'I'll have your job by the end of the month': Corrupt advertising boss fires worker, worker takes boss's job

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    "I ended up with my boss's job."
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    How I ended up with my bosses job I was working for an advertising agency, a pretty big one I had unethical manager. Well when I started out I had a manager who was one of the most unethical managers I've ever dealt with. He'd order his sales reps to do things that would increase his bonuses (which are based on margins). Example say a client decided to buy product XYZ and their spend was $2,000 a month he
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    would want the agent to put up products ABC and keep the spend at $2,000 even though the client didn't agree to that. Fact is the clients generally wouldn't "notice" but if they did...it could cost you your job. I was the guy that refused his demands, he would tell me to cheat the client and I would refuse. He would get mad. I wouldn't care.
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    This went on for quite awhile. Now there is something I don't tell people very often...I live in a one party consent state which means so long as I'm aware a conversation is being recorded I can record it without informing the other party. I had just upsold my largest client making him even larger...but I didn't sell the products my boss wanted me to sell. He demanded I switch things around...I refused. I told him I sold the client XYZ thats what we agreed to, I'm not going change that without t
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    = the customer, this is your largest client I need him on ABC or I'm not going make my number" "I'm sorry, but you and I both know ABC isn't right for this client and thats why he didn't buy it" "Your fired, if you can't follow instructions your fired"
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    After confirming he was dead serious I said "If you do that, I'll have your job by the end of the month" I went home, I didn't think he'd go through with it. Sure as next morning I'm locked out of all our systems. I call tech support and get told I've been fired. So who do I call? I call our Regional Vice President and tell him I have several recordings I think he should listen to. Remember my boss
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    ordering me to do unethical things wasn't uncommon. So I meet up with my RVP and play 6 different recordings that I had saved showing my manager was pushing his agents to break the law. To which my RVP leaned back in his chair, and let out a sigh knowing he had to fire my manager...having a sales manager that is forcing his reps to break the law is just bad business. At which point I asked for my job back.
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    He agreed that I would get my job back and asked me to take the week off and call him on Monday. He told me he'd talk to payroll and make sure I got paid for this week as well. FYI he fulfilled all of his promises with me...although I missed a payday but got back pay later so I was fine with that. That Monday I come into our Monday morning meeting in which my RVP was
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    there, he informed the entire team that my boss had been fired and why. He also mentioned that if anyone wanted to apply for his job there was now an opening. I So I applied for and after 3 rounds of interview got my promotion! Sure as was right, I did have my bosses job by the end of the month. It was glorious the first day walking into his office and sitting in his nice big comfy chair.
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    [deleted] Well 5.4k Awasawa done! Reply Share Hijacking the top comment: If I were in a position like OP, this is the exact scenario I would hope to have happen, it's an added bonus that he told his boss he was going to take his job and then he took it. Just flawless. 1.8k Edit: look ma I made it big in the world Reply Share ●●●
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    katat25 I'm always amazed when people who do shady don't know what the recording laws are in their state! One party consent laws will get you every time! Reply Share 1.4k ●●● appsarecoolio OP Honestly, most of my recording are used for notes. Like if a client is giving me an email address or phone number they can just say it and if I don't hear everything I'll just play back the recording later. 866 Reply Share
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    שים Ilickedthecinnabar I hope the crooked manager found out who got his old job. Man, to be a fly on the wall if he did! 364 Reply Share 630 ●●● appsarecoolio OP He's on my linkedin, he got notified of the promotion I'm sure. Reply Share
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    darkdreamland Absolutely amazing. I got excited just reading this and I'm so happy for you! 54 Reply Share
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    D Cato_Novus I hit like as soon as read "one- party consent" as I knew where it was going. :D
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    KazBeoulve Too bad you didn't see his face when he got fired. But you forgot to mention how did your coworkers reacted once they knew fired! I need you got that to know more! 90 1 55 Reply Share appsarecoolio OP I didn't :( I've not actually seen him since and its been a few years Reply Share

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