'I took too much initiative': Employee gets fired for being too productive, debunks supervisor's untrue accusations

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    r/antiwork u/DeepOceanLoner2090 1d I was fired today for...I kid you not, being too good at my job.
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    So I posted a while back that I worked for a very conservative company with an old school mentality. I hated it, but I tried my best to just do my job and go home. My supervisor was a nightmare who took every training question I asked as some slight to her. Today, I asked her another question. Our company is transitioning to a new software and it's a show. Not ready, I had pointed out multiple bugs, and lo and behold, they're not telling any of their customers. I started looking for another posi
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    asking about my training process, saying I had already memorized the SOPs and I'd like to do something more challenging. She fired me...on Teams, from a remote position, for literally "being frustrated that I was too motivated and took too much initiative." She lied about all of the things she then turned on me as a problem that were actually me being far more productive than the rest of the team, and I had documentation to prove her wrong. I was professional, but I unleashed The Kraken. I got
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    out every single thing she disputed and put her to shame. Still held to her decision. The person hired a short while before me already quit last week. The HR lady told me she basically knew it was dumb and told me she really liked me and to put her down as a reference. I walked out and I cannot WAIT until next week when they launch this very untrained staff on this very not ready program and watch them implode. Bye, Felicia.
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    Putrid_Ad_2256. 1d Just a word of caution, put the HR lady down as a reference, but then have a friend contact her just to make sure that she's not just telling you this so that she can bad mouth you. My guess is that the HR person may be friends with the woman that you dressed down, and she's just trying to sabotage your future endeavors.
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    And while I've never been fired under these types of circumstances, I've walked away from companies for the same reason, you see how poorly they're run and decide that since you cannot make change from within that it's time for you to walk. The frustrating part is when you do try to make change, good change for the company, and others with ulterior motives try their best to sabotage your efforts. File for unemployment, make the woman try to justify your firing. ... Reply 2.7k
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    AnamCeili 1d ● That's actually an excellent point, about making sure the HR lady is on the up-and-up. ←4 ... 974
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    DeepOcean Loner2090 OP. 1d Agreed, I'm glad they pointed it out bc I hadn't thought of it. 830
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    LetsGoBubba6141. 1d Someone was arguing with me that capitalism is about efficiency etc etc and I pointed out that some people on anti work can have stellar performance reviews, know their jobs well, excel, be better than whole departments and still be fired for some asinine reason. And what that person said was, sometimes getting fired has nothing to do with you personally, but is taken personally by the person who got fired. ... Reply 276
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    DeepOceanLoner2090 OP. 1d Thank you, I agree. I described the situation in much further detail to my best friend who's been at her job for 25 years. She said she was fairly certain (bc I'd been talking to her about this situation progressing until it hit the fan today with the last minute firing decision), that she was threatened by me bc it was obvious she fumbled this whole software project...and I outshined her. G 4104 ...
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    LetsGoBubba6141. 1d That actually happened to the other guys story I read. He, single handily accounted for over 50% of the whole companies sales. Got along with everyone and had stellar job performance reviews. His boss, couldn't "teach" him anything on how to do better. So he was let go. I should have worded it that getting fired sometimes is nothing to do with you personally, but it is often taken personally. It is a gut punch to your confidence. And yeah, it sounds like, your boss, knew you'
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    DeepOceanLoner2090 OP. 1d Yep thanks for saying that. I can truly say in my heart I did nothing to warrant a gut punch to my confidence nor regret any performance. I've almost walked out so many times, I think God just did it for me lol. 分 ... 20 凸
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    Winter_Ad_5961 - 1d This is why I will never go above and beyond for a job. I did that in my last job and got laid off. Reply 4127 ...
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    miahdo 1d ● If you have a bad boss, the worst thing you can be is too good at your job. If your boss is clever enough to understand how to correctly position your successes as her team's successes, while still giving you credit (which is completely possible) then you can shine and everyone looks better while you do it. If she can't understand how to do that, or simply hates a squeaky wheel, no matter how much work it accomplishes, then you're better off just being mediocre. Consider making this
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    mama_duck17. 1d I was the squeaky wheel at work & alls it got me was the office manager trying to get me fired (didn't work) and brought unwanted attention to myself. It felt like I had a target on my back for a bit. They don't want us having "unnecessary" conversations & now I get spoken to every time I converse with anyone about anything, but he's not picking on me ((eyeroll)). Their newest motto is "stay in your lane" but our "lane." shifts with the wind...so ?! I can't just quit, cause I nee

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