I got fired on Christmas Eve

[bigperm]

I know the title suggests that I want sympathy here, do not believe it. Getting fired was awesome.

So I had a second job at a restaurant, cooking. I worked Sauturday nights, Sunday mornings and Monday nights. About 15 hours a week, maybe 200 dollars every two weeks to blow on whatever.

The work was easy, as I have mastered everything there is to do in the kitchen and I had a lot of fun working there. Here is an example of the fun I had. There were stockings all around the restaurant with everyone's names on them. I searched for mine, and was suprised to find it was full of candy. While eating the candy, I wondered if someone got candy that didn't deserve it as much as me. I found just the stocking when I came across the one labeled 'Eric' and I procceded to take Eric's candy for myself. Not wanting to leave Eric with nothing on Christmas, I put a tampon in there, just so he'd get something.

So like I said, I had fun there. On to the part where I get fired.

So I assumed that if they wanted me to work on Christmas Eve, they would at least bother to call me and ask me if I was able to. This was a foolish assumption. I guess they knew I would say hell no. So, instead of calling, they just put me on the schedule for Christmas Eve. Sunday morning, 9am - second out.

I found out about it on Friday. I was a little mad, but since I normally work on Sundays, I wasn't too mad. I just decided that I would work until 2 like I normally do, and then leave for my Grandma's out in the country for family time. I announce my plans to leave at 2 as soon as I walk in the door. I brought everyone biscuits from Biscuitville (http://www.biscuitville.com/) and wished them a Merry Christmas. I even asked the Jew if she had a happy Hanukkah (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanukkah). Then I stole Eric's candy and left him a tampon. Normal day right?

Well there was a miscommunication when two o'clock rolled around and I clocked out to go home. No one seemed to grasp the concept of 'I am leaving' when asked what I was doing. So I left. We weren't busy, we closed in four hours and I wanted to spend time with my family.

I still got fired.

It takes a big man to fire someone on Christmas Eve for showing up to work. That's not quite an accurate summation of the events, but it sounds better. Also, can you really get fired for leaving a job? Isn't that quitting in every sense of the word?

For the record, this is the 3rd time I've worked at this restaurant, and I have a real job.

While working this job I've been working 7 days a week. This is since September, I only had a day off for Thanksgiving and now Christmas. So fired = awesome, because now I actually have two days off a week, until I start my next part time job.

[themoose]

That's the major disadvantage of working for someone.

You can get fired.

[william232]

yea well if you dont like it they can go and cry about it. that is all i can say.

[AMC]

getting fired dont sound to bad :) maybe i should try it :)

[utcrazy]

Hmm, sounds like you were really nice to "the Jew".

[Blank Verse]

Getting fired really is fun. I've only done it once, but the actions were worth the consequence.

[TSO]

$200 every two weeks? Dude, that's not much! Glad to hear you got fired! :)

[Daniel]

What happened the other two times you worked there?

I've never gotten fired... I always quit... on the spot... screw the 2 weeks notice. Screw references.

[Blank Verse]

Yeah, so that's just it. If you don't care about giving notice or getting the reference, it's much more fun to try and get fired than it is to quit.

[bigperm]

$200 every two weeks? Dude, that's not much! Glad to hear you got fired! :)Yeah, but I was only working 10-12 hours a week there.


What happened the other two times you worked there?

I've never gotten fired... I always quit... on the spot... screw the 2 weeks notice. Screw references.The first time I worked there, I worked there for 2 and a half years, and was the best cook they had. I demanded a raise, and when they said no, I gave my notice. I quit and got a real job. Best thing I ever did.

The second time was very similar to this last time, except it was on a tuesday or something instead of Christmas Eve. They wanted me to close, as in work until 1 am, when I had to be at work at my real job at 7 am. So I left around 10. When I came back this last time, it was under the condition that I don't do anything like that again. Some people never learn.

[bigperm]

Yeah, so that's just it. If you don't care about giving notice or getting the reference, it's much more fun to try and get fired than it is to quit.Also, this. I am realizing that, since I have a long history of good standing in my real jobs, I can do whatever I want at my second job. Talk about freedom.

[Blank Verse]

You sir, are a king amongst men.

[bigperm]

Any suggestions as to where to get fired from next?

[LeX]

The restaurant next door?

[Daniel]

it's much more fun to try and get fired than it is to quit.

It is... but it takes too god damn long. I've tried before... probably didn't try hard enough though.

[stuffradio]

While eating the candy, I wondered if someone got candy that didn't deserve it as much as me. I found just the stocking when I came across the one labeled 'Eric' and I procceded to take Eric's candy for myself. Not wanting to leave Eric with nothing on Christmas, I put a tampon in there, just so he'd get something.

:lol: I woulda liked to been there to see that :p

[bigperm]

If anyone wants to hear more stories about working at this place, let me know.

I have lots.

[stuffradio]

Sure, lets hear more about that tampon you put in the stocking :p

[Daniel]

'perm, what are you doing with a tampon, anyways? Do you always have easy access to tampons?

In any case, I work at a restaurant as well. We just normally whip towels at each other.

[Keagle]

I'm in for more =)

[jmiller]

Getting fired really is fun. I've only done it once, but the actions were worth the consequence.
Is this you ?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fd9edd56e9

[stuffradio]

lol, I'm surprised he did that :P gj for sticking it to the man :) haha

[bigperm]

'perm, what are you doing with a tampon, anyways? Do you always have easy access to tampons?

In any case, I work at a restaurant as well. We just normally whip towels at each other.There are always tampons in the office for the girls. Make sure you wet the tip of your towel for that extra snap.

Restuarant health codes say that any drink in the kitchen must have a lid and a straw, so it doesn't fall into the food or whatever. The inspector will bust you on it, so it was also a rule at the restuarant. When the war came, this was important.

By 'the war' I am talking about the prank war that went on between the cooks. Every restuarant I've ever worked at had some kind of war going on, and how far it went was only limited by your imagination.

The easiest prank to pull it to pour some mustard on someone else's station, and then cover it up with a towel. Then put some lettuce or shredded cheese next to it, not much. Just put enough so that they will see it and automatically use the towel to wipe it up, thus smearing the mustard all across their cutting board.

The only drink cups we had that came with lids were the syrofoam to go cups, which are not, sadly, see-through. So, when someone pulled the towel trick on you... all you had to do was pop a hard boiled egg into their drink. It won't change the flavour of their drink, but when they go to fill it back up they realize that there was an egg in there the whoke time, it is priceless.

This went on to the point that people started disobeying the rules and only drinking from clear cups, no lids. Well here is where the science comes in. Not really science but color matching at least. See, if they are drinking pepsi or dr pepper then the drink is dark and you can add the juice from black olives, aus jus, worchestershire or the brown water that the burgers sit in all day without alternig the color enough to make them suspicious. If they are drinking mountain dew, you add jalepeno juice (strain the seeds) for a great suprise.

I gotta go now, I'll finish this later.

[Blank Verse]

Is this you ?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fd9edd56e9

ha ha, no, but I've got motivation next time I have some meaningless job I don't want :p

[stuffradio]

lol wow, sounds like a scary world out there :p

[bigperm]

Ok, there was a point to all that drink mixing stuff earlier. It provides a base for the greatest prank I ever pulled, in my opinion... there are others that say I have pulled better, but this is the one I am most proud of.

First off, there are two people you need to know for this to mean anything to you. The first person is Jason, and he was a manager. Think coked out jew with problems, but over all happy. The second is Kenny. Think ephdrine addict with major problems, the ultimate mark.

Ok, so Jason was drinking fruit punch, and I expertly added some texas pete (http://www.texaspete.com/product_hot_sauce.html). Jason guzzeled it down (all at once) because he was thirsty and scrunched his face up.

Jason: 'Ewww... who put something in my drink'
Me: 'I don't know, I think I saw Kenny over there.'
Jason: 'I am going to get him.'

Kenny was drinking coffee with creamer in it, and he always poured a giant cup and let it sit so that he could chug it all at once to get the caffeine that let him get through the next hour or so. Jason poured out the coffee and replaced it with au jus (http://www.hormel.com/kitchen/glossary.asp?id=33913) and then added some creamer to make it look exactly like the coffee that he had poured out.

Well, Kenny came back from the dishpit and saw his coffee. He figured that it was cool by now and turned it up and started chugging. He almost gagged, but got most of it down before Jason got in his face 'Got ya you little -----, mess with my drink again'.

Epilouge-
After that, Kenny begain drinking only ice water out of clear cups. I, of course put a bunch of salt in his water all day one time. He was mumbling 'The water here is salty'. We all laughed.

[Daniel]

Someone's got to have messed with your drink...

[bigperm]

Oh yeah, they've got me before.

[dancergirl]

:lol: I woulda liked to been there to see that :p
so woul i was he surprised?

[Eclouds]

dude i am sorry i had to fire you on christmas eve... i needed the extra cash to buy myself some bagels

[bigperm]

so woul i was he surprised?
Don't know, I wasn't there... I got fired.

[Daniel]

Oh yeah, they've got me before.

Oh, do tell. Do tell.

[Brandon]

Yeah, so that's just it. If you don't care about giving notice or getting the reference, it's much more fun to try and get fired than it is to quit.

Yes, if you get fired you can file for Unemployment benefits....

[XeonGX]

getting fired?
thats no biggie

saddam got executed in EID's day, in iraq

wikipedia EID if you don't know what it means

[bigperm]

getting fired?
thats no biggie

saddam got executed in EID's day, in iraq

wikipedia EID if you don't know what it meansYour [url] tag broken?

[Daniel]

getting fired?
thats no biggie

saddam got executed in EID's day, in iraq

wikipedia EID if you don't know what it means

Don't thread hijack.

[bigperm]

Oh, do tell. Do tell.The worst I ever got was during the car wars and I found potato salad under my door handle.

[stuffradio]

that must've been like... wow to clean up rofl I'd smack the first person I saw if someone did that to me :p

[Blank Verse]

getting fired?
thats no biggie

saddam got executed in EID's day, in iraq

wikipedia EID if you don't know what it means


Getting fired is worse.

[bigperm]

getting fired?
thats no biggie

saddam got executed in EID's day, in iraq

wikipedia EID if you don't know what it meansYeah, if you want to start a thread about things that are worse than getting fired, be my guest. If you would have cared to read the first post, the first sentence even, you would know how lightly I took this.

Please read posts, so we can keep this thread on topic, the topic of course being me.

[Daniel]

The worst I ever got was during the car wars and I found potato salad under my door handle.

haha there's like different episodes of this "war". awesome stuff.

[Nug]

Hmm, sounds like you were really nice to "the Jew".

I was also thinking that

[Darknight]

Please read posts, so we can keep this thread on topic, the topic of course being me.
LOL, Well Im going to change it to me!

I got myself fired once and also really loved it

Infact 3 of us where trying for over 4 months to get fired and we all got fired on the same day we just :evilb: around!

It was a really fun job you could do what you wanted but at the same time it was boring so them 4months of attempting to get sacked where just really something to do!

There was 4 of us trying (only 3 got sacked) the other one is still there 12 months later :P

Ok Ill give the thread back to you now!

[Daniel]

I just "quit" my job at the restaurant. Well... I got suspended recently for faking sick one morning(one hell of a night the night before), then I simply decided I'm not going back there.

[bigperm]

That's not faking sick.

Hangover is a disease.

[Daniel]

I completely agree.

[chris207]

This has to be the funniest thread I've read in a long time. The video was a little disappointing but your stories had me lol. Those kind of jobs can be great when everyone openly hates their job (openly with coworkers).

Good to see people are still human.

[iBrightDev]

getting fired in your case seems like a blessing. :P