# I'm firing one of my employees this morning **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 12, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631 "2015-01-12T16:10:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/1 "2015-01-12T16:10:56Z")
He was supposed to be here at 11:00 to meet with me, but as of 11:15, there’s no sign of him. No email, no phone call, no nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/2 "2015-01-12T16:14:47Z")
Does he know the purpose of the meeting? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/3 "2015-01-12T16:18:02Z")
To be clear, is the firing because of being late for the meeting, or was the meeting to discuss the exact terms of the firing? ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/4 "2015-01-12T16:21:37Z")
If he’s not there to be fired, can you still fire him? ---
**Author:** ![Kzbre5m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kzbre5m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kzbre5m)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/5 "2015-01-12T16:22:31Z")
Maybe when the clocks strike thirteen? In April. ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/6 "2015-01-12T16:22:36Z")
Did you check Room 101? ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/7 "2015-01-12T16:25:25Z")
He could feel a disturbance in the force, I’ll bet. (Sorry to hear you’re waiting on a guy to fire his ass. Neither the waiting, nor the firing, sound like pleasant chores. Good luck!) ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/8 "2015-01-12T16:26:28Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > He was supposed to be here at 11:00 to meet with me, but as of 11:15, there’s no sign of him. No email, no phone call, no nothing. According to the internal clock of the SDMB, you posted this at 10:10 a.m. Central Time, perhaps 11:10 Eastern. Give him five more minutes. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/9 "2015-01-12T16:30:19Z")
Please tell us you’re firing him for chronic tardiness! ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/10 "2015-01-12T16:32:16Z")
I hope he’s not being fired because of being 15 minutes late one time. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/11 "2015-01-12T16:35:40Z")
> [@Revtim](#): > > I hope he’s not being fired because of being 15 minutes late one time. No, twice. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/12 "2015-01-12T17:16:08Z")
If my boss fired me every time I’m late from work, I would have been fired well over a thousand times by now. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/13 "2015-01-12T17:19:21Z")
> [@Winston\_Smith](#): > > He was supposed to be here at 11:00 to meet with me, but as of 11:15, there’s no sign of him. No email, no phone call, no nothing. When the local news has a story about a guy found half dead in a ditch you are going to feel like a real heel. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/14 "2015-01-12T18:00:09Z")
Maybe he’s trying to finish the TPS reports before the meeting? ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/15 "2015-01-12T18:04:30Z")
Say, this isn’t a “ceramic glaze” firing is it…? Because… ouch… ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/16 "2015-01-12T18:05:27Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > Maybe he’s trying to finish the TPS reports before the meeting? Someone has a case of the Mondays! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/17 "2015-01-12T18:07:19Z")
Somebody else has a flair for words. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/18 "2015-01-12T18:08:29Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > Say, this isn’t a “ceramic glaze” firing is it…? Of course not, Clay Pott is a real person! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/19 "2015-01-12T18:11:32Z")
Is this fire e from Sector 7G by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631/20 "2015-01-12T18:30:57Z")
Relax, he’ll be there at 4:20. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-firing-one-of-my-employees-this-morning/709631.md?page=2)