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'I feel so happy!': Hasty company proactively fires employee with 1-2 months still left on his contract, so he takes an 'extended' vacation

Have you ever worked somewhere that you hated so much that when you inevitably got fired, you were actually relieved? I have, and it's one of the best feelings in the world. After you get over the initial shock that you just got fired, it feels freeing. I'll never forget when I walked out of that office and felt the sun hit my skin and the fresh air brush through my hair—I was terrified, but I was finally free. 

This happened to a Redditor recently in Germany. However, he had an even better outcome. His managers kept telling him he needed to do his job better, but when he asked in what way, they never had a straight answer. He tried his best and even requested a weekly check-in so he could make sure he stayed on track. However, it seemed like this was more of a power struggle than 'doing an actual good job' kind of thing because he got fired anyway. The reason? Again, they couldn't come up with a clear one, but he didn't even care. Because in the company's hast to make a power move, they didn't realize he had to stay on for another 1-2 months anyways. You know what he did now that he knew he was going to be out of that job soon? He took an extended paid vacation like he should have! 

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