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Getting fired with gusto San Diego, CA (NOTE: After this event, Britney submitted this picture to a cracked.com business card competition. Her user name is "Something". Feel free to contact her on cracked's forum to verify) Britney Winslow, one of our street team members in San Diego, California, has horror stories of her boss. "My boss would write emails during my annual review. I would stop talking and she would look up at me like I was dumb for not continuing. Then she'd wave her hand, gesturing, while telling me urgently to 'Go on,' like I'm wasting her time. One time, during a meeting with one of my biggest customers, she picked up the phone and made a call!" It doesn't stop there. "The most annoying thing of all, is she'll walk into my tiny cubicle, while I am on the phone, mid-sentence with a customer—and whack me on the arm to get my attention. She'll then push me out of the way and open a browser on my computer to show me a picture of a cat with a pancake on its head. Then—while still on the phone—she'll stand there looking at me, waiting for a response." It gets worse for Britney. This sales company in San Diego values office politics more than merit. Britney has been working there five years, and constantly works 12 hour days to make dead lines. This boss of hers worked there six months then got promoted, by using industry catch phrases to show her bosses that she is "forward thinking." So after putting the best years of her life for this company and getting snubbed, Britney decided enough was enough. She had new business cards made for her boss, and distributed them around the office. After seeing the images, you'll see why she got fired. We talked to a groggy Britney from her California apartment (we forgot about the time difference). When asked if she regrets this, she responded, "Regret what? This company is soulless and treats it's staff like expendable commodities. I was responsible for 10% of the company's profits last year, but I never got a thank you, and I never got a promotion. Now the company is paying the state of California for my unemployment. I have a job lined up but I'm putting it off until the company no longer has to pay for my unemployment."
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Picture one: Card covers the boss's name tag at a San Diego office: Picture two: What the card said |
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