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What's the dumbest way you've seen someone get fired? (lemmy.autism.place)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 59 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

I have a co-worker (in an open, shared office) who

doesn’t react to tickets, Teams messages or emails
refuses to answer the phone even when the call is specifically for him
has only one specific task assigned to him, which he regularly fucks up but doesn’t care
sleeps under his desk for an hour every day during work time
plays music with offensive lyrics loudly, while others are on phone calls with customers
watches porn on his work computer
walks over to co-workers, farts, then walks back to his chair

He’s been with the company for 20 years.

[–] Ziggurat 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The trick is within the company for 20 years. If you're the guardian of some ancient forgotten but critical knowledge, you become impossible to fire

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

He's the guardian of some secrets about a very high profile company, involving some of the higher-ups.
And also has an officially recognized disability, in a unionized company. It is big enough for them to hide him away from public view, rather than risk him airing their dirty laundry in the court case that will come if they fire him.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 weeks ago

The best move for management in this situation is to "promote" him, into a new role that segregates him from the rest of the team. No office space work in the basement thing, but something that makes him distinctly a different role/title, and physically gives him a small office down the hall.

It doesn't sound like much, but any physical distance will be nice for you and others like you. It also removes depression when you know he's the same role but not held to the same standards. Eventually all that crap takes its toll, and good people quit...or worse, they stop caring and don't quit.

The saying one bad apple can ruin the bunch is very true in work situations.

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