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Posted by Jem_hadar on Dec-21-2005 18:36:

You got fired for that?

You got fired for that? By TAVIA GRANT

Wednesday, December 21, 2005 Posted at 12:05 PM EST

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/serv...wchallenger1221

Globe and Mail Update

A German company has implemented a strict, no-whining policy, using a two-moans-and-you're out rule. Two workers have since been fired for whining and two others have quit.

In the U.S., one woman was suspended from her job in a library for spending too much time trying to rescue a trapped squirrel.

These stories, and seven others, topped U.S. outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.'s ranking of the most unbelievable workplace events in 2005.

Some other examples from the past year:

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* The U.S. National Labour Relations Board refused to strike down a security company's rule that prohibits employees from getting together away from work. The policy forbids workers from going to lunch together, attending each other's weddings, or doing anything else they might want to do with each other outside of work, Challenger said. WTF

* Two Spanish-speaking hair stylists in Chicago claimed in a federal lawsuit that the company they worked for strictly banned the use of Spanish � even when employees were on their breaks. A sign at the establishment read, �Speaking a language other than English is not only disrespectful, it's also prohibited.�

* A worker with a good record and no problems with his managers was unexpectedly fired from his job with a beer distributor. �While no reason was given, the firing occurred on the same day a picture of the worker drinking a competitor's beer appeared in a local newspaper,� Challenger said.

Do you have a nightmarish workplace story to tell from the past year? If so, click Join the Conversation in the right-hand margin.

^^^ HOLY SHIT - BULLSHIT!

I can't believe that mess!

Jem

Posted by Nikitha on Dec-21-2005 18:39:

THATS SO STUPID!!!

and thatone about the speaking Spanish is just racist!

luckily i've never bee fired from a job....then again... i've only had 3....

Nikitha

Posted by zokissima on Dec-21-2005 19:25:

quote:
Originally posted by Nikitha
THATS SO STUPID!!!

and thatone about the speaking Spanish is just racist!

luckily i've never bee fired from a job....then again... i've only had 3....

Nikitha

Actually, I don't really think that is racist at all. I've been in several large companies where speaking another language was strictly frowned upon, and in principle I agree with it. We're all in Canada, and we should all speak English. This comming from an immigrant mind you.

Posted by DigitalMP on Dec-21-2005 19:26:

Posted by Irishaddict on Dec-21-2005 19:49:

That's taking it to the extreme.

However, I think a no-whining policy in theory is fantastic.

Sometimes I wonder what some of my co-workers would do if they were to ever encounter a real problem due to their heads being shoved so far up their own asses.

(Not that I'm a bitch or anything.)

Posted by Jem_hadar on Dec-21-2005 20:10:

quote:
Originally posted by Nikitha
THATS SO STUPID!!!

and thatone about the speaking Spanish is just racist!

luckily i've never bee fired from a job....then again... i've only had 3....

Nikitha

No, its not racist. Racist would be saying that the company simply wouldn't hire Spanish ppl.

Baning the use of the Spanish lauguage would not be being racist; discriminatory for sure though.