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Fired! blog presents: You did WHAT??? by Fired! on Nov 19, 2009Welcome to our next installment of “You did WHAT???” where we discuss the latest news in the world of stupidity that leads to people being fired. First today, a New Hanover County deputy has been fired after allegations of assault on his estrang...

Would you rather quit or be fired? by Fired! on Nov 13, 2009If I told you that you were being replaced at your current job, what would you say? And I’m not talking about the immediate shock and anger about the pending loss of your job. Once you’ve had a moment to think rationally, you’ll pro...

Workaholics go to meetings Chapter 2: Nice and Easy (part 1) by Fired! on Nov 12, 2009Read Other Chapters here Sometime deep into a closed door meeting it was decided that employees must be kept happy in their workplace. There was much debate about what mechanism would be used in this endeavor, but one fact was undebatable. Any benefi...

Another facebook firing by Fired! on Nov 12, 2009Ashley Payne, a teacher from Georgia, claims she was coerced into resignation after school officials received a complaint about content posted on her Facebook page.  Payne posted pictures along with some commentary of her recent trip to Europe on Fa...

You did WHAT? by Fired! on Nov 11, 2009Welcome to our first installment of “You did WHAT?” where we discuss the latest news in the world of stupidity that leads to people being fired. First up today, Larry Jones has been fired from Feed The Children, the very foundation he st...

Better LATE than never by Fired! on Nov 11, 2009I grew tired of my job and really wanted to quit but I couldn’t afford to go without a paycheck. I’ve been trying to get fired for the past 6 weeks. I pulled out all the tricks in the book: I was late all the time, missed meetings, ignore...

Introduction: You did WHAT? by Fired! on Nov 11, 2009What I’ve realized since I started writing this blog is that there are a lot of firings in the news… every day there’s a story about a policeman or a teacher or a janitor doing something to get themselves fired. Needless to say the...

It’s been a while by Fired! on Nov 9, 2009I’m not asleep, I promise you. We have been working to redesign the site and organize the content in a more presentable manner. Please stay tuned… PS – A new installment of Workaholics Go To Meetings is due to be released this week...

Don’t Facebook Your Boss by BoozeWorthy on Nov 2, 2009Girl complains about her job on facebook, forgets that her boss can read her complaints, gets fired via facebook message.

Looking at porn at work? by Fired! on Oct 29, 2009Does anyone really need to tell you that this is inappropriate and undoubtedly a fire-able act? DUH! Well, if other people are doing it… Sure, that’s a valid excuse (may be for your mother). But even parents will have a quick comeback for...