The Dismissal

[so-tex]

For those that followed, I was fired from my job for threatening a coworker. I'm pretty drunk right now, but here is how the situation went. My direct supervisor ( who didn't want to fire me in the 1st place and Dr.***** had called me and told me of the termination, told me to turn my truck in at one our sister stations in Robstown. When I got arrived, there were two sheriffs cars and my former supervisor(who I have the utmost respect for) to take my truck and belongings. We shook hands and then gave each other a big OL' bear hug. He cried, which made me cry , and then the cops left. I asked him why they were there, and he told me that Dr. -£££ wanted them there. He told me I may be 62, but I didn't need a police escort to kick your ass or keep you in line, and he was right. He took me out to eat and paid for some expensive seafood, and then we drove out to the country to look at the crops. It really made me feel good when he told me we lost a valuable man in the field.

[GuyJin]

Bill, you ARE a good man.

Find something new, get that swag back--not like you ever lost it--and get on with things. You'll rise above this.

[Dr0Scott]

Sorry to hear about the dismissal, and hope you are going to be ok. Hopefully it will be an opportunity to do something else you enjoy.

It is nice that the colleagues that knew you well recognised your contribution to the job.

[paolo59]

Sorry for the whole thing brother. It's good to know that co-workers and supervisors know, appreciate, and respect your work over the years. You'll get through this. It hurts just reading about it, but you're going to be fine!

[latebloomingmom]

see? the respect that you have earned over the years of hard work and dedication have by far over-shadowed that one moment of anger..
there was only one perfect creation to walk this earth..only one
rest of us fall short daily but...
doesnt mean we aint trying
you are a good man who is trying his damndest to lead a good life
it will be ok

[bodyhard]

You probably already said this, but how long where you employed there?

[beachguy498]

Still a sad event, glad it went pretty well though. Something else will come up soon I'm sure.

[poundXpound]

You probably already said this, but how long where you employed there?

He had 23 years in, as I recall.

[Guinea-pig]

Their loss

[whatevergirl]

Aw, sounds like a bittersweet ending. In light of lawsuits, i guess i understand the need to let you go, but a tough deal just the same.

One door closes, another opens.

Thinking of ya. <3

[Cass40]

Thinking of ya. <3

This.

[ChazWood]

One door closes, another opens.

w3rd.

Although it sucks now and you're gonna need some time to process the events, I believe it's going to lead to a new opportunity and will even raise your 1RM by 15%.

Keep you chin up my friend; you're one of the good guys.

[Nikonguy]

Man, it's going to smart for a while.

- Sober up
- Take two weeks to do some stuff you've been wanting to do
- Figure out what's next

[mcbourque]

Looks like they recognized that this one moment was not all of who you are. They just had no choice.

Stay strong.
It will be difficult in the next few weeks, once the dust settles. But you'll get through it and come out stronger on the other end. And like other said, after 23 years, this is your opportunity to do something different and perhaps better with your time.

[djflex]

Aw fuk man, sorry hear this.

Best of luck going forward

[drudixon]

Damn man, just damn.

[crupiea]

I have been fired lots of times. You well learn to enjoy it after a while. Not being scared of it makes it easier for you to voice your opinion to the boss.

I dont care much for bosses and I think might have actually had 1 in my life that I respected so getting fired is bound to happen from time to time.

[beachguy498]

I have been fired lots of times. You well learn to enjoy it after a while. Not being scared of it makes it easier for you to voice your opinion to the boss. I dont care much for bosses and I think might have actually had 1 in my life that I respected so getting fired is bound to happen from time to time.

I got locked up in 1980 for assaulting a former boss who witheld some $$ that was due to me. Not one of my finest moments and he dropped the charges. Been at the same place now (through many name changes) for going on 33 years now.

[frozensparky]

Better times ahead tex

As far as the sheriffs being present I've seen it before.

[paolo59]

Better times ahead tex

As far as the sheriffs being present I've seen it before.

Certainly. If one worked in a large office building, there would more than likely have been 'security' to escort you out!

[thomashenry]

Hi Bill, I know you will be ok, a good man will always get back up and stand on his own 2 feet, accept responsibility and move forward, in the Mean time, have a great 4th hopefully with Family & Friends, Tilt back a few and enjoy !


There are 3 kinds of men

The ones that learn by Reading

The few who learn by observation

The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves-----------Will Rogers

[V-240]

what kind of p*ssy tells the boss that he was threatened by a coworker ?

I couldn't respect someone that would need help to bail himself out of a one on one situation with someone else.

I've seen good people get the shaft because of a "perceived" thread to office safety. In one case, the "victim" didn't snitch, but another person in the office did. The company had little choice under the law to suspend the guy, then later they fired him. Safety in the workplace has almost become like a zero tolerance thing, and the company deals with it quickly and hardcore like a runaway train.

[Nikonguy]

I've seen good people get the shaft because of a "perceived" thread to office safety. In one case, the "victim" didn't snitch, but another person in the office did. The company had little choice under the law to suspend the guy, then later they fired him. Safety in the workplace has almost become like a zero tolerance thing, and the company deals with it quickly and hardcore like a runaway train.

Yep. Give somebody a pass on threatening behavior and later they beat the crap outta someone then there is going to be a big payday for the victim.

[DocHoss]

That just sucks. I find the sheriffs' cars to be insulting, but glad they left early. Looks like you were well liked and well respected. Hope things go better for you now.

see? the respect that you have earned over the years of hard work and dedication have by far over-shadowed that one moment of anger..
there was only one perfect creation to walk this earth..only one
rest of us fall short daily but...
doesnt mean we aint trying
you are a good man who is trying his damndest to lead a good life
it will be ok

You are a good woman!

[so-tex]

I'm trying to lend support to my buddy bill but you guys are Phucking it all up !!!

Lol Geoff, sometimes constructive criticism is a good thing, but I know you will always have my back.
I want to thank everybody for the emcouragement and their own personal experiences. It helps ease the pain.

[Fishman15]

see? the respect that you have earned over the years of hard work and dedication have by far over-shadowed that one moment of anger..
there was only one perfect creation to walk this earth..only one
rest of us fall short daily but...
doesnt mean we aint trying
you are a good man who is trying his damndest to lead a good life
it will be ok

She may be a late bloomer tex, but this gal talks truths...

[paolo59]

Lol Geoff, sometimes constructive criticism is a good thing, but I know you will always have my back.
I want to thank everybody for the emcouragement and their own personal experiences. It helps ease the pain.

Soy un pinche indio hermano. Hay cosas que suceden en la vida. Nosotros hemos hecho esas cosas! Son de nuestra propia construccion.
Ni modo! Eso es lo que duele de todo! Ja ja. You could hear and feel. LOL Well, ain't that just life?

[jeffaus]

I'm trying to lend support to my buddy bill but you guys are Phucking it all up !!!

Hahahaha. On spread with you, you mutt.

Back in the early 80's when I was just a young man, I worked for a company called Burrowes Industries ( they are defunct now ). But they had a policy of hiring ex cons wherever possible. There was some scary mthr fkcrs that came through that place. We had one guy that had just done 20 or 22 years ( cant remember exactly ) for 1st degree murder.

Anyway, there was one day I was walking between the machines and saw this guy Frank ( murderer ) from behind one of the machines swinging a broom handle up and down. I walk around to ask him what he's doing and here's the Supervisor (old Billy we used to call him ) laying on the ground getting the crap beaten out of him.

So I grab Frank and drag him off old Billy and he calms down. Old Billy gets up, head covered in blood and says to Frank, do that again and you'll really be pissing me off. That was it. Billy goes and cleans himself up and it's back to work.

This was the same place that my left index finger got chopped off in one of the unguarded machines. I pick my finger out of the ice water tank it fell into, go up to the Supervisor and say, look what I did. He reaches in his pocket, pulls out his car keys and throws them at me and says, better get yourself to hospital. So I drove myself to hospital making sure I spilled as much blood as possible on the supervisor's crappy vinyl car seats.

On another, but related note, those ex cons could make some damn fine timber outdoor furniture.

Ahhhhh, those were the good ol' days LOL

[latebloomingmom]

so after signing on here this morning
and posting in motivational thread
I realized I was thinking about you
wondering if you were ok my friend
so I will leave this one here

Daily Motivator
July 1, 2014

Get Back Up
You cannot prevent every setback. However, you can make it a priority to recover quickly from them and get back on track. In every effort there will be interruptions, disappointments, even some disasters.

Your recovery time depends largely on what you decide to make it. The time and energy you put into anger and self pity will serve mainly to prolong the time it takes to get going again.

Accept that the setbacks will come and when they do, decide to move quickly past them. Find something positive in each one, and that will serve to get you focused again on progressing toward your goal.

Winners and losers both stumble. The winners are the ones who quickly get back up and keep on going.

[Nikonguy]

Hope so-tex is off riding horses and shootin' his guns.