Stormy Kromer
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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I just read walked off like a boss on this topic and didn't want to hi-jack it.
I would love to hear the stories from the members here about walking off a job. Being fired or "resigning". We've all been there. There are jobs I should have quit but didn't.
Anyway. I'll start.
When I turned 50 I FIRED and moved to a small town. I thought it would be fun to have a job and wanted to help people. I got a job at the local nursing home as a cook. I loved it. I like to cook and I like old folks. I would show up early for my 6 am shift to have coffee with the early risers and then go cook breakfast for the building. My co-workers were great. Real straight shooters working for that minimum wage. The folks staying there were paying about $8k per month and the people taking care of them are making minimum wage.....
I loved to visit with the residents (aka customers) and make small talk. I could work hard at the same time. I was young, strong and fast and got my work done before it needed to be and had time to visit. One day my boss pulled me into her office like I was a high school kid and told me "Stormy, we pay you (minimum wage) to feed these people, not be their friends!" I said "I quit" before she said "you're fired" (not the good kind of FIRED). I took my uniform top off and placed it on her desk and walked out the building with no shirt on out to my truck in 30 degree weather and drove 10 miles home. I thought to myself I could buy the place and go back and fire her, but I didn't.
I was already FIRED and thought a job helping old folks working for minimum wage would be rewarding and fun. I was wrong.
Anyone else have a good walk off story ?
I would love to hear the stories from the members here about walking off a job. Being fired or "resigning". We've all been there. There are jobs I should have quit but didn't.
Anyway. I'll start.
When I turned 50 I FIRED and moved to a small town. I thought it would be fun to have a job and wanted to help people. I got a job at the local nursing home as a cook. I loved it. I like to cook and I like old folks. I would show up early for my 6 am shift to have coffee with the early risers and then go cook breakfast for the building. My co-workers were great. Real straight shooters working for that minimum wage. The folks staying there were paying about $8k per month and the people taking care of them are making minimum wage.....
I loved to visit with the residents (aka customers) and make small talk. I could work hard at the same time. I was young, strong and fast and got my work done before it needed to be and had time to visit. One day my boss pulled me into her office like I was a high school kid and told me "Stormy, we pay you (minimum wage) to feed these people, not be their friends!" I said "I quit" before she said "you're fired" (not the good kind of FIRED). I took my uniform top off and placed it on her desk and walked out the building with no shirt on out to my truck in 30 degree weather and drove 10 miles home. I thought to myself I could buy the place and go back and fire her, but I didn't.
I was already FIRED and thought a job helping old folks working for minimum wage would be rewarding and fun. I was wrong.
Anyone else have a good walk off story ?