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Fired in the Twilight zone

Avatar blondest1 submitted 594 days ago
I wish I had known about the Simply fired contest while it was going on because I have a fired story that really freaks people out. I have documents t... read more

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Finalist for contest: "Net Send"

Avatar simplydamon submitted 594 days ago
I was working for a call center supporting software for a major shipping carrier, and I was one of the top performers on my team. Being a bit IT saavy... read more

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"Bio Hazard" (Sep.2005 entry)!

Avatar simplyfiredstories submitted 594 days ago
I worked at some type of factorry job, that molded medical plastic parts, which me, among others had to inspect and print on.
After 3 weeks I hav... read more

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Dumped by NSA

Avatar ralph_j_perro submitted 594 days ago
I lost not one job, but three.

I was let go from an employer in a mass layoff, and then after some searching I had quite a bit of good fort... read more

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Fired from a youth center (Sep.2005 entry)!

Avatar simplyfiredstories submitted 594 days ago
I used to work for a church based youth drop in center as Administrative Assistant. The boss, a minister, played computer games all day one day and st... read more

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Fired because they took care of their son (Sep.2005 entry)!

Avatar simplyfiredstories submitted 594 days ago
Many years ago, in the days before the Family Leave Act, I was working as an industrial salesman for a Fortune 500 enterprise. I was in my third month... read more

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Fired because there wasn't "chemistry" (Sep.2005 entry)!

Avatar simplyfiredstories submitted 594 days ago
I was heavily recruited by a pharmaceutical research organization in 1992. I had an executive position in New England with no intention of leaving. ... read more

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Fired for having a busy cubicle (Sep.2005 entry)!

Avatar simplyfiredstories submitted 594 days ago
I was laid off from a job I'd held for over 11 years. My supervisor informed me that there was going to be a department wide 10% layoff, and that I ha... read more

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Fired without being told & got job back!

Avatar simplyfiredstories submitted 594 days ago
Nobody told me I was fired



I was working a temp to perm job for an electronics distributor. I had been on the job for about a ... read more

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Haunted house meets Platoon

Avatar toughcookie submitted 594 days ago
Do you know the feeling you get when you walk through a good "haunted house" at Halloween? There's usually one area they leave for your nerves to fra... read more

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