I got fired today

Good for you. Curious: what kind of business? I often think about how much more motivated I’d be if it were my own business. I have a solid work ethic and think I’d be good at it. I could also see it be all consuming, even more so than corporate life.

Summary of this thread from a manager’s viewpoint: Your great ideas and high energy style is not worth dealing with your combative attitude.

That 50 year old fat guy? He was once like you.... Now, he has no time for the drama. Hence.... you’re gone.

If you want to work in the same field in the foreseeable future, I wouldn’t sue your former employer. Nobody will touch you after that.

At your next job, be more humble and appreciative.

bgt29 wrote:

I also put all my savings into Bitcoin and have increased my assets by 800%.

Bitcoin is not up 800% since you got fired.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Integrity is more important than a paycheck.

You cant buy jack with integrity.

Oh man. Your original post I was going to give you a solid 5/10 for the amount of discussion it generated with nobody calling you out for being the troll you are. You would have gotten a higher score but even back then you kept ruining it by saying too much.

But this new post, just pathetic, now the whole thread is a 0/10. You are an idiot troll for wrecking a pretty good original effort and confirming my original thoughts that you just say too much.

Back to troll school, fool.

bgt29 wrote:

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Update on my situation. After getting fired, I applied for CA Unemployment and have been collecting around $750 a week. I also put all my savings into Bitcoin and have increased my assets by 800%.

To the person who said the next 6 months would be the best time of my life, you were right.

At this point, I don't regret being outspoken in the workplace and calling out my manager for underperforming. I'm even mad at myself for waiting so long before starting to call people out. Now, I'm in control of my time, and if I manage my money correctly, I'll never need to work for a bad company ever again.

Hope you have taken your profits and diversified a little. Congrats. Living well is the best revenge

And the company that fired you is better off too! Everybody wins!

bgt29 wrote:

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Update on my situation. After getting fired, I applied for CA Unemployment and have been collecting around $750 a week. I also put all my savings into Bitcoin and have increased my assets by 800%.

To the person who said the next 6 months would be the best time of my life, you were right.

At this point, I don't regret being outspoken in the workplace and calling out my manager for underperforming. I'm even mad at myself for waiting so long before starting to call people out. Now, I'm in control of my time, and if I manage my money correctly, I'll never need to work for a bad company ever again.

While it's possible you either have (if you are being truthful) or will land on your feet, it is clear you haven't learned anything here. You obviously didn't want to leave that company because you waited to be fired rather than quit. If you truly were full of integrity and morals, you would have found a way to see your vision forward and made a difference for that company that lasted. Instead, really by your own description, you made an ass of yourself and got fired.

Right now, according to you, you are buoyed by unemployment and bitcoin. Either or both of those could go south in a hurry...and unemployment won't last forever anyway. You probably need to learn to get along with others a bit better. Good luck.

Are you too stupid or just too lazy to fact check this guy and know he's a troll? Given the maximum unemployment in California is $450 a week, how do you think he's getting $750 a week? He was also supposedly fired for misconduct, you don't wonder if he's even eligible for unemployment? And finally, do you think Bitcoin went up 800% in the last 6 months?

bad troll play, so bad wrote:

Oh man. Your original post I was going to give you a solid 5/10 for the amount of discussion it generated with nobody calling you out for being the troll you are. You would have gotten a higher score but even back then you kept ruining it by saying too much.

But this new post, just pathetic, now the whole thread is a 0/10. You are an idiot troll for wrecking a pretty good original effort and confirming my original thoughts that you just say too much.

Back to troll school, fool.

I remembered this post from a few months ago and didn't think much of it, so I guess he got me then. His update is totally moronic though, not even anywhere close to believable. Somehow people still think his story is real though.

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Integrity is more important than a paycheck.

Liz Cheney felt exactly the same way. She put honesty and integrity above fear of losing her leadership role and got fired too.

In doing so she not only was true to herself but she developed national recognition and respect for her stance.

She made the Republican party look weak and corrupt due to their embrace of the big lie. Most true conservatives feel ashamed to be Republicans.

You are in good company with Liz. Honesty and ethics are never the wrong decision.

bgt29 wrote:

I also put all my savings into Bitcoin and have increased my assets by 800%.

So, what were you thinking yesterday during the dip?

embarrassed true conservative wrote:

Ghost of Igloi wrote:

Integrity is more important than a paycheck.

Liz Cheney felt exactly the same way. She put honesty and integrity above fear of losing her leadership role and got fired too.

In doing so she not only was true to herself but she developed national recognition and respect for her stance.

She made the Republican party look weak and corrupt due to their embrace of the big lie. Most true conservatives feel ashamed to be Republicans.

You are in good company with Liz. Honesty and ethics are never the wrong decision.

You are right about Cheney and the pitiful Republican party but wrong about the OP. The OP is a troll.

Go back to your old office with an AK-47.

I opened a window treatment business (shades, blinds, shutters, drapery, etc). I chose that type of business for several reasons: 1. they are products that everyone needs in both residential and commercial settings 2. it allows me to use some creativity to problem solve for my customers which is actually a large part of the job 3. it is an industry that won't easily be taken over by Amazon 4. it is scalable meaning that I can keep it small, or I can grow it with additional employees. Overall, I have found it to be a great industry, but there are a couple of things to consider with this industry specifically: 1. who are the competitors in the market and what is their current presence and ability to services different types of customers 2. can you get approval to do business with various vendors? Without product, you have nothing to sell, and vendors do not necessarily want to do business with dealers who will not properly represent their products, are not financially stable, or will likely not be able to stay in business 3. you really have to understand your products. There is way more nuance to the products than I would have expected before getting into the industry. If you don't truly understand your products, you are going to make mistakes. Believe me, I have made plenty of assumptions which led to mistakes which led to worthless products that had to be trashed and replaced at my cost. That is inevitable and part of learning the industry, but obviously you want to minimize your mistakes in order to keep your customers happy and to stay profitable.

What's your goal? Our new site leader over 1500 employees isn't particularly smart but balances aggressiveness and agreeability particularly well and is highly reliable. She will be making something like $600k per year.

bgt29 wrote:

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Update on my situation. After getting fired, I applied for CA Unemployment and have been collecting around $750 a week. I also put all my savings into Bitcoin and have increased my assets by 800%.

To the person who said the next 6 months would be the best time of my life, you were right.

At this point, I don't regret being outspoken in the workplace and calling out my manager for underperforming. I'm even mad at myself for waiting so long before starting to call people out. Now, I'm in control of my time, and if I manage my money correctly, I'll never need to work for a bad company ever again.

Oh, so you were able to collect unemployment.

unless the laws have changed wrote:

X-Runner wrote:

Of course you do.

Unless you got fired for stealing from the company or something like that.

You sure don't get unemployment benefits if you quit.

What do you think think qualifies for unemployment benes?

Despite your self confidence, you are mistaken.

Was I?

Grumpy old boss wrote:

You get unemployment benefits following a layoff or other termination that is not for cause or misconduct.

Companies avoid firing people because if they don’t have a good reason for firing them the company is required to pay part of the unemployment benefits. I’m guessing the OP left out a lot that was happening and that his employer is going to tell California EDD that there was some form of misconduct. It takes a lot to get fired even in at-will employment states.

Otherwise some folks could repeatedly work for a year to qualify for unemployment then do something to get fired so they could take off for six months.

I wanted to capture this quote as well.