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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by myth_drannon on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @10:58AM (#23477724)
The CEO of one of my previous companies at his birthday celebration joked at one of the employees that if he doesn't sing Happy Birthday song louder he will fire him.

And this is not the worst that has come out of his mouth.

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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by pbhjpbhj on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:04AM (#23477807)
That's kinda perfect if you want to mess with them - lots of witnesses!

Refuse to sing, from then on they can't fire you without a strong possibility you'll win an unfair dismissal suit. YMMV.

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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by ikeyany on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:01AM (#23477767)
So how was working at Dunder Mifflin?
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Re:Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people by myth_drannon on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @11:23AM (#23478089)
Nope, small company in Montreal.
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