Oof i’ve walked into this before. Worked for one of the Big 4 banks in Australia. They start with “How was your morning? Good? Excellent opens folder now lets talk about the drugs in the carpark”. Can’t believe i survived that lol
Usually a horrible interaction for all involved
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OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 1 day ago
khannie@lemmy.world 1 day ago
So… Tell us about the drugs in the carpark. That’s definitely a story.
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Lol it was basically a “trade” in the carpark with some higher ups and someone ratted. Turns out all they cared about was “how comprimised you were”. Once they investigated and found it was just one person who “witnessed” and reported it, everything was over in a few days.
phoenixz@lemmy.ca 11 hours ago
Ooohhh, I’ve been there!
The CTO couldn’t keep his grubby hands of his employees, loved to “tickle” everybody because it was suuuuch a positive experience for all involved! None of the employees dared to say anything
So anyway, I started blasting. I reported the fucker immediately, the branch where I worked for went ballistic, the one in Malta where he was stationed… Suggested I talk it out with him.
So the Americas branch where I worked started a shit show while I went on my (already planned) vacation. All the VPs said they’d have my back!
When I came back, my first meeting with my devs was replaced with a meeting with HR and the CTO who immediately dumped my ass.
The very next day, the CTO himself was fired and he committed suicide shortly after (no joke)
Moral of the story: fuck corporate environments, they’re fucking toxic as hell and promote this behavior and for all the “we got your back!!” Nobody showed up when I got axed because they were all scared for their jobs, except me.
No. Regrets.
etchinghillside@reddthat.com 1 day ago
From experience it’s a surprise meeting with your boss - and then HR joins - they’re not on the invite.
InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 1 day ago
And they have statement on why the senior engineer had to be involved in your maintenance job.
PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If I’m getting fired, I’m not listening to their bullshit. It’s happening sooner, not later.
TheBat@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m not listening to their bullshit
Not even if it includes a severance package?
PunnyName@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Lol, what severance package? Those don’t exist anymore.
MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Ahh yes, September ‘24. I got my email notice about the “Teams” appointment.
I sent a pre-emptive reply and notified them of my diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder.
Kept my job. Enrolled in counseling.
Still pluggin’ along.
bstix@feddit.dk 1 day ago
Some union agreements have rules against that, so that they’re obliged to inform you in advance if the meeting has potential consequences for your employment.
Or, it can be more subtle, that they are obliged to inform you of your right to bring an observer to the meeting.
It won’t save you from getting sacked, but it might give you a better chance of getting compensated when the company inevitably forgets to do it right…
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Union observers rock. They keep everybody above board, honest, and fair. You still might get fired, but it’s not without reason
Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 1 day ago
Horrible for all involved.
I’ve been the boss in this situation, and it sucks.
And a year later I was there with HR and my boss.
And a year later my boss was there with HR and his boss.
Fuck HR.
FoxyGrandpa@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Oh N-
dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Yuuuuuuup.
Invite also shows up in your inbox an hour or less before meeting time, and is completely irregular from your normal schedule.
Protip: BACK EVERYTHING UP NOW if this happens. There’s a chance that IT hasn’t shut down your access to systems yet.