I do the hiring at the company I work for. You posted a status on Facebook, saying you were looking for work. I later found out we were hiring for a position that was in your field. I ended up taking you on. Unfortunately, you didn’t work out. You weren’t catching on fast enough and after I’d given you several chances, I let you go a month into your probationary period. You quietly left and I felt bad, but I had to do what’s best for the business. At first, it seemed you left with class. Then I came home that day and found nasty messages from you on Facebook, on my freakin wall for everyone on my list to see and likely showing up in our mutual friends’ newsfeeds! Called me an inconsiderate twat for firing you! Stating that you weren’t adequately trained and no one would have been able to do that job if they were so poorly trained the way you had been! Excuse me? We provided you in-depth training for three weeks! Anyone else who has held that particular position in the past was more than prepared to do the job competently after our training. You just sucked, that’s all there is to it. Needless to say, I blocked you, and I will never go out and help another Facebook friend again unless they’re my friend in real life. —Some People’s Children
This article appears in Sep 20-26, 2012.
I guess your friend is hurt that you let her go. Don’t worry about it. Rejection is a bitch whether it is by a significant other or a boss. She’ll get over it. Yeah the main thing is the lesson you learned. Never sell a car to a friend OR hire a friend or family. You will most likely Always regret it. Life isn’t easy for any of us.
Sounds like not a very smart or fair hiring practice. No posting, no interview, no references? No HR training? No wonder.
sometimes o.p., it feels like you are being a rotten person. but things being the way they are, you have to havee the best, doing the best in what you hired them for. i have found that out, over the years. i used to own a landscape company, with a buddy, and we were constantly hiring on. the people we hired, some could not handle the duties, and were let go. now don’t get me wrong here, but landscaping reqires a certain amount of strength, and flexibility. and if you can’t hold up your end, then i need to find someone who could.
this is the exact same with any type business, you get hired for a certain job or task. if you can’t or won’t do it, then you are replaced. that’s the way life goes.
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Facebook friend = some fucking stranger who also owns a computer !
Styles… of course they do.
You can’t keep up with demand unless you’re ambidextrous!
Ummm… Wigpig, how do you know what it’s like to handle rejection from a sinificant other? I thought it was you who dumped your ‘bag of shit’ husband, and why does every comment you puke up on this sight have to be about a significant other, ya bitter old prune?
Steve I agree.It’s kinda like comparing a paper cut on the tip of your finger to having your arm torn off.
Probably not the best way to hire somebody as you now realize OP. As well, I might have blocked them on Facebook immediately after their dismissal, the same way you the building keys from departing employees.
you mean wall posts from others are visible to your facebook friends?
pff.. mine aren’t. That shit is locked down man. I have a 12 year old niece to protect.