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To be secretly happy my least favourite colleague has been sacked?

139 replies

iwonderwhyitearmyself · 25/09/2026 17:25

They were rude, nasty, disrespectful and never really did the work they were meant to do. They’ve been sacked with immediate effect and I’ll never see them again.

AIBU to secretly be glad that the arrogant knob has finally faced some consequences for their actions?!

OP posts:
MyLimeGuide · 25/09/2026 17:38

IdaGlossop · 25/09/2026 17:36

You feel what you feel, so by definition you are not being unreasonable.

So if you felt murderous by your definition you would be unreasonable?

kxeil · 25/09/2026 17:37

Blimms · 25/09/2026 17:27

It’s pretty spiteful tbh. Hold yourself to higher standards.

It’s not spiteful. It sounds like the colleague was horrible! Enjoy OP.

IdaGlossop · 25/09/2026 17:36

You feel what you feel, so by definition you are not being unreasonable.

Nofeckingway · 25/09/2026 17:35

Blimms · 25/09/2026 17:27

It’s pretty spiteful tbh. Hold yourself to higher standards.

She's not going to gloat at them and do a happy dance . But she can feel glad that she no longer has to work with someone she found unpleasant.

WhateverMate · 25/09/2026 17:35

Not unreasonable to be secretly happy.

Starting a thread on a public chat forum is a bit OTT though.

Motorwayview · 25/09/2026 17:33

Blimms · 25/09/2026 17:27

It’s pretty spiteful tbh. Hold yourself to higher standards.

Sod that for a game of soldiers, enjoy op.

chocolateflyingpenguin · 25/09/2026 17:32

Sounds a great relief! I would enjoy a nice slice of schadenfreude if I were you.

TheeNotoriousPIG · 25/09/2026 17:32

Congratulations, OP! It gives me hope that, one day, it might happen at my workplace. As it is, we are waiting for the retirement/demise of one (it has been said that we don't ever think that they will do us the pleasure of retiring, so a back-up plan is in place) 😳

Natsku · 25/09/2026 17:31

Many of us were very happy at work when one particularly person got fired, because of his misogyny and bullying attitude.

Weirdly I kinda miss him now, not because of him but because the shared bitching about him was rather fun. Though I actually got on alright with him, think I was too old for him to try and bully, he went for the younger women.

MyLimeGuide · 25/09/2026 17:29

What a result OP! 😍xx

Askandyforcompo · 25/09/2026 17:29

God, absolutely not! I'm overjoyed that someone was sacked from my old workplace this year, and I left 7 years ago. The man was a sexist pig who disrespected his colleagues and was complained about constantly. But the spineless management did nothing about it for years

Idontjetwashthefucker · 25/09/2026 17:29

Disagree with the PP, I'd be absolutely delighted

Canonlythinkofthisone · 25/09/2026 17:28

Nothing better than when the rubbish gets a helping hand out. Don't be smug about it, but you're allowed a moment of satisfaction. Ignore PP.

Blimms · 25/09/2026 17:27

It’s pretty spiteful tbh. Hold yourself to higher standards.

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