History PlayingWith / GeorgeJetsonJobSecurity

** [[SecretTestOfCharacter The race was meant to test Bob's teamwork skills]] (which he failed miserably), thus proving that Mr. Pointyhair had been ObfuscatingStupidity this entire time.

** The part of Bob's résumé showcasing how many times Mr. Pointyhair has hired and fired him would take about a week to be read in full.

** The TropeCo/TropeCo office, once reactivated, makes a point of being arranged so people who work there will be treated more fairly. This may include denying Mr. Pointyhair (and any of his supporters or successors) the right to fire people at the drop of a hat.
** Rather than hire Bob as a full-time employee, TropeCo/TropeCo brings him on as a (frequent) consultant when they need his expertise. This way Bob can still work at the company while everybody understands he isn't expected to be there indefinitely.
** TropeCo/TropeCo is a large enough MegaCorp that it can afford to pay whatever damages are solicited.
** TropeCo/TropeCo relaxes this anti-worker policy in response to the lawsuit.

* '''Played for Drama''': Mr. Pointyhair fires some of his employees and ''murders'' others.
* '''Played For Horror''': Mr. Pointyhair is one member of a cabal of people who love to re-enact ''Film/ThePurge'' and KillThePoor, and every time he fires someone he chooses them to be the next victim.

** Mr. Pointyhair tries to fire Bob, only to find out Bob doesn't work for him. So he hires Bob for the sole purpose of immediately firing him.

** The part of Bob's résumé showcasing how many times he's been hired and fired by Mr. Pointyhair would take about a week to be read in full.

** TropeCo gets a nice big fat lawsuit regarding wrongful termination or even potential cruelty to their employees -- after all, Bob was a good employee (if not a perfect one, certainly well within efficiency parameters) until he had to take that sick day off, on the strict orders of the company doctor and the first one in ''years'', to deal with a flu. Only the most inhumanly lionine of corporate contracts would consider that worth a reprimand, let alone instant dismissal.

** Rather than hire Bob as a full-time employee, TropeCo/TropeCo brings him on as a (frequent) consultant when they need his expertise. This way Bob can still work at the company while both sides understand he isn't expected to be there indefinitely.
* '''Plotted a Good Waste''': The work has a theme of fear for one's stable place in a firmament. Bob is the AudienceSurrogate for the intended viewers: people who are ProperlyParanoid about being potentially fired for no good reason, because it happens too often at their place of employment or the sector of which it's a part.

** TropeCo gets a nice big fat lawsuit regarding potential cruelty to their employees -- after all, Bob was a good employee (if not a perfect one, certainly well within efficiency parameters) until he had to take that sick day off, on the strict orders of the company doctor and the first one in ''years'', to deal with a flu. Only the most inhumanly lionine of corporate contracts would consider that worth a reprimand, let alone instant dismissal.

** [[SecretTestOfCharacter The race was actually meant to test Bob's teamwork skills]] (which he failed miserably), thus proving that Mr. Pointyhair had been ObfuscatingStupidity this entire time.

* '''Zig-Zagged''': Bob is fired from his job for something inconsequential, then promptly rehired for something equally inconsequential. Then fired again, and rehired again. The sequence continues until neither Bob nor Mr. Pointyhair is certain whether Bob still works here.

* '''Implied''': Bob is a parody of the StandardFiftiesFather. He is presenting his résumé to a new company after the old one closed down and he has a '''lot''' of date ranges with one company.

** TropeCo/TropeCo's Human Resources department has the policy of doing an extensive investigation regarding whether employees have become incompetent at their job assignments, which they roll out every time Mr. Pointyhair arrives to order them to fire Bob. After the fifth time that Mr. Pointyhair almost got fired himself because they nearly discovered that he wanted to fire Bob because he didn't chose his daughter to win the local beauty pageant (because HR also has a zero-tolerance policy regarding abusing company resources), he backs down.

** The TropeCo/TropeCo office, once reactivated, makes a point of being arranged so people who work there will be treated more fairly. This may include denying Mr. Pointyhair (and any of his supporters) the right to fire people at the drop of a hat.

** Bob gets fired for looking at Mr. Pointyhair funny.

** Bob wasn't that great a worker, and his job wasn't a truly vital function, so firing him doesn't hurt that company in the long run.

** The part of Bob's resume showcasing how many times he's been hired and fired by Mr. Pointyhair would take about a week to be read in full.
* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is fired from his job for something inconsequential, then promptly rehired for something equally inconsequential. Then fired again, and rehired again. The sequence continues until neither Bob nor Mr. Pointyhair is certain whether Bob still works here.
* '''Averted''':

** Bob is fired, but the plot makes a point of showcasing that he was a pretty bad employee first.

** "Let me guess... I'm fired."

* '''Implied''': Bob is a parody of the typical 50's father. He is presenting his resume to a new company after the old one closed down and he has a '''lot''' of date ranges with one company.

** TropeCo/TropeCo needs to dismiss a few employees in order to remain profitable, but under Tropeland's labor laws, they can't unless the employee has done something to deserve it.

** TropeCo/TropeCo's Human Resources department has the policy of doing an extensive investigation regarding whether or not an employee has become incompetent at his job assignment, which they roll out every time Mr. Pointyhair arrives to order them to fire Bob. After the fifth time that Mr. Pointyhair almost got fired himself because they nearly discovered that the reason he wanted to fire Bob was because he didn't chose his daughter to win the local beauty pageant (because HR also has a "zero tolerance" policy regarding abusing company resources), he backs down.

** The TropeCo/TropeCo office, once reactivated, makes a point of being arranged so people that work there will be treated more fairly. This may include denying Mr. Pointyhair (and any fans of him) the capacity to fire people at the drop of a hat.
** Rather than hire Bob as a full-time employee, TropeCo/TropeCo brings him on as a (frequent) consultant when they do need his expertise. This way Bob can still work at the company while both sides understand he isn't expected to be there indefinitely.
* '''Played For Laughs''': Bob's resume is shown. The employment history alone would kill a tree if printed.
* '''Played For Drama''': Mr. Pointyhair fires some of his employees and ''murders'' others.

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* '''Exaggerated''': Bob gets fired for looking at Mr. Pointyhair funny.

* '''Downplayed''': Though Bob remains employed by TropeCo/TropeCo, he's frequently dressed down by Mr. Pointyhair for numerous reasons, most of them incredibly petty.

* '''Downplayed''': Though Bob remains employed by TropeCo/TropeCo, he's frequently dressed down by Mr. Pointyhair for numerous reasons.

* '''Averted''': Bob is not fired for anything inconsequential.

* '''Reconstructed''': The repeated firings eventually teach Bob a valuable lesson, and he starts to build the crucial skills he needs to last at a job.

** The part of Bob's resume showcasing how many times he's been hired and fired by Mr. Pointyhair would fill the Library of Congress.

** "Let me guess...I'm fired."

* '''Implied''': Bob is a parody of the typical 50's father. He is presenting his resume to a new company after the old one closed down and he has a /lot/ of date ranges with one company.

* '''Defied''': Mr. Pointyhair refuses to fire Bob after the [[NoodleIncident unspecified team-building exercise]].

* '''Parodied''': Bob gets fired immediately after he's hired.

** TropeCo/Tropeco has policies specifically against this in both directions. Not only do bosses need documented and valid reasons to fire someone their rules call for never rehiring someone fired for proper cause.

* '''Straight''': Bob, a longtime employee of TropeCo, gets fired for losing a three-legged race with his boss, [[PointyHairedBoss Mr. Pointyhair.]]

* '''Downplayed''': Though Bob remains employed by TropeCo, he's frequently dressed down by Mr. Pointyhair for numerous reasons.

** TropeCo was already planning to get rid of Bob for other reasons; they were just waiting for an excuse.

** TropeCo needs to dismiss a few employees in order to remain profitable, but under Tropeland's labor laws, they can't unless the employee has done something to deserve it.

** Firing Bob for something so inconsequential causes his coworkers to start to distrust Mr. Pointyhair, to the point where they all quit and the TropeCo office is forced to shut down.

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Parodied''': Bob's resume is shown. The employment history alone would kill a tree if printed.
* '''Zig Zagged''':
** Given the nature of this trope its hard to think of a good example for zigzagged.
** Bob is fired from his job for something inconsequential, then promptly rehired for something equally inconsequential. Then fired again, and rehired again. The sequence continues until neither Bob nor Mr. Pointyhair is certain whether Bob still works here. Exaggerated

* '''Lampshaded''': "Let me guess...I'm fired."
* '''Invoked''': "Somehow, I doubt this job will last much longer than the others."

* '''Defied''': Mr. Pointyhair refuses to fire Bob after the team-building incident.
* '''Discussed''': "You lost your job again, Bob? All right, back to the want ads..."

** Alternatively, the repeated firings take a heavy psychological toll on Bob, who is either DrivenToSuicide or just driven crazy by his inability to hold regular employment.

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* '''Downplayed''': Though Bob remains employed by TropeCo, he's freuqently dressed down by Mr. Pointyhair for numerous reasons.

* '''Downplayed''': ???

* '''Straight''': Bob, a longtime employee of TropeCo, gets fired for losing a three-legged race with his boss, Mr. Pointyhair.

* '''Deconstructed''':
** Firing Bob for something so inconsequential causes his coworkers to start to distrust Mr. Pointyhair, to the point where they all quit and the TropeCo office is forced to shut down.
** Alternatively, the repeated firings take a heavy psychological toll on Bob, who is either DrivenToSuicide or just driven crazy by his inability to hold regular employment.
* '''Reconstructed''': The repeated firings eventually teach Bob a valuable lesson, and he starts to build the crucial skills he needs to last at a job.

** e.g. Bob is fired from his job for something inconsequential, then promptly rehired for something equally inconsequential. Then fired again, and rehired again. The sequence continues until neither Bob nor Mr. Pointyhair is certain whether Bob still works here. Exaggerated

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* '''Justified''': Bob's repeated firings are indicative of his lack of desire to work with others.

* '''Deconstructed''': Firing Bob for something so inconsequential causes his coworkers to start to distrust Mr. Pointyhair, to the point where they all quit and the TropeCo office is forced to shut down.

* '''Zig Zagged''': Given the nature of this trope its hard to think of a good example for zigzagged.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Bob is fired from his job for something inconsequential, then promptly rehired for something equally inconsequential. Then fired again, and rehired again. The sequence continues until neither Bob nor Mr. Pointyhair is certain whether Bob still works here.

** Bob wasn't that great of a worker, and his job wasn't a truly vital function, so firing him doesn't hurt that company in the long run.

* '''Double Subverted''': Then Mr. Pointyhair comes back a few minutes later to fire Bob.

* '''Discussed''': "You lost your job again, Bob? Alright, back to the want ads..."
* '''Conversed''': "Haven't any characters in these sitcoms heard of a wrongful-termination lawsuit? I mean, sheesh!"