Lost my job today

I'm not gonna whine about it, just I've been practically a model employee and the other temp who got the permanent position really isn't.

I mean, I've never been off sick, never been late, never had a disciplinary, never had a complaint etc, and he has had all of those. I work really hard and he slacks off but I'm the one who loses his job.

I don't understand. Has this happened to anyone else before? I think it might have something to do with me going to university but that's not until October.

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Reply 1

EffKayy

Original post by ilickbatteries

Why are you making a thread about it then?

Sorry but.. . :confused:

Reply 2

ilickbatteries

Original post by EffKayy

Why are you making a thread about it then?

Sorry but.. . :confused:

To try and find out why!

Reply 3

Fusion

I'm not gonna reply to you, but he may have gotten on better with your boss.

Reply 4

EffKayy

Your view is merely subjective. Bye.

Reply 5

Smack

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Original post by ilickbatteries

I I think it might have something to do with me going to university but that's not until October.

It probably has everything to do with that. You haven't said what type of work it is but I'm assuming it's fairly basic if you have not been to university yet. For this type of work, people who are not going to university and do not have aspirations are preferred.

Reply 6

ilickbatteries

Original post by Smack

Yeah, it's just a retail position. He's said he wants to go full time after college and I was only wanting to go full-time during the summer holidays.

Reply 7

emeleh

Did the other person have any kind of personal connections to the boss/know them beforehand/relative etc? Because as annoying as it may be, people tend to favour those they personally know.

Reply 8

Phobia27

Original post by ilickbatteries

Yeah, it's just a retail position. He's said he wants to go full time after college and I was only wanting to go full-time during the summer holidays.

Clearly there's no point taking you further when you're only gonna leave in a few months time. Even if he's useless, he's still a better investment than you.

Reply 9

ilickbatteries

Original post by emeleh

Did the other person have any kind of personal connections to the boss/know them beforehand/relative etc? Because as annoying as it may be, people tend to favour those they personally know.

He started a few weeks after me and my manager asked me what he was like. He's not even particularly well-liked but I think me not being available after October has swung the decision in his favour. Still fairly gutted but I'm happy knowing that its probably not because he's a better employee than me, just his circumstances are better than mine.

Original post by Phobia27

Clearly there's no point taking you further when you're only gonna leave in a few months time. Even if he's useless, he's still a better investment than you.

I suppose. I just found it odd that she offered me a permanent position that never materialised then magically he gets hours that I was meant to be getting. He is a better investment, I guess. Even if he is completely and utterly useless.

Reply 10

Doyle&TheFourFathers

the big mistake was telling your employer you plan to go to university!

Reply 11

ilickbatteries

Original post by Doyle&TheFourFathers

the big mistake was telling your employer you plan to go to university!

I thought it would be a good thing to mention in the interview :redface:

Reply 12

Cast.Iron

The same thing happened to me.

Reply 13

Doyle&TheFourFathers

Original post by ilickbatteries

I thought it would be a good thing to mention in the interview :redface:

think outside the box man. an employer will be reluctant to commit time, effort and money to an employee that they know will leave them soon

Reply 14

tish64

I was in your position. Telling employers you're going to university is a big no no.. They won't accept you. Trust me. Unless you're just doing weekends.. And even then they can be funny because they like you to be fully flexible with your hours.

Reply 15

DLJ

Cheer up man, just think, there are people worser off:

Reply 16

Jenny_C

Bosses are bastards like that. I had a similar thing happen to me a couple of weeks ago - I was told I'd get a permanent position along with three other new people, and then we were all let go after a month. They said "as you know, you were only hired for the half-term period", which was a flat-out lie.

It's frustrating, but that's how things are these days. With hardly any hours going, you can't take it personally when you draw the short straw.

I just wish employers would be straight with their employees, rather than promising permanent positions that don't exist.

Reply 17

NOBODY MOVE!

sorry to learn of this misfortune to befall you :frown:

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unfortunately companies care less and less for loyalty to employees these days,and prefer to have arrangements that suit them - and if they think this other person would be more 'useable' asset for them in terms of hours they can make them work,etc, then they go for this. :/

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