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Longtime Worker Gets Fired For Being Late For The First Time Ever So His Colleagues Let The Boss Know They’ re Not Disposable

Rokas Laurinavičius and
Austėja Akavickaitė
The words "you're fired" are horrifying to hear. Whether you're new to the job or an experienced old-timer, they're a real shot to your confidence. Naturally, your initial reaction might be to shout, cry, and figure out a way to spend all the vacation days. But getting laid off does not necessarily mean the end of your career. Or that you did something inherently wrong. Earlier this month, Reddit user No_StopItStepbro submitted a story to the popular 'Anti Work' community about their coworker who, after being with the company for over 7 years, got terminated for showing up late, even though that was the first time he slipped up like that.

This employee was fired for being late even though it was the first time it happened during his 7 years with the company

Image credits: RODNAE Productions (not the actual photo)

So his colleagues decided to start to show up late until management rehires him

Image credits: Tayssir Kadamany (not the actual photo) We might think that the man should be happy for leaving such a toxic workplace. However, even losing a job you detest can scar you. According to Brandon Smith, therapist and executive coach known as The Workplace Therapist, some professions lend themselves to toxicity more than others. "There are environments where you are expected to give your entire life to a profession," he told CNBC. "Common ones would be high-pressure consultation, high-pressure law firms, and investment banking. Those folks are notorious for sleeping in their office." If you get let go from a job that took up a considerable portion of your time, you might feel disoriented, particularly if your self-worth has been tied up in your professional role. If that's the case, you can experience immense anxiety, panic, and loss, and sometimes jump right back into another toxic job situation where everyone's overworked in order to escape the existential crisis. To cope, it might be a good idea to invest in hobbies, self-care, or personal relationships instead.

People had a lot to say about the whole ordeal

Anyone can write on Bored Panda. Start writing! Follow Bored Panda on Google News! Follow us on Flipboard.com/@boredpanda! Share on Facebook Rokas Laurinavičius Rokas Laurinavičius Writer, BoredPanda staff Rokas is a writer at Bored Panda with a BA in Communication. After working for a sculptor, he fell in love with visual storytelling and enjoys covering everything from TV shows (any Sopranos fans out there?) to photography. Throughout his years in Bored Panda, over 235 million people have read the posts he's written, which is probably more than he could count to. Read more » Austėja Akavickaitė Follow Unfollow Austėja Akavickaitė Author, BoredPanda staff Austėja is a Photo Editor at Bored Panda with a BA in Photography. They have a diverse set of creative skills and a wide portfolio which ranges from photography to digital editing and traditional art. After graduating from Nottingham Trent University in 2018 they have worked as a freelance photographer until Bored Panda. When not editing, they enjoy biking, taking too many pictures of their dog and drawing. Read more » Show All Contributors Get the latest inspiring stories via our awesome iOS app! Download Bored Panda app! 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Some have kids who need to be dropped off, some prefer to start at 7 and stop at 3, some like long lunches. We agree to a number of hours to be worked and we have limited slots where we agree to be there for meetings. Other than that, I don't care. Come when you want, leave if you need. Work from home, come to the office, I don't care. I run a business, not a daycare. Don't bother with doctor's notes, that's insulting. If you're sick, you're sick. Well, our absenteism is less than 2%. Productivity is skyhigh and I really hope my people are happy. Work to live, not the other way around. Treat people like adults. 8 8points reply Shiloh Casey Shiloh Casey Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Are you hiring? 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Olivier VD Olivier VD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Soon we'll be expanding to the US. 2 2points reply kathryn stretton kathryn stretton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Another of those "tell me you live in the U.S. without saying you live in the U.S. " 8 8points reply Diane Aguilar Diane Aguilar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Not necessarily and I wish people would stop making such tired assumptions. There are terrible employers in Canada and the U.K. as well who would do something similar to this. 1 1point reply Load More Replies... Mark Faby Mark Faby Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Absolutely. This very tired idea that the rest of the world is a Worker's Paradise and only the U.S. has bad bosses is simply garbage. 0 0points reply kathryn stretton kathryn stretton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Not really. This behaviour is against labour laws in U.K.. prosecutable, and compensation paid. -1 -1point reply Maple Porkly Maple Porkly Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago I've asked my husband to leave his job repeatedly. He's miserable all the time. His work gives him more than anyone can handle and he's on call 24/7 (not in his job description but the company does it anyways). During Christmas dinner one year he had to leave the table for a two hour phone call (not scheduled). Another time we were visiting an ill family member in another country (7+ hour time difference) and he gets a call in the middle of the night. He had to get out his laptop and work for 4 hours. Woke up everyone in the house including my sick grandfather. He isn't even paid fairly for his profession and years of experience but he's loyal to that company because they gave him a job straight after college (he was headhunted for being top of his class). Just wish he'd leave that toxic place and get treated as he deserves. 4 4points reply Tonia Lee Tonia Lee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago He needs to know that it doesn't matter how loyal he is to that company. That company will let him go in an instant no matter how loyal he is. Companies have no loyalty. I've learned that more than once unfortunately. Now I refuse to give my everything to a company when I know they will let me go in an instant and wouldn't careless. 4 4points reply Load More Replies... I'mNotARoboat I'mNotARoboat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Sounds like he needs to have his phone set to block those numbers when he's not working, seeing as it's not in his job description to be hounded off the clock. They are literally abusing him. I'm sorry he doesn't see it. 1 1point reply Load More Comments POST Olivier VD Olivier VD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago My staff has no hours. Some have kids who need to be dropped off, some prefer to start at 7 and stop at 3, some like long lunches. We agree to a number of hours to be worked and we have limited slots where we agree to be there for meetings. Other than that, I don't care. Come when you want, leave if you need. Work from home, come to the office, I don't care. I run a business, not a daycare. Don't bother with doctor's notes, that's insulting. If you're sick, you're sick. Well, our absenteism is less than 2%. Productivity is skyhigh and I really hope my people are happy. Work to live, not the other way around. Treat people like adults. 8 8points reply Shiloh Casey Shiloh Casey Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Are you hiring? 2 2points reply Load More Replies... Olivier VD Olivier VD Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Soon we'll be expanding to the US. 2 2points reply kathryn stretton kathryn stretton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Another of those "tell me you live in the U.S. without saying you live in the U.S. " 8 8points reply Diane Aguilar Diane Aguilar Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Not necessarily and I wish people would stop making such tired assumptions. There are terrible employers in Canada and the U.K. as well who would do something similar to this. 1 1point reply Load More Replies... Mark Faby Mark Faby Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Absolutely. This very tired idea that the rest of the world is a Worker's Paradise and only the U.S. has bad bosses is simply garbage. 0 0points reply kathryn stretton kathryn stretton Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Not really. This behaviour is against labour laws in U.K.. prosecutable, and compensation paid. -1 -1point reply Maple Porkly Maple Porkly Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago I've asked my husband to leave his job repeatedly. He's miserable all the time. His work gives him more than anyone can handle and he's on call 24/7 (not in his job description but the company does it anyways). During Christmas dinner one year he had to leave the table for a two hour phone call (not scheduled). Another time we were visiting an ill family member in another country (7+ hour time difference) and he gets a call in the middle of the night. He had to get out his laptop and work for 4 hours. Woke up everyone in the house including my sick grandfather. He isn't even paid fairly for his profession and years of experience but he's loyal to that company because they gave him a job straight after college (he was headhunted for being top of his class). Just wish he'd leave that toxic place and get treated as he deserves. 4 4points reply Tonia Lee Tonia Lee Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago He needs to know that it doesn't matter how loyal he is to that company. That company will let him go in an instant no matter how loyal he is. Companies have no loyalty. I've learned that more than once unfortunately. Now I refuse to give my everything to a company when I know they will let me go in an instant and wouldn't careless. 4 4points reply Load More Replies... I'mNotARoboat I'mNotARoboat Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 2 months ago Sounds like he needs to have his phone set to block those numbers when he's not working, seeing as it's not in his job description to be hounded off the clock. They are literally abusing him. I'm sorry he doesn't see it. 1 1point reply Load More Comments Popular on Bored Panda I Used AI To See What These 23 Popular Cartoon Characters Would Look Like In Real Life 30 Y.O. 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