# Unemployed AGAIN **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 25, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408 "2010-01-25T19:43:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/1 "2010-01-25T19:43:16Z")
I have lost a job every year ever since 2007. Fuck!!! Ironically, 2007 was when I received my MBA. This latest lay-off is beyond bullshit. I was hired in July 2009 after 5 months of being unemployed. I was trained haphazardly by co-workers. One of the duties I was trained to perform, which I was told was “No big deal and just keep up with it every couple of months.”, cost me my job. I do admit that it is a big mistake now that I have been told in no uncertain terms what is important and what is not. How big a mistake? Costing the company a million dollars. Yeah, fire my ass - I understand. But fuck you and your non-existent training/ new hire onboarding. How could I be told in my first couple of months that the task wasn’t important and then be fired for believing what I was told? Also fuck you to how you rushed me through packing up my stuff without a chance to say goodbye to anyone. I better be able to collect unemployment, douche nozzles! I am so fucked… ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/2 "2010-01-25T19:54:26Z")
Generally, you can’t collect unemployment if you’re fired for cause, such as not performing a duty that you’re required to perform. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Smashy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mr\_Smashy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Smashy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/3 "2010-01-25T19:55:13Z")
How could a maid job cost a company millions? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/4 "2010-01-25T19:55:22Z")
If you were terminated for cause I think you’ll be SOL on unemployment benefits. ETA: Already addressed. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/5 "2010-01-25T19:58:27Z")
What was your relationship with your supervisor like? I can’t understand how in the 7 months you were there, no one ever checked in on your progress on whatever that task was. I’ve never been at a job where I got trained in and then no one ever spoke to be about my responsibilities again. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/6 "2010-01-25T19:58:29Z")
You cost the company a million dollars after working there for a few months? What the hell were you doing, putting deposit bags into the shredder? ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/7 "2010-01-25T20:01:03Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > What the hell were you doing, putting deposit bags into the shredder? Wait wait wait. I’m not supposed to do this??? _Need answer fast!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/8 "2010-01-25T20:14:12Z")
Well, you’ll ruin the shredder. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/9 "2010-01-25T20:18:06Z")
What was it that cost the company 1m? How could your supervisor or boss have not noticed whatever it was for seven months? ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/10 "2010-01-25T20:18:12Z")
I don’t know why the company bought a million dollar shredder in the first place. ---
**Author:** ![PatriotGrrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9dc877/32.png) [@PatriotGrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotGrrrl)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/11 "2010-01-25T20:25:56Z")
When you have a million dollars you need to shred, there’s really no better way to do it than with a million dollar shredder. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/12 "2010-01-25T20:36:36Z")
Not filing legal documents on time can do this. Sorry you missed the deadline. Too bad so sad. [Pepsi default judgment](http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2333308/pepsi_loses_126_billion_law_suit_in.html). That said it sucks when a company doesn’t properly teach you what your duties are. A few stories like yours see a posting here. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Smashy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mr\_Smashy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Smashy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/13 "2010-01-25T20:42:49Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > Not filing legal documents on time can do this. Sorry you missed the deadline. Too bad so sad. [Pepsi default judgment](http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2333308/pepsi_loses_126_billion_law_suit_in.html). > > That said it sucks when a company doesn’t properly teach you what your duties are. A few stories like yours see a posting here. Good thing reason prevailed [http://consumerist.com/2009/11/126-billion-glorified-tap-water-judgment-against-pepsi-thrown-out.html](http://consumerist.com/2009/11/126-billion-glorified-tap-water-judgment-against-pepsi-thrown-out.html) ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/14 "2010-01-25T20:44:51Z")
I’m guessing it’s Errors and Omissions of some type or another, but maybe it really is the shredder thing. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/15 "2010-01-25T20:46:04Z")
> [@Mr\_Smashy](#): > > Good thing reason prevailed > > [http://consumerist.com/2009/11/126-billion-glorified-tap-water-judgment-against-pepsi-thrown-out.html](http://consumerist.com/2009/11/126-billion-glorified-tap-water-judgment-against-pepsi-thrown-out.html) I know it was an example of how to lose big. Even if the judgment gets changed it cost them big money to get it changed. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/16 "2010-01-25T20:57:40Z")
> [@Beadalin](#): > > I’ve never been at a job where I got trained in and then no one ever spoke to be about my responsibilities again. You’ve obviously never worked for the government. ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/17 "2010-01-25T21:11:12Z")
I really hope I’m not fired for cause! That is a gray area since I didn’t know it was a required duty until shit hit the fan. To clarify the whole costing millions thing, this duty held up claims being processed in a timely manner so money meet drain. Well, at least I have a new question to ask in job interviews now! “Do you provide any training or onboarding for new hires?” Today is my numb, feeling bewildered day. Tomorrow I will come back with a lot more profanity. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/18 "2010-01-25T21:55:19Z")
Well, you’re not in a right-to-work state, so that helps a bit. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/19 "2010-01-25T21:59:29Z")
> [@Mr\_Smashy](#): > > How could a maid job cost a company millions? > [@Captain\_Amazing](#): > > I don’t know why the company bought a million dollar shredder in the first place. Beat to it… twice! ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408/20 "2010-01-25T22:00:09Z")
Wouldn’t that make this your “latest firing,” not your “latest lay-off”? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployed-again/526408.md?page=2)