Fired for something that should’ve been a minor warning, found a job that paid 20k more
As the title states .. I was fired for breaking some tooling on a machine. Something that could’ve been an easy warning but for some budgetary reasons I was let go.
One of the worst parts about this job, and the reason I wasn’t too hurt about being let go was the owner. He micromanaged everything and if you didn’t do it his way, you were wrong.
(Even if he was wrong in the first place) to their credit they didn’t say it was a malicious thing.
Cue looking for work and only getting a single response. Literally.. only one place called me back.
Did the interview process, they sent me an offer letter and I nearly fainted. 20k more than I was making at my last job.
I didn’t believe it was real but .. I was applying to jobs that I knew I was qualified for and not just anything that was out there and landed this one.
And working there has been awesome, salary position.. very little micromanaging, no single owner that has to have his way .. it’s dam near perfect.
Netizens’ comments
- This should be a wake up call for a lot of people here.
Quit settling for the pay you have and look for something better. - You could send your former boss a Thank You card with a copy of the offer letter (company info redacted) inside.
“Hey [Ex-boss], thanks for letting me go. My new boss is better anyway and so’s the job.” - I’m glad it worked out well for you! Wish you well in your new position.
- Most jobs have a dollar amount on things you can break. For example, there is a difference between hitting another car’s side mirror and completely rear-ending them, although both are considered accidents.