Over at Get Rich Slowly, J.D. talks about firing an employee in his family business. I thought I’d share my story on something like that as well.
I had to fire my boss. Actually, I had to fire the person who hired me years ago, who used to be my boss.
As I very slowly moved up the ranks of the company I eventually became an equal to the person who hired me to work at the company. I became his boss and eventually had to fire him.
Although it took years to get to this it was not easy. I could not grasp it too well at the time.
Both of us found it ironic and of course that person was extremely upset because of the whole deal. I can’t imagine this scenario happening too often but maybe I’m wrong.
The Scenario
My boss had worked long and hard to make the section of the company run smoothly. I was part of that for years.
As I made small impressions here and there over a long time (years) I was promoted over time to various positions until my boss’s boss made me an equal to my boss.
Up to that time, my boss who hired me, slowly got involved in other personal areas of his life such as turning his hobby into a small business that ultimately took up some of his work time at the company.
Kids
I saw him get a bit more involved in his kids’ lives a little too much as well. I think a lot of parents get way too involved in their kids’ lives. Instead of raising them up from a guidance perspective, a lot of parents seem to own their children’s time, direction and thoughts.
Picking his kids up during work hours and taking them here and there. Rescuing them during trying times in college by doing their college homework for them and a whole host of tasks that provide young people with valuable experiences at that age if they get the opportunity to learn from them.
Anyway, I knew he was a typical “one paycheck away” from losing his comfortable life.
I don’t know what happened to him after that but I’m hoping he dug his heels into his hobby that had become a small business for him. You never know, that could have been the catalyst to his “greater tomorrow” .
Thoughts
This experience leaves you with those simple questions, “What would I do if I lost my job right now?“. This will help drive your online savings contributions really quick. 
Let me know what you think or any experiences with firing or being fired.
