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Get fired, everyone else is
Posted by Fired Fred on September 6, 2007 4:26 PM
I've heard that back in the age of the dinosaurs, around 1955, getting fired was a really bad thing to happen to you. Companies didn't just toss your worthless butt out the door because they felt like it. You had to earn it by screwing up royally.
Compare that to today, where me, you, the person next to you on the Metro, nearly everyone has been fired, sometimes just for being on the payroll at a time when the company wants to cut expenses. It's just not a big deal.
In some cases, it could be a good career move, if you can believe CNET. You just have to get fired the right way...
As for the right way to do it, there are two ways - overtly and covertly. Let's take the covert option first. It's somewhat tricky, but it generally comes down to not fitting in, making a nuisance of yourself, being a negatron and complaining much of the time, or otherwise acting grumpy and making everyone around you feel uncomfortable.Play your cards right, or wrong in this case, and the blissful life of Top Ramen, daytime TV, and bi-weekly unemployment checks can be yours. Who wants the stress of a job that sucks anyway?
If you're not happy, you're probably doing one or more of those anyway, so it shouldn't be too much of a stretch. If you keep it up for a while, you're likely to get caught up in the company's next layoff or RIF (reduction in force) which tend to happen periodically in this day and age.