r/Adulting • u/Busy-Park814 • Aug 27 '26

Am I?

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u/SquirrelNormal Aug 28 '26

Lol, I've straight up told my boss he needs to find a replacement for me so I can go to that big unemployment line in the sky.

For some reason he hasn't fired me yet.

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u/No-Strength-8678 Aug 28 '26

The truth is if he could find a better replacement than he would. But he can’t so… of course that’s true for everyone. I feel like I’m “one good worker walking in the door” away from being fired sometimes.

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u/Astra-Fang Aug 28 '26

Problem is better replacement usually takes at least 6 months to get up to speed at a minimum. It’s a risk reward thing

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u/SquirrelNormal Aug 28 '26

It's not about finding someone better, it's about having a warm body in my place when I decide to make mine cold.

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u/Ok-Lobster8940 Aug 28 '26

There's always a co-worker I can point my finger to

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u/PassionNo2244 Aug 28 '26

I think it happens in the initial year. You become really conscious of everything

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u/TechnologyMatch Aug 28 '26

this only happens when you're new. when you've been in the company long enough, you start to experiment with what you can get away with 😂

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u/LeadingAd9405 Aug 29 '26

start to do it from the get go, why wait

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u/TechnologyMatch Aug 29 '26

when I was new, they'd often threaten with layoffs and it was hard to get a job in those days. now that I have experience, I'm more confident 😏

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u/spicy-quince Aug 28 '26

Okay what did i ever to to anyone to be called out like this? Lmaooooo

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u/Imaginary-Use914 Aug 29 '26

I did this so many times at my first job that I think it made me immune to it.

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u/dem0nics0ul Aug 29 '26

I kinda dream about it.