Fired on the First Day
Friday
May 2, 2008
A little wisdom to start your weekend – remember to be grateful for what you have. A friend of mine was telling me a story earlier that made me remember how lucky I am to work for a laid back company.
He works at a small marketing firm in San Francisco and they hired a new bookkeeper. On her first day, she was 15 minutes late. The boss brought her into her office and immediately told her that it wasn’t going to work out since she was late, and that she was fired.
Now when my friend told me this part, I thought it had to be a joke to teach the new employee a lesson…turns out the boss was dead serious. She has zero tolerance for lateness, and cut the woman loose immediately.
So just reflect on what you have and be thankful that you don’t work for that woman 
Comments
mike1115
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 pm
That's ridiculous. I can tell that boss has no idea what it means to start a business. I may not be making a killing right now, but I'd take it over working for anyone.
TrishaLyn
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:57 pm
The funny thing is that they're pretty established – it's not a start up. I couldn't believe it when he said she was serious. Apparently the girl literally begged for her job and made a dozen or so semi lame excuses. Perhaps she wasn't the most astute candidate for the position as it turns out, but still. That's pretty harsh.
Jennifer James
May 8th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Wow. I work for a wonderful company at home and I have no complaints. This just makes me realize how lucky I am and a great reminder to always be on time!