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"Fired unfairly"
Dear Andrea:

    I worked for a boss who is young, single and irresponsible. He would order me to take days off to play golf with him. I've had to get him to work from home because he got drunk and had a girl stay all night. He lost important paperwork and then blamed me for it. I bailed him out of jail. He considers alcohol a food group, keeping beer in the break room refrigerator and a keg at the warehouse. I was terminated two weeks after I got a raise. I was told I don't follow orders well and am inefficient. How can I respect a boss like this and follow his example? How would you have dealt with this?

    --Wronged and Fired

Dear Wronged and Fired:

    The best thing that happened to you was getting out of this no-win situation. If you ever work for someone like that again, document events and talk to your human resources professional before it gets this bad. Don't ever do something you consider immoral or against your work ethic. Next time make the choice to leave.

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