Being GLAD to be terminated.

370Z Purist

I think I've seen a thread like this before in the lounge. I read the rules just to make sure I'm not screwing anything up terribly. Either I or a mod can delete this thread if it violates any rules outright.

Let me deliver a little backstory...

So, I work two jobs. I've been working one job for about four months now, and it's my primary and I enjoy working there. Just about 30 days ago now, I started a second job through a referral my boss offered me. Things were OK, although I was being rather stupid and missed two days without notice, was late a few times, and I missed a week, sort of as an emergency (boiled clutch fluid). The first two weeks, I would work in the morning (which worked perfectly for me). After that, it was all after 5pm. This is considering I also worked in the mornings at my first job. The schedule changed, literally every day, I was given graveyard shifts despite the fact I have a day job my supervisor (who writes the schedule) is aware of, and even change the hours I would work that day DURING the time I would work. Walk up, tell me I'm working three extra hours, then walk away.

So yeah, immediately opinions are forming that I was a terrible employee, and I'm just whining and butthurt. In a sense I definitely was a terrible employee, the times I missed work were completely my fault. But it stops there.

As a student, I'm given an ID card. The ID card has an embedded RFID chip that I can use to scan/wave through doors. From day one, no matter how many times I asked or went around and tried to find a way to do this, I could not ever access the building where I worked my second job, at a small scale injection molding facility. I asked my boss at my first job, who told me I had to contact the manager of the facility. I emailed the registrar, who handles students and relevant information, who also told me to contact the manager. I emailed the manager and had no response after a week. I managed to find him inspecting the machines at work so I asked him to get me access to the building. Never happened. As a result, I often ran around the building trying to get access, and was often 10-20 minutes late as a result. There have been a few times where I was legitimately late, as in not getting access to the building was not why.

I missed a week at both jobs. Job one boss was very accommodating, and this is not the first time I've done something similar, like being late. However, I did take note and fell into a proper rhythm. I am now in very good standing there. Job two boss took that week off as a personal insult. I took the week off because I boiled the clutch fluid. I normally don't drive the Z up to where I work because it would sit in an open parking lot. I am actually driven to and from my workplace and live there, in the dorm, for the weekdays and return via carpool for the weekends.

So of course, my supervisor isn't thrilled that I was late to work. I was already late to begin with, so when I ran around and tried to find an open door, naturally no luck. Card doesn't work either. I call my supervisor who then proceeds to grill me on being late. I explain, that I was both legitimately late and also, again, had trouble getting into the building. I didn't make an excuse and noted that it was very poor showing to be late after an unannounced, extended absence. My supervisor then proceeds to tell me that I could have found a way to work during the week without the car (which is actually not possible), that the card reader not working is my responsibility (when I have no control over, despite the fact that I did indeed try), and that my "nonchalant, not-give-a-f***" attitude will get me fired. Not only does my supervisor (who happens to be the same age) completely lose any professional demeanor, she insists that everything is my fault. I am told to leave the workplace.

I was planning to hand in my letter of resignation, but I was beat to the punch about ten minutes ago. Kinda makes me sad that I didn't get draw first blood. But, I can definitely say this will be the only time that I will lose a job and feel insanely good about it. I will be replying the termination email with an resignation email. I know, it's petty.

I know there are people out there with insane, crazy bosses, who have experienced unjustified grief. I want to see if anyone else has been seriously glad they were fired.

I also am just being butthurt too, but I haven't taken the opportunity to tell anyone about it. It makes me giddy and also extremely angry.

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