Why are some people who need to be fired still around? - RF Cafe Forums

The original RF Cafe Forums were shut down in late 2012 due to maintenance issues - primarily having to spend time purging garbage posts from the board. At some point I might start the RF Cafe Forums again if the phpBB software gets better at filtering spam.

Below are the old forum threads, including responses to the original posts.

-- Amateur Radio
-- Anecdotes, Gripes & Humor
-- Antennas
-- CAE, CAD, & Software
-- Circuits & Components
-- Employment & Interviews

-- Miscellany
-- Swap Shop
-- Systems
-- Test & Measurement
-- Webmaster

Dexter
Post subject: Why are some people who need to be fired still around? Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:56 pm

Captain

Joined: Thu May 04, 2006 7:37 am
Posts: 7
I found this on a job website and thought it was interesting. Not sure of the source, but it seems reasonable.

Have you ever wondered why some people who need to be fired are still around? Here are the top 10 reasons.

1. The employee has a relationship with someone higher up.
2. The boss relies on the employee.
3. The employee brings more value to the company than he or she costs.
4. The boss thinks it could be worse.
5. The boss is afraid of the employee.
6. The boss feels sorry for the employee.
7. The boss doesn't want to go through the hiring process.
8. The employee knows something.
9. The employee has everybody fooled.
10. He or she is not really a bad employee.

11. ... Got any other reasons to add to the list?

Top

wb9jtk
Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 06, 2008 8:00 am

Captain

Joined: Tue Dec 26, 2006 5:39 pm
Posts: 10
12. The employee is the one they regularly get to sign off on things that a knowledgeable, ethical employee won't sign.

Posted 11/12/2012

Webmaster:

Kirt Blattenberger,

BSEE - KB3UON

RF Cafe began life in 1996 as "RF Tools" in an AOL screen name web space totaling 2 MB. Its primary purpose was to provide me with ready access to commonly needed formulas and reference material while performing my work as an RF system and circuit design engineer. The World Wide Web (Internet) was largely an unknown entity at the time and bandwidth was a scarce commodity. Dial-up modems blazed along at 14.4 kbps while tying up your telephone line, and a nice lady's voice announced "You've Got Mail" when a new message arrived...

All trademarks, copyrights, patents, and other rights of ownership to images and text used on the RF Cafe website are hereby acknowledged.

My Hobby Website: AirplanesAndRockets.com

My Daughter's Website: EquineKingdom