# Tell me about being "written up" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 22, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-written-up/796966 "2017-09-22T12:10:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2017, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-written-up/796966/1 "2017-09-22T12:10:03Z")
I’m a regular reader of [Not Always Right](https://notalwaysright.com/)and its various categories. I’ve never worked retail or food service, so I’m not personally familiar with the practice of being written up. I assume it has to do with an entry going into one’s personnel record as justification for firing if it’s repeated, so the company can cover its corporate ass. Is there more to it? Does the policy vary much among companies? Have you got any stories you can share about being written up, involving you or someone else? You don’t have to confess or anything - we all know that your idiot coworker was the guilty party. 😉 Ever work some place that had ridiculous guidelines for getting written up? Have you ever had to write someone up? Do share! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-being-written-up/796966)._