I was thinking about the holidays and how people who have been fired right before a holiday get more sympathy than just a normal firing.
I don’t get that. There is no good time or even better time to be fired. That’s of course is leaving out the possibility that you were fired after winning the lottery. I think that would be fine by me if I had won the lottery. I can’t think of too many situations where it would be better to be fired.
So why the extra sympathy?
Maybe being fired before a major holiday can put a major damper on that celebration. I can accept that. But that’s pretty much it, isn’t it?
Ah, well…all this hating on holidays makes me tired. Have a great thanksgiving, don’t get fired.
November 25, 2007 at 4:59 pm
Lance,
6 years ago my job closed down the same day my son was born…talk about bad timing, wife in tears with baby in arms…I did get a new job two weeks later so it’s wasnt that bad. Your post just reminded me of that time.
Colm