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Stardate: Monday, June 30, 2003

Bad Corporate Ineptitude

One of these days, I am going to reveal to the world where I work. For now, though, I will have to be vague when I describe this terrible wrong which has been done.

I have been working at my present place of employment for just over two years. Back on the day in late March 2001, I met a man named Tyrone. He was sitting at the reception desk on the floor which I (at the time I didn't know this) would be working on. I was there to interview with the man who would be my boss. I was very nervous, having just worked a full 9 hour day before coming for the interview (one of the hazards of working the early morning shift) and also because it was a job interview. Who wouldn't be nervous? (don't answer that.)

Anyway, Tyrone talked to me. He seemed like a nice guy. He calmed me down a bit, and most importantly, he knew when to talk (and what to say) and when to leave me to my thoughts. When I walked out of the interview, he said he would see me soon. I don't think it was in any sort of knowing way, but it made me feel better.

Two weeks later, I came in to start work. He remembered me right away. We spent the next two years talking, on and off. He was a great guy. He was a hard worker who knew his stuff. He knew when to follow the rules to the letter and when to bend them, ever-so-slightly.

This morning, I found out that just moments after his shift ended on Friday, he was let go. There were possible reasons, but no one left seems to know what the real reason could have been. To my mind, no matter how big a company is, when someone is fired, the news gets out as to why, if not for any other reason than to just serve as a warning for those left behind not to conduct the same sort of behavior. This isn't the case here. No one really seems to know.

I find this sad. Especially in a setting such as ours where security is key, to just fire someone for no apparent reason, especially someone who was as well-liked and who was as hard a worker as he. He will be missed terribly.
:: J 12:03 PM [+] ::
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