"I wanted my employee to do something I didn't ask for so I fired them when they did exactly what I asked."
this post was submitted on 29 Aug 2025
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Poe's law applies here.
Yeah, show up a day early to your office job, and find out that they don't have the system set-up for you to be there. Then go home, while everyone there thinks you got the start day wrong.
Why censore the account name? They put it out publicly to be shared.
To avoid dogpiling and harassment.
Seems like something they need in their lives. They need to learn perspective.
They also need to stop lying on the internet about things that definitely didn't happen.
A publicly made comment, like tgat one, if not paradoy, should be harrased
They never said it shouldn't happen, they were providing a potential explanation.
But what if tehy sue?
Sue for what? Public backlash???
So?
Why is it blurred? I don't get why people try protect scummy companies.
Gotta love the fake power trip stories on LinkedIn. Cringe fest.
Exactly. I'm not a lawyer but I struggle to find the legality of firing someone for showing up early for work. What nonsense.
No, this was firing for not showing up on a non working day
No this is what he DID. What you said is what he DIDN'T do. If a judge asked what did the employee do. He would have to confess that the guy showed up early for work. He didn't actively DO anything to get fired.That's my point.
No, this was firing someone for not showing up before the day they were told to start.
Depending on where this person is, as long as they weren't fired for something like their race, or religion, it is legal.
I hired a new employee to start on Tuesday
He came in on Monday
I fired him on the spot
Can't follow simple fucking instructions
I hired a guy to start on Monday. He showed up at 8:45.
No Bueno buster, you were expected at exactly midnight because that's when fuckin Monday starts.
Sounds like the employee dodged a bullet there.
Wood chippers for all the bosses.
Would have, if it were real. Hiring people is a bitch. You don't ditch people because they're not psychic psychos.
Yeah. HR would have thrown him out with the new hire if they actually did this
That's assuming there is an HR and he is not one of those insane startup tech/fin-tech/app CEO bros. Still rage bait but there is enough truth to be rage bait.
What an absolute piece of shit coming in 15 minutes early on your scheduled start date.
Yeah. I would have fired them on the spot.
Why?
Because if they came early it means that they not busy enough in their own life.
If life's not a one big hustle for you, you are not even trying.
(/s just incase)
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Why is the name censored? This is someone who wanted to post it public with their face attached. Let them. It's not like it's a private Facebook group.
I feel like self-censoring is the fad this part of this decade. Everyone's afraid for some reason. It's all blur this, black out that, I've even noticed police bodycam footage and news footage bleeping out curses and public information. People are more concerned with their "content" going viral than disseminating the honest information.
I blame giant corpos training people to self-sensor. Twitter popularized this by hiding replies that contained curse words, so people began to use milder language. Then TikTok did their stupid censorship so people started using alternative words. Now YouTube does the same but they will straight-up delete your comment or deprioritize your videos without notice.
There's no logic to the YouTube thing. I've noticed news channels that blur out guns when someone pulls one on CCTV even though it's already only 120p, even though there are other YouTube channels that are literally all about guns and they're not bothered at all.
We need to say fuck twice for every fuck they don't say.
I'll fucking drink to that. I mean, it's 0700 but... Fuck.
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I once had a conversation with a dude in the waiting room at the doctor's clinic. He said he purposely delayed in-person interviews for up to an hour sometimes so he can "judge" how the applicant reacts and show their dedication to getting the job. I pretty much stopped engaging after he said that. Fortunately I was called up shortly.
I was a naive young lad desperately looking for internship. I was waiting for one hour for an interview and then the hiring manager is a short lady with a stern face came to get me. I thought the interview was simple and easy enough but I didn't get the job. Looking back, it was a power tripping move. However, I probably dodged a bullet because I heard from a colleague in my previous company that the company I tried to get internship in is toxic. The employees there have been working there for twenty years and stick to each other, not talking to new people. It is an old boy's club basically.
Always tell these people that they’re despicable to their face. It’s the only way to change their toxic culture.
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Reminds me of the Team Fortress 2 Expiration Date animation.
Spy: Final Question... You have a dinner date for seven... what time do you arrive?
Scout: Seven. A.M. Case the restaurant, run background checks on the staff. Can the cook be trusted? If not, I gotta kill him. Dispose of the body, replace him with my own guy no later than 4:30...
Spy: You're ready.
Scout: Really?
Spy: No. Everything you just said was insane... and, we are out of time. Congratulations. You're a failure.
This is a troll
Yeah, this really seems like it's satire. If someone hadn't blurred out the name, we would... Hold on.
A quick Google search yielded results.
Could still be satire
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Assuming this isnt a parody, odds are good the job is a bog standard 40k a year desk job. Also filtering candidates and finding a suitable one takes many peoples' time, which you are wasting if you have invisible criteria revealed on the persons start date.
If the agreement says to come in on Tuesday, you're arguably trespassing when you force your way in in Monday.
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