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My aunt fired me because I was on advicenators
16/f
So, I work as a receptionist for a car dealership. Last week my own aunt, who's also my boss fired me. We havent been selling that many cars latley so she was already annoyed...but she saw me online and she was like "What are you doing?". I told her I was just playing around and she got mad at me. She said I had work to do, but I didn't...I checked everything and there was nothing to do. When I tried to explain that there was nothing else to do, she said I "was talking back". So she told my mom that she doesn't want me working anymore...so I cried. I just got fired from my first job! I get $8 a hour (Minimum here is 6.75), it's great pay and I barley do anything so the job is great. So she's my aunt, what do I do? I'm SO mad at her. Should I let it go and act like nothing happened? Should I be mad at her the rest of my life or ask for the job back? She is my aunt so maybe she'll let it go...?
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I'm sorry that you got fired but I'm afraid to say that she was within her rights to do so. I'm sorry, I know this isn't what you want to hear right now but it's true.
She may be your Aunt, but as long as you are working for her, she is your Boss first, not your Aunt and if you slack off on the job, your Boss will fire you. After all, they can't afford to pay an employee to use their internet when they aren't doing very well at the time anyway.
Ideally, you should have spoken to her when you realised there was no work to do. Using your initiative like this is something that is greatly admired in the workplace. If you had advised her you had nothing to do, she would have pointed you in the right direction and you would have earnt brownie points for asking in the first place.
Unfortunately, as you get older, you will realise that well paid jobs come at a price and that price is that you have to knuckle down and earn that money. You don't get what you don't deserve and if you barely do anything, why should you get so much money? You have to see it from a business perspective, rather than your own.
There's really nothing you can do but use this experience as a learning curve and realise that if you slack off on the job, you won't get away with it. It's a good thing you learnt it now, while working for your Aunt than when you get older and work for a company who will give you bad references for your behaviour. Go out and look for a new job and apologise to your Aunt for not doing the job she employed you to do.
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well.. since this is yuot first job you obviously do not understand the line between family and business... at work.. she is your BOSS and with family.. she is your AUNT.. i know it is sort of difficult to deal with but never mix relationship and work....you should have obeyed her.. and not gone on the internet.. i can't blame you or your aunt.... becasue you two technically have you own defence.
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I think that you should have a meeting with your Aunt and explain that you are really sorry for wasting company time. Ask her if there is any way you could get back into her good books and find it within her let you have your job back. You were in the wrong and even though it may seem a little incident, it is her company, time and money. If she does not want to take the risk, then I am afraid you will have to bite the bullet, apologise again, ask her for a reference and seek out a new job. If it helps tell her you learnt your lesson and will not repeat it during working hours. I hope that all goes well with you.
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You got fired for playing on the internet??? How dare she fire you for spending your time at work to be on the internet and not do any work.
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People get fired from jobs everyday because people are playing on the internet. Honestly, they don't want to pay people to be playing on the net. Can't blame them.
People are also being fired for comments made on their myspace and live journals. Just one of the downfalls of putting your life out there I guess.
So, I think the best bet would be look for another job and learn from this. Its about all you can do. :)
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