May 14, 2005
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Job Stealer!
That's the last thing I would like to be. I recently started a new job at an Advertising Company as the Bookkeeper. It's a small company located in a VERY busy Wall Street district. And, importantly everyone seems to project a nice personality.
The awkward part about taking this position was being trained by the person I was going to replace. And, he didn't know he would be fire within two weeks of me starting. In the meantime I had to lie to him as if I were assisting him with the bookkeeping in order to find out what he was working on and get inform relating to the bookkeeping.
Over the past two weeks I got to know him a little better and found out his wife had recently got layed off; he have two kids: a 8 years old boy and 8 months old girl. Yesterday, the president called and asked me if I had enough information in order to start the bookkeeping on my own and I said, yes.
Then shortly after he said, he would stop by around 4:30 PM and inform the person that today was his last day. I told him I didn't want to be there when he did that and he said okay. So, I left shortly before 4:30PM with another co-worker and went to hang out for a little while.
I though when i came back the person would be gone, but he was there. And as soon as we walked in he said, I guess you already know... today is my last day here! Now here's why I feel so shitty about this...
When the position was offered to me I thought I would be starting with the previous bookkeeper knowing he's going to be replace and he would walk me through his on-going projects that needs to be dealt with. However, on the day I started I was told not to mention I was replacing him and let him believe that I was there to learn both from him and another co-worker.
So, when the poor guy got fired on Friday I felt not only did I lie to him, but I lost his respect as a person who he was starting to like as a person. I felt like a job stealer! I don't understand why this situation wasn't properly dealt with by the president.
It's definitely not a nice way to bring someone into your company. Meaning, I wonder if in time the same process of firing applied to the bookkeeper would one day apply to me?
Q. After knowing what you know... Do you think I am a job stealer?
Comments (1)
I guess it is pretty sad that you took the guys job, but it isn't your fault. It is the president's fault for not dealing with it properly. :-/ He can always find another job. Its not like the one you took is the only one out there!
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