Fired by text message

May 30, 2003 12:54 PM

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.
posted by feelinglistless (12 comments total)

That is simply horrible.
posted by FormlessOne at 1:44 PM on May 30, 2003

"... 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. :-)
posted by WolfDaddy at 1:59 PM on May 30, 2003

Shouldn't it have been "U R f1r3d, d00d!! HAHA Lus3r!!!!!"? I mean, same difference, really.
posted by dragstroke at 2:12 PM on May 30, 2003

Man. That's worst than being broken up with by email.
posted by scarabic at 2:20 PM on May 30, 2003

No problems with legalities according to the News at 10 on atm. But the messages were sent out by the administrators - PriceWaterhouseCooper.
posted by twine42 at 2:29 PM on May 30, 2003

Accident Group = Spineless cowards who will not go to heaven.
posted by lsd4all at 2:31 PM on May 30, 2003

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

Oh yeah? I dumped my girlfriend on AOL Instant Messenger.
posted by insomnyuk at 2:54 PM on May 30, 2003

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.
posted by jamespake at 4:26 PM on May 30, 2003

I think we can expect to see a lot of this in the future. It's gonna be a wired world!
posted by moonbiter at 5:33 PM on May 30, 2003

I dumped my girlfriend on AOL Instant Messenger

I hope you at least gave her a :'( or two
posted by scarabic at 6:07 PM on May 30, 2003

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!
posted by sixdifferentways at 8:14 PM on May 30, 2003

well, they got their revenge :P
posted by delmoi at 3:21 AM on May 31, 2003