do, and last week just proved that to me.

Thanks for all of you comments, negative & positive. I just needed a place to vent. I hope that anyone who feels mistreated at work has it in themselves to stand up for what they believe in. Maybe not in the manner I did, but make your voice heard!

I'm glad it all worked out for you.

 

[HamTown]

Please tell me I'm reading this wrong.

You called your boss out on Friday for doing personal things on company time yet you are DISsing at work?

That takes some gumption. Hope nobody decides to check your history folder on the company computer!

 

[lillygator]

I was thinking the same thing.

How will it be now working with your boss?

 

[ilisao]

Nope, nope and nope. I came in this morning, acted like there wasn't anything wrong and all is well. I still have a job, haven't been called in and I'm proud that I stuck up for myself, though I may have handled it better. I acknowledged my mistakes but have made it known that manager or not, I will not be your pee-on. I will speak to the SVP, but that will be for a job shift. Things have changed since I first started working here and at this point, I feel the best place for me is the Sales Department working directly for the National Sales Manager. I am going to present this option to them today and see what they say. If yes, then great, if no, then I will continue to do a good job, hand in "perfect" graphs and flawless work. I care way too much about the quality of my work to hand in something that's just "good enough". Anybody can do good enough, only a few of us excel. I may have a cocky attitude about my job, but I KNOW I'm good at what I do, and last week just proved that to me.

Thanks for all of you comments, negative & positive. I just needed a place to vent. I hope that anyone who feels mistreated at work has it in themselves to stand up for what they believe in. Maybe not in the manner I did, but make your voice heard!

Knowing you are good at what you do is great, but there is such a thing as humility. Doing flawless work is nice, but won't get you far if you can't be a team player.

 

[bumcat]

I hope you are on a break right now because if you are not then you are doing the same thing that you accused her of doing on company time.
Hope all works out. I worked for the same co. for 28 yrs and became very anal of my spreadsheets. You can be anal without spending too much time on it. Plus it sounds like you have extra time since you offered to help others.

 

[Todd&Copper]

So, you basically learned nothing of humility and deference to authority. Super cool!

 

[stitchlilo]

So, you basically learned nothing of humility and deference to authority. Super cool!

Sad isn't it.


OP I can do my work perfect, but I realize that I can do 10 things good enough or 1 thing perfect. My boss is happier when I do the 10 things that are needed to be done and not push them off on others or just never do them.

 

[Fizzgig]

Doesn't OP work part-time?

 

[bananiem]

and at this point, I feel the best place for me is the Sales Department working directly for the National Sales Manager. I am going to present this option to them today and see what they say.

Ok, this is the one that makes me think she's trolling.

 

[Magic Mom]

Doing flawless work is nice, but won't get you far if you can't be a team player.

It also means nothing if you have to blow off your boss's requests so that you can spend too much time making something flawless.

 

[PatsMom]

OP, good luck on the transfer. I am willing to bet that if the "big boss" made your supervisor take you back today, she is just biding her time. She will get you eventually. If you keep working for her, you had best watch your back. I know that is how I would have reacted if my decision to terminate an employee was overridden by a higher up. I would get you in the end. Or I just would make your life so miserable that you would quit.

 

[Camicar]

It also means nothing if you have to blow off your boss's requests so that you can spend too much time making something flawless.

Exactly. Your job is to do the work as your boss wants it. Not as you want it. Unless your boss has required flawless work at the expense of everything else, when she says it'd good enough, it's done. If you want to control your work that much, then become your own boss.

And if my employee ever talked to me that way, I'd fire her too. You sounded like a snot-nosed punk who needs a good dunking in the reality tank. And if someone overruled me, my employee would still live to regret it. In the end, for better or worse, the boss always wins. That's a hard lesson to learn, but it's reality.

 

[NCRedding]

I acknowledged my mistakes but have made it known that manager or not, I will not be your pee-on.

For future reference, the word is "peon" meaning working class person; foot soldier, etc. It has nothing to do with urination.

Good luck with your future employment.

 

[Allison]

I know you are 33 but I'm curious if this is your first job?

 

[Allison]

For future reference, the word is "peon" meaning working class person; foot soldier, etc. It has nothing to do with urination.

Good luck with your future employment.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw that one.

 

[Mayl]

The OP is trolling at this point. That last post was pretty clear..

Don't feed him/her