Two stories from one unlucky employee!

screwed_again submitted 474 days ago

First one: I worked at a small software development firm, and we all wore many hats. The dev staff had to take sales calls, etc. So one day a customer calls to say that the $800.00 software he bought from us didn't work on his macintosh. I told him that none of our software worked on a mac. He said that our website said that the software DID work on a mac. I had him tell me where he saw that, and sure enough, the site had a mistake on it and said that it worked on a mac. I told him I'd call him back.

I told my boss (the president of the company) about it, and he said that we only had an exchange policy, that we don't do refunds, and for me to call the customer back and tell him that. I pointed out that since none of our software worked on a mac, an exchange would not solve the problem. The boss told me to do it anyway. I told him that someone else should do it, because I wouldn't, because it was clearly unethical. I got fired, and THEN they corrected the website and gave the guy his money back!

Next job: I was the webmaster at a company that made hunting accessories, like duck decoys and camo and such. My boss (again, the president of the company), was a screaming, selfish ass. He was universally loathed by his employees, enjoyed constant turnover, and will probably suffer heart failure. I once even saw him ask a female employee if her breasts were real.

After three months, I couldn't take it anymore and I turned in two weeks' notice. He fired me on the spot. He added, "You got a #%$@-ing problem with it? Sue me!"