I thought (or was under the impression) that the termination decision was either:
A: Made by the boss because of the involvement of the Board Of Directors,
or:
B: Handed down by the Board Of Directors.
Skip, is that correct?
Hate to interfere with Skip’s adept handling of this thread in my absence, but today’s portion of the 2-day meeting ended way early, and though I was tempted to skip on home for the rest of the day, I’m a little wary, what with the firin’ going on around here.
Today’s meeting was peopled with various agency representatives who knew about MC’s disappearance, so really my inability to communicate with you guys on this issue was offset by Real Life People running up to me, clutching me by the lapels, and screaming, “What’s going on with MC? Is there any news about MC? Have you heard anything about MC? My God, this is better than ice cream!” into my face.
(Well, OK. Nobody really said the thing about the ice cream, but several of the Doper theories–especially mental illness–were bandied about among the IRL crowd.)
Basically, it had gotten all over town.
Finally, one agency rep arrived at the meeting, pulled me aside and told me that she’d spoken with my boss this morning. She reported that MC had called and said that she was OK and returning to town.
My boss was due to show up at the meeting later in the afternoon, so I made a feast of my fingernails while I awaited news from him.
He really didn’t have anything to add, however, because as it turns out, MC did not call him; she called Friend, Brother, and the Police (having no doubt been notified by Friend and/or Brother that the cops were looking for her ass) to let them know that she was OK and would be back soon. Then Friend, Brother, and the Police called my boss to let him know. The cops said that the search has officially been called off, but that MC will not be removed from the national Missing Persons Database until she speaks to the police in person.
And there you have it.
My boss has spent the day calling the people who asked to be notified when there was news, to tell them that she’s safe and will be back soon.
The only other tidbit is that when my boss showed up at the meeting, someone did have the balls to ask him where MC stood in terms of her job. He hesitated, and said that he wasn’t ready to say.
Now.
I don’t know if it’s because he feels like the news that she’s canned doesn’t need to be grist for the rumor mill before he is able to confront her in person, or if he’s having a change of heart. He did talk to me yesterday about having already chosen a potential temporary replacement for MC, so I’m guessing it’s the former.
At any rate, she won’t get any of her money until she does show her face (or at least call) here, because we do not, in fact, have direct deposit.
Hear ye! Hear ye! Ye may all resume chanting!
Fire the bitch! Fire the bitch! Fire the bitch!..
One other thing . . .
Word on the street is that MC is now busy calling folks and ripping them new assholes for divulging personal information about her to my boss and the police. :rolleyes:
Classy.
And so the pyscho-bitch theory is still very much in play.
:eek:
My answer if it were me: “Where does she stand? She stands in front of a very big and very pissed-off steamroller, that’s where she stands.”
Crikey. “Not ready to say.” At least pretend ya got a pair, would ya?
Doesn’t everyone? 
Doesn’t everyone?
Before eveyrone starts yelling “you spineless fool!” let me just add that it’s generally a very, very bad idea to tell thrid parties “yeah, she’s fired” before informing the employee that she’s terminated.
If you tell other people before you tell her, you start toeing the line of “constructive dismissal,” so it is always most prudent to say “no comment” until the employee has gone through ther “termination interview” and is escorted from the building.
Once she has been officially notifed of her termination, then Boss can climb onto the rooftop and start singing: “Ding, dong! The witch is dead!” at the top of his lungs.
This thread and everyone in it are f’ing crazy. And yeah, that includes me, now.
auntie em, you must-must-must return tomorrow and give us the full update. Pictures, if possible.
Okay then auntie em, can I please, please at least cast your boss with Don Knotts? It’s so right, somehow.
:eek: :smack: :wally
I have to wait until monday :eek:
Rage…building …Must not loose controlll…[ :o
MONKEYMULE BASH!! MONKEYMULE SMASH!!! MONKEY MULE NEED FIND PURPLE PANTS TO MATCH MONKEYMULE NEW COMPLEXTION!!
I came in to check this thread, knowing there would be no news since Auntie Em was going to be away, and lo and behold! Actual real news!! Thanks, Em. I can’t wait until MC shows her face!
Did this thread make it to threadspotting yet? I nominated it also.
Most places I’ve worked have had HR manuals that say if you don’t call or come in for three days we assume you’ve quit. Apparently this place doesn’t.
This is SO sick, man. I’m aching to find out what the hell got into MC! Better than ice cream, indeed.
What a FREAK!
I would love to meet this woman. She sounds like a pretty ‘interesting’ character…
When all’s said and done and the worrying is over you have to admit that people like this make life more colourful for all of us 
This sounds like the kind of thing my husband’s ex wife would do…
Well, glad I checked in to see what’s going on. I was a bit worried about the number of crackpot theories I’d have to read through first. Now I just want to know two things:
- What did she say she was doing?
and
- What really happened?
I’m afraid we’ll never know the answer to the second question.