Comments on: Fired by text message

Fired by text message

feelinglistless — Fri, 30 May 2003 12:54:49 -0800

Fired by text message by the ironically titled Accident Group. Staff advised that they wouldn't be paid either. I'm suspecting that the legalities of this are pretty shaky.

By: FormlessOne

FormlessOne — Fri, 30 May 2003 13:44:16 -0800

That is simply horrible.

By: WolfDaddy

WolfDaddy — Fri, 30 May 2003 13:59:29 -0800

"... If you have not been spoken to you are therefore being made redundant with immediate effect." I just love how politely callous you Brits can be. :-)

By: dragstroke

dragstroke — Fri, 30 May 2003 14:12:24 -0800

Shouldn't it have been "U R f1r3d, d00d!! HAHA Lus3r!!!!!"? I mean, same difference, really.

By: scarabic

scarabic — Fri, 30 May 2003 14:20:30 -0800

Man. That's worst than being broken up with by email.

By: twine42

twine42 — Fri, 30 May 2003 14:29:19 -0800

No problems with legalities according to the News at 10 on atm. But the messages were sent out by the administrators - PriceWaterhouseCooper.

By: lsd4all

lsd4all — Fri, 30 May 2003 14:31:50 -0800

Accident Group = Spineless cowards who will not go to heaven.

By: insomnyuk

insomnyuk — Fri, 30 May 2003 14:54:56 -0800

Man. That's worst than being broken up with by email. Oh yeah? I dumped my girlfriend on AOL Instant Messenger.

By: jamespake

jamespake — Fri, 30 May 2003 16:26:01 -0800

I once had an encounter with some guy who claimed to be working for this outfit ('The Accident Group' - sounds like mafioso to me) in a street in Cambridge. He asked if I was worried that I might have an accident, when I said 'No' he started asking if I was worried if my child might have an accident It ended up with me questioning his negativity and asking if he was threatening me and, finally, a discussion of mortality. I was bored that day.

By: moonbiter

moonbiter — Fri, 30 May 2003 17:33:22 -0800

I think we can expect to see a lot of this in the future. It's gonna be a wired world!

By: scarabic

scarabic — Fri, 30 May 2003 18:07:24 -0800

I dumped my girlfriend on AOL Instant Messenger I hope you at least gave her a :'( or two

By: sixdifferentways

sixdifferentways — Fri, 30 May 2003 20:14:44 -0800

The legalities would indeed be shaky in most US States (assuming they were regular employees and not contractors.) I don't know as much about UK Labour law, but it is essentially now EU law, and this would not reach the written notice requirement for regular employees. Talk about a lazy H.R. Department!

By: delmoi

delmoi — Sat, 31 May 2003 03:21:28 -0800

well, they got their revenge :P