41. Cleaning Up The Mess
My first boss worked for a phone company that purchased one of the first prepaid cell phone start-ups. This was a bad deal because it came with all their baggage, including employees, and was a total mess from top to bottom. From Syndicate ties and money laundering to the old manager banging several of the female employees.
The women got extra perks for being his friend, like extended time off, overtime pay, etc, when they did not work. It all fell apart when they learned about each other and got into an argument over him at work! He was fired, and the women were put on probation since they were afraid of losing their jobs if they said no. After that, my boss was promoted and had to take over this mess. In six months, he fired 18 people.
One young guy had “family” connections and major anger management issues. He was not logging in to phones, taking two-hour lunch breaks, etc. One day a co-worker gave him grief about slacking off. He walked away and returned with his heavy desk phone. He went behind the guy who was sitting in a chair and yanked him backward, sending the poor guy sprawling onto the ground.
The young guy proceeded to beat the other one with his desk phone, sending him to the hospital. He was taken into custody and fired. In another instance, one of the ladies earned extra money during lunch breaks by giving her male co-workers a…release in the bathroom, for a donation. At the Christmas party, she got caught in the restaurant bathroom red-handed by one of the higher-ups. She and the guy were both let go.