When They’re Fiery, They Get Fired-y

I arrived at my job one morning and noticed that one of my coworkers, “Joe”, wasn’t at his desk. That wasn’t like him, so I asked another coworker (“Fran”) where he was.

Me: “Is Joe sick, or something?”

Fran: “Ooh, you didn’t hear? He had his three-month probation review at the end of the day yesterday, and it didn’t go well. [Supervisor] told him that the company was going to let him go.”

Me: “Oh, okay. That’s too b—”

Fran: “I’m not finished. Joe looked [Supervisor] straight in the eyes and said ‘Firing me would be a big mistake. I know where you live, and I know where your kids go to school.'”

Me: *Aghast.* “WHAT?!”

Fran: “So, instead of merely getting fired, he’s now fired AND in police custody.”

I found out later why [Supervisor] had decided to let Joe go in the first place, because he had anger management issues. Go figure.