Years ago, some dim bulb at work who thought just tossing out catchphrases a la Michael Scott constituted a joke walked up to me and blurted out “You’re fired!” (a reference to THE APPRENTICE for you young whippersnappers). She thought it was extra funny the way I looked like I was going to puke, evidently.
I would’ve left work and when the HR manager called to ask what happened, replied “So-and-so told me I was fired, so I left.” That could get this dim bulb extinguished herself, especially if she told HR “It was just a joke!” and they replied “Okay, well you’re fired, and this is not a joke. You do not tell employees they’re fired if they’re not.” HR would do the damage control with me and I’d gladly come back without that dim bulb there anymore. If she was still there, I wouldn’t be. Like Adam said, you don’t joke about that.
Never, never, NEVER joke about an employee’s paychecks or their job security. It’s not funny and those few moments of panic never go away.
Years ago, some dim bulb at work who thought just tossing out catchphrases a la Michael Scott constituted a joke walked up to me and blurted out “You’re fired!” (a reference to THE APPRENTICE for you young whippersnappers). She thought it was extra funny the way I looked like I was going to puke, evidently.
I would’ve left work and when the HR manager called to ask what happened, replied “So-and-so told me I was fired, so I left.” That could get this dim bulb extinguished herself, especially if she told HR “It was just a joke!” and they replied “Okay, well you’re fired, and this is not a joke. You do not tell employees they’re fired if they’re not.” HR would do the damage control with me and I’d gladly come back without that dim bulb there anymore. If she was still there, I wouldn’t be. Like Adam said, you don’t joke about that.
It’s Christmas Stuart, not April Fool’s day. Not that you’re not a fool every day of the year.