Thursday, June 11, 2009

Reading between the Lines: 10 Warning Signs You Maybe, Probably, Most Likely Are about to be Fired


If your boss asks you to turn in your keys, your ID badge, and all the company property that you might possess, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

When Human Resources suddenly schedules you to attend a workshop entitled “Finding a New Job During a Tough Economy”, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

If, while you are sitting at your computer shopping online and checking your facebook page you hear security being called over the intercom system to escort you out of the building, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

If your supervisor slaps a restraining order on you, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

When browsing for jobs on your work computer that you might want to apply for, you discover your own job posted on Craigslist.org, the local newspaper’s employment ads, and your company’s internal job postings bulletin board, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

If your co-workers throw you a huge goodbye party, but fail to invite you to it, or even to tell you about it, then you maybe, probably, are most likely about to be fired.

When your best client has you arrested for lewd conduct, but you don't remember doing anything that she claims because you accidently drugged your own drink instead of hers at the company client appreciation party then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

When you are asked by your boss to train the “hot new talent” the “in’s and out’s” of your job, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

Your bosses’ underage daughter’s paternity test names you as the father of her unborn baby, and he follows you to the abortion clinic where he storms in and confronts you in the waiting room while you are waiting for the appointment that you paid for on the company credit card, then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

If you discover that work area is sealed off with yellow “Crime Scene: Do Not Cross” tape and your desk being dusted for fingerprints while your computer is being "confiscated for further investigation", then you maybe, probably, most likely are about to be fired.

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