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Fired Via Instant Message

Posted by michael on from the new-low dept.

JThaddeus writes "Yahoo! news reports that South Korea's third-largest credit card issuer, KEB Credit Service, fired 161 people--a quarter of its workforce--via mobile phone text messages. Hey, at least they got told, right? Afterall, they could have been like Milton."

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  1. U R FIRED by cprincipe · · Score: -1, Redundant

    LOL! LOL!

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  2. Re:The message was... by thestarz · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You've got mail! You've not got a job!

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  3. I can just imagine this... by chrisopherpace · · Score: 0, Redundant

    -----Boss101 is now online----- Boss101: ur fired. Worker202: wtf? this is bs, what did i do that ur gonna fire me? Boss101: just leave damnit. Worker202: fucking n00b, can't fire me, ive had e-nuff of this. Boss101: bye ----Boss101 is now offline.-----

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  4. Reminds me... by geekster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    a bit of that scene in Back to The Future 2... read my fax McFly!

  5. Maybe they're been watching...... by nighty5 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Back to the Future 2??????

    It could of been a fax AND an MMS message.....

  6. 'Hey, by Vexware · · Score: 0, Redundant

    was nice knowing you'

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