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Miles Archer

(20,708 posts)
10. Had a boss once...
Thu Oct 30, 2025, 02:02 PM
Thursday

...she was CONVINCED that when our company got a new president, she was going to be promoted from Director to Vice President, reporting directly to him.

He kept her as a Director and had her report to the guy in charge of FACILITIES.

A major broadside to her ego.

Made EVERYONE'S lives miserable after that.

Blew up at ME one day soon after and fired me on the spot,' "two weeks notice."

Problem is, in that company, there was a policy to issue a series of verbal and written warnings before terminations.

So she went down to H.R. and told them to write one and BACK DATE IT.

At this point I was sick of her and in no mood for a fight. Leaving was a blessing.

But yeah...I have been on that "receiving end."

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