A Guy I Know Making $15,000 Monthly Trembled on Immediate Termination. He Upsets Me.

Yes, I am [really] upset. Here’s why.

Aldric Chen
Change Your Mind Change Your Life

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A guy feeling annoyed.
Pissed? Yeah, for sure. Photo by Zulmaury Saavedra on Unsplash

Can a 5-digit monthly salary be a comfort trap?

I don’t know. Could be. People I know earning this amount seem vulnerable to corporate fat-trimming. Way, way, way too many are asked to find greener pastures.

Ryan’s story is slightly more extreme. He wasn’t just terminated. He was terminated with immediate notice. And he was given 2 hours to pack his bags.

And oh. He was tossed into PIP [short for Performance Improvement Program] thrice before this.

Not once. Not twice.

Thrice.

There must be something about Marketing Directors

I don’t know why Marketing Directors get fired all the time.

Many friends I know ventured into and attained the apex positions in the marketing domain. They know the ins and outs of their work, can be very funny, and are masters at grabbing attention.

They always teach me something new.

Yet… fingers in the boardroom always point to them when there is a bad quarter. Or when the company got slammed by equity analysts.

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Aldric Chen
Change Your Mind Change Your Life

24x Top Writer (as of June 2023). Serial eavesdropper. I capture interesting & uncomfortable real-life retirement / work-life stories the way they are.