I have been fired too many times to count. I am now retired and laugh about them all. Most of the shops that have fired me are now all gone. Best one was going to work for a nationwide automotive tune up chain. I worked in 4 OR 5 of the local shops before they all went belly up. The last one was my absolute favorite. It was about 1994/5. We didn't have a dedicated store manager and all the other monkeys wanted to run the front office. My attitude was fine with that because at quitting time, I went home while all the other monkeys were counting money and trying to get work orders straight.One day the phone rang. looked around and was the only one there. Oops. I answered it. "P Tune, This is Bruce, How can I help you?"On the other end was a woman whose voice was a bit distraught. "I wan't to talk to the store manager."Me, being me, responded, "We don't have one of those. The convicts are in charge."Click.Hello? No answer. Hang up the phone.This inside story on this one was that I was the only qualified person in the shop and knew it. The other convicts knew it also. I just kept my hands out of the cash register. So about three days later, the regional manager shows up with three district managers in tow. They all knew who answered the phone and being the only competent mech in the shop was left alone. The regional manager was the one who hired me and knew the shop would implode if I left. So he had the three district managers rotate in every few days, stick around about three or four days and leave again. Every time one of the district managers floated in, the rules would change.Me, being me, got tired of this quick enough. I was always looking for another job and found one a bit further down the road with about a 30% increase. I was on the fence until one late morning when one particular district manager walked in.This character had a habit of showing up late and alcohol on his breath. He loved the local girly bars and had a habit of going every night. It was on his second or third rotation and we had a new store manager who had been on the job about 6 days total. I looked at the district manager and clapped my hands together while loudly exclaiming, "SO! What drum beat are we dancing to THIS week?"He got this real screwed in tight look on his face and walked off. This was a Friday and he left a bit early that afternoon. The new store manger walked over to me and looking at me, said, "You know I am suppose to tell you your fired, right? I said "Oh H8ll. I knew that 6 hours ago. I figured that CS would have the guts to do it himself. Do you suppose he went down to the local girly bar?"Both the new store manager and I went down to the closest girly bar, walked in and there he sat drooling and drinking a beer.I slapped him on the back like a good 'ol boy and said "See ya' Monday!" NOT a word about being fired, just, "Oh yeah, see you then."Monday morning with the next job chomping at the bit to hire me. I called that district manager at the another shop he was supposed to be at. Ring."P. Tune, can I help you?"(me) I'm looking for Dave Freon.The person on the other end did not recognize my voice. This could be fun. Me, being me. "He's not here, can I take a message?" (Of course he's not there. Early morning)(me) This is Dave Durranah, ( company VP) You tell Dave Freon when he shows up, HE"S FIRED!!Weakly on the other end.... uh, ok. . .Click.3 days later I heard from one of the people in the shop that when "Dave Freon" showed up, he made a 45 minute call back to corporate and was trying to kiss A88 through the phone. I guess it was beyond comical and especially when he figured out what happened. I was really impressed with the person who told him he was fired.Me, being me.
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