Wanna hear something messed up?

[mcc]

Saw my former coworker tonight. We caught up on work stuff.

The office does an "above and beyond" everyday where they circle jerk each other for good deeds. Yay. I sent this person an anniversary card. Coworker fixed my printer. Yippee.

The day after I got fired, my former boss says, "Who went above and beyond yesterday? Oh wait, ME!" Cue him and the woman I worked with (not the one who told me the story) laughter. Apparently the rest of the office told him that wasn't cool but WTF?!

[MyName]

Ugh. Your old work environment sounds so hostile and demeaning. I'm glad you've moved on. I think you will have an amazing skill set (not that you didn't already) once you're done with this program.

Onward and upward!

[winecat]

What an asshole. I agree with MyName!

[WinterIsComing]

What an asshole. It sounds like overall the job was a toxic situation and it is better you are no longer there. You are going to find something so much when you finish this program!

[LoveBug]

Well that's just terrible. And she/he shouldn't have told you that story. Nothing good comes from it. Sorry.

[starburst604]

Aug 2, 2014 6:22:10 GMT -5 LoveBug said:

Well that's just terrible. And she/he shouldn't have told you that story. Nothing good comes from it. Sorry.

Yeah I was thinking that too, why did she tell you? She had to know it would bug you. But hallelujah for you being out of that environment. Someday you'll look back and laugh from your fantastic new job.

[cuddlyevil]

I just added new names to the list. Yep.

Firing you was the nicest thing he ever did.

[onedayatatime]

Aug 2, 2014 6:47:03 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Aug 2, 2014 6:22:10 GMT -5 LoveBug said:

Well that's just terrible. And she/he shouldn't have told you that story. Nothing good comes from it. Sorry.

Yeah I was thinking that too, why did she tell you? She had to know it would bug you. But hallelujah for you being out of that environment. Someday you'll look back and laugh from your fantastic new job.

Exactly this

[mcc]

Aug 2, 2014 6:47:03 GMT -5 starburst604 said:

Aug 2, 2014 6:22:10 GMT -5 LoveBug said:

Well that's just terrible. And she/he shouldn't have told you that story. Nothing good comes from it. Sorry.

Yeah I was thinking that too, why did she tell you? She had to know it would bug you. But hallelujah for you being out of that environment. Someday you'll look back and laugh from your fantastic new job.

Meh, I'm glad she told me. I'm not sure she thought it would bother me and don't think she told me to be malicious. It's messed up but honestly doesn't bother me because I knew he would be saying something (he's said mean things about people in the past after firing them).

I have a feeling her motivation was to let me know how lucky I am to have been fired, as she wants desperately to get out of there as well. Perhaps she told me to bolster any argument I have against him one day, who knows. I'm going to assume best intentions that she wanted me to know how big of a jerk he is and to make me happy that I'm no longer there, despite not yet having another job.

[Wanderista]

Yeah, just be glad you're out of there. The thing about toxic work environments like that is that they will toughen you up. (Not that I'm saying you should look for them). When you find yourself in a good office culture in the future, you'll be that much more appreciative. It's like they set the bar so low that when you go somewhere that doesn't suck, you're that much better of an employee. You also learn a lot about how NOT to treat people.

[lookingup]

What an asshole. Good luck in your search!