Got the sack

Former Member

I got the sack today, been there for about 2 and a half years so it's pretty wierd not working there now.

I'm now in the world of unemployment so time to start looking for another job as soon as possible, money don't grow on trees.

:grump:

Bunnie

Shogun wrote:

I got the sack today, been there for about 2 and a half years so it's pretty wierd not working there now.

I'm now in the world of unemployment so time to start looking for another job as soon as possible, money don't grow on trees.

:grump:

oh god, why you get sacked?

JsT

What did ya do?

No helping yourself from the till or nothing like that I hope

Indrid Cold

Or helping himself in the till... :sour:

Former Member

Shogun wrote:

I got the sack today, been there for about 2 and a half years so it's pretty wierd not working there now.

I'm now in the world of unemployment so time to start looking for another job as soon as possible, money don't grow on trees.

:grump:

spill :razz:

Former Member

JsT wrote:

What did ya do?

No helping yourself from the till or nothing like that I hope

No nothing like that, was just being lazy, taking too long breaks and too many smoke breaks, being in late and generally just dossing about, i was warned before so i can't say i'm totally suprised.

They also knew i had bought a bottle of buckfast when i was working.

Just have to get a new job asap.

Former Member

lol .. bucky on the job

Skive

I got fired from Macca's for smoking weed on my break.
It wasn't a job I cared about at all, but it did piss me off and I've never really understood why.

New things mate. :thumb:

Former Member

That's it skive.

Thing was he tried to say i was seen drinking it when i know for a fact i wasn't, he was probably assuming i had drank it because i had bought it, he said it wasn't anything really to do with that getting sacked but ah well.

How'd they figure you were smoking skive?

Skive

Shogun wrote:

How'd they figure you were smoking skive?

I was only 16 and I got caught with one of the trainee managers smoking weed in the car park. Pretty stupid really.

They gave me some bollocks about informing the police and my parents, I didn't give a fuck about the gavers, but I certainly didn't want my old dear upset. I went wild - most entertaining disciplinary I ever had.

Former Member

Shogun wrote:

They also knew i had bought a bottle of buckfast when i was working.

well there you go,

Former Member

There you go nothing actually...they've known before that people (including myself) have bought carryouts and kept them in the shop before heading out so it's really a number of little things that built up but ah well whatever will be will be.

Former Member

i think getting the sack is what most frightens me about going back to work. letting your employer down so badly that they have to sack you blows.

Former Member

I've been sacked once before, and just resigned my last job otherwise they were going to fire me for time off, despite docs notes (cruel world). So now I've just started working at my local Maccy D's....actually it's not quite as bad as I thought it'd be, the managers tend to stick me on the tills because half the staff can't speak good English....

Former Member

Skive wrote:

...most entertaining disciplinary I ever had.

Sounds like you've had more than one!!

Former Member

I havent really ever got the sack as such, but when I was caught stealing from the shop I worked at (I was a very silly teenager) it was kind of understood that I wasnt coming into work the next day.

Former Member

At a hotel I used to work at there was a kind of bad feeling between bar staff (where I worked) and the food staff. Each thinking the other were lazy, and underworked.

Part of my job on the bar was taking sandwich orders which I took to the kitchen to get made by a lady who was supposed to do it. One day when I was run off my feet I took one in, and after a while I went to collect it and it wasn't done. I asked where it was and got some shit from the lady about them being busy (which they weren't) and that 'I should make the damn thing myself' because we do fuck all at the bar. I was pretty stressed so my reaction wasn't exactly fantastic.

I think I worded it somewhere along these lines: "You're a stupid lazy useless bitch who'll probably die soon, and I'll be happy when you do because I'll never have to look at your fat ugly mug again."

She cried. I got sacked.

Former Member

Don't you people who have been sacked worry about your new employer not wanting you because you were sacked? Or do you lie about why you left?

Former Member

Tweety wrote:

Don't you people who have been sacked worry about your new employer not wanting you because you were sacked? Or do you lie about why you left?

Duh, you lie of course

Former Member

Iknowyourmum wrote:

Duh, you lie of course

People do ask for references etc though and some do contact old employers.

Former Member

Tweety wrote:

People do ask for references etc though and some do contact old employers.

Yes but your pretty safe if its just a shop job and your going on to another one.

Former Member

Tweety wrote:

Don't you people who have been sacked worry about your new employer not wanting you because you were sacked? Or do you lie about why you left?

If it's a stupid job you don't care about you don't even mention it on a CV.

Or else lie and hope they don't contact the cunts.

Former Member

i got laidoff yesterday

nothing i did tho, just was atemp and they've hadto get rid of the temps as there's uproar over a change of hours

i have been told though that they will contact me at the end of the month as they do want me back and will take me on permanently :yes:

Former Member

wahey I got sacked recently and it was the best thing to ever happen to me!!

Former Member

Lie but the ones in my old shop are going to give me a dead on reference anyway so it's not all that bad.

Former Member

just do not give your old workplace as a referee. Even if you do, they cannot give a bad reference. Saying that, refusing to give a reference would say it all.

Former Member

ButtonMoon wrote:

just do not give your old workplace as a referee. Even if you do, they cannot give a bad reference. Saying that, refusing to give a reference would say it all.

Surely you'll get a P45 from your last employer... that you'll have to hand in to your new employers? Or you could just do P46 I suppose - but then wouldn't they find out anyway through the tax office?

Honesty = best policy.

When you get a new job, just wipe this last job off your CV then no other future employers will have to know. That's what I've always done.

Former Member

Babyshambler wrote:

Surely you'll get a P45 from your last employer... that you'll have to hand in to your new employers? Or you could just do P46 I suppose - but then wouldn't they find out anyway through the tax office?

Honesty = best policy.

When you get a new job, just wipe this last job off your CV then no other future employers will have to know. That's what I've always done.

I never gave my P45 because I did not put my last employer as a referee. I did not get sacked but I walked before I was pushed

Former Member

ButtonMoon wrote:

I never gave my P45 because I did not put my last employer as a referee. I did not get sacked but I walked before I was pushed

I walked out of a job once... when I went for an interview I was brutally honest and explained my reasons for walking. I still got the job.

I just think from my own experience that it is always better to be honest. At least you can never trip yourself up with your own white lies!

Former Member

A P45 part 3 that you give to the new employer doesn't have the previous employers name or address on it - just a reference number. Even then you could get round that one by filling out a P46 instead. The tax office isn't allowed to provide any information like employment history to employers under the data protection act.

An employer really hasn't got anyway of finding out what happened if you just omit the job from your CV. You could just say you went travelling or something??

Former Member

Ok for those who lie, how do you manage it? Don't you have gaps of dates then on your cv?