So about 5 years ago I applied for a job which, I didn't get. I was very devastated by it as I thought it was a slam dunk. In fact there were 4 candidates... of the 4, the most unqualified got the job. Since that time I have grown to feel i dodged a bullet.

This piece of crap fired his secretary 18 months before she qualified for retirement. As reason therefore... he said she didn't work. But the reality was that she had been working for him for 24 years so that was bull. Other people offered her work so that she could get retirement. I never had a kind word for him since.

Then he made an major error at work that put his competence in question. But everyone gets one. However, recently he made another error that was STUNNING. I cannot even tell you how bad this error is. It completely calls into question if he even isn't addled. It a decision that was made out in public and everyone knows had to be 100% on him. There was only one other person beside him at the time but the buck stops with him.

What did he do? Fired the person who he hired instead of me. The person who was standing beside him when HE made the error. She was the scapegoat for his mistake. As if anyone buys that. And he claims it is for a non related reason.

The good news... the agency that employs her refused to let her go. They will keep her on and find other work for her.

It is disgusting. DISGUSTING.

I take comfort that this person will face consequences for this. He probably will have to retire. I hope he has to resign.

[seesaw]

Is this the same person that you were worried about being bullied in the other thread?

I'm sorry you are exposed to these stressful situations. I totally understand how the instability at work can really stress you out and make you absolutely neurotic and nervous.

FYI, I was recently in a similar situation where our CFO was not reconciling the books and allowed our organization to get $800,000 into deficit on our budget. This was back in February. He was not let go, but he finally gave his two weeks, two weeks ago. I wonder if they agreed he would stay on until our "season" ends and then would leave. I can see how they couldn't just fire him in the middle of everything because they needed to quickly address the budget shortfalls. But I felt a little bit of redemption that he resigned. He was impossible to work with. He had no idea how to do reports and I would give him budget forms to complete for grant projects, and he would always return them filled out incorrectly (like how hard is it to follow instructions?) and at the last minute so I had to make corrections and hope I wasn't screwing it up too badly, since I'm not in Finance.

So hopefully this person who treated your friend badly will get his karmic retribution. It will happen eventually.

(((HUGS)))

Seesaw

Originally Posted by seesaw

Is this the same person that you were worried about being bullied in the other thread? I'm sorry you are exposed to these stressful situations. I totally understand how the instability at work can really stress you out and make you absolutely neurotic and nervous.

No no. But I did call the bullied friend and tell her for two reasons

(1) the organization that we work for refused to let this woman go even though her "boss" fired her.
(2) I wan't her to secretly understand that her bully boss will be emboldened by this and fire her the next time she messes up anything.

You don't have to be sorry. Thought I have 10 years left before retirement (ugh) I am starting to wonder if it is time to go. Another friend (coincidently) quit this week and I was shocked she wants to go so bad she is giving up her pension.

Update to this... this woman was allowed to retire. She has been with the agency for 22 years and I believe was only about 3 years from be able to retire no matter what. She seemed annoyed and frustrated about it. I went to congratulate her and she was kind of rude and short. Of course... I feel for her. She is moving back to a very low cost of living state with a pension that is calculated on a high cost of living state.

The job was advertised so... everyone knows what happened.

Everyone said, are you gonna apply? Nope... nope nope. But I will be happy to stoke the flames of gossip and imply that he fired her to cover up his own mistake.