Comments on: suspend(er)ed

By: Nolatina

Nolatina — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 21:18:18 +0000

Hey is all good. Its just a job. One I got fired over the phone it sucked! Did I mentioned I was on holiday! Keep your head up.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:12:22 +0000

Bloody accountants. All full of inferiority complexes because they couldn’t hack it in banking…..

Best of luck, and I hope you come out of it as well as Dooce herself did. It’s just a pity she got done first, otherwise they could have named it after you: “Darling, I got PA’d today.”

By: Pie

Pie — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:33:42 +0000

I hope it all goes well for you, I have totally missed all of the news coverage and only discovered this site now through another blog. I spend a lot of time writing various blogs but my employer’s have found it useful for their line of work as I have a work-related blog too, so they turn a blind eye to my personal writings on my own blog.

By: francois

francois — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 21:53:08 +0000

This should be a tough moment in your life, but you seem to be strong if I trust your readings.
So, please remind that in France only french law applies.
And that here in Paris “Prud’hommes” (work matters Court) are always on employee’s side, not on employer’s one. But it will take a long time to settle, as always with Court & Lawyers.

In the meantime, I hope you the best, take good care of yourself and try not to feel guilty : you cannot possibly be guilty of using your free speech right !
(That’s also why I cannot believe your employer stand any chance in front of you in Court, in Paris.)

Kind regards,

Francois.
Just a french boy living in Paris.

By: salted

salted — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 02:51:38 +0000

awee dear. first time i saw that happened was when http://www.dooce.com was fired. since then i avoided ever mentioning it. i’m very sorry that it had to be you. good luck, and remember, when one door closes, another one opens..

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 23:03:24 +0000

I really do think your blogworld should be earn you a big fat cheque from someone, maybe GH and you could be the next Maureen Lipmann. Get yourself a good agent and screw the boss (not literally, obv.)!

I emailed your Paris office with my thoughts on their masssive sense of humour failure hoping it isn’t just read by a secretary (your replacement?) but gets circulated to the suits. (If they had ANY common sense left they’d make you a good offer and move on, I said. More or less.)

I saw the Sunday Times article – what a load of patronising drivel. It made me quite cross because it could have been fair and FUN to read instead of neither. Where’s all the laughter gone – your stories are full of the stuff but the meedja misses the interiority (do I mean that word?) of your bloglife and with it the shining talent. You are in the middle of a great unplanned career move. Enjoy!

By: Milady de Winter

Milady de Winter — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 17:45:03 +0000

Boy am I glad my blog is so anonymous!!!

I’d've been fired years ago, the filth I write about people.

Mind you, it’s not as though you’ve done anything wrong. What a bunch of t****rs. Now’s the time to name and shame!!!
~Milady
xxx

By: Thomas

Thomas — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:25:21 +0000

Hello Petite,

It’s extremly sad what happenned to you, i hope you’ll soon find another job in a better company…

I advice you to go to the “Conseil des Prud’hommes” to get things sorted about this very much un-legitimate sacking. It’s very sad to go this way, but some bosses and managment staff in France (and in other countries as well) are just totally un-civic, irresponsible and un-respectfull with theit employees… and it’s going from bad to worst…

I wish you all the best ;-)

By: camillenchine

camillenchine — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:47:22 +0000

hey Petite Anglaise,
like some of us I discovered your amazing blog through this terrible story.
I live in China and I’m French. I am so ashamed this is happening to you in my country.
I guess these are more chinese methods.
I wish all the best to you and your daughter, looks obvious you’re going to win, I am going to follow it every day to support you.
Good luck! and keep on blogging, please :)

By: Ginzu

Ginzu — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 09:08:27 +0000

Hi Petite,
The stupidity of some bosses will never stop to amaze me!!!
I’m shock in awe with their greatness, their superiority, and on the other hand their mediocrity and their narrow minded way of thinking.
I think it sums up very well the mankind

Good luck I’m sure you’ll do very well