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Top 10 warning signs that you're about to get fired
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1)You are given all the jobs no-body wants.
2)Your desk is used as additional storage space for boxes of stationery.
3)You are told you won't be receiving a performance review because there is no point.
4)Your boss sends you job vacancy details via your business email. Not with the company though.
5)You are told you can come into work an hour later; then discover that the weekly staff conference took place during your absence.
6)Scanning the sits vac ads in your evening paper, you spot what looks like the perfect job. When you phone for details, you realise it is your present position.
7)You find a farewell card on your desk
8)Your request for a new corporate uniform goes unheeded, despite the fact you have put on 20lbs in weight, and can't fasten it at the waist any more
9)You are found to be the originator of a scandalous email referring to the company chairman.
10) You arrive at work to find someone new, sitting at your desk
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