Amazingly bad employment experience

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8. wow! at least it was very helpful that your trainer was so candid!

i've had a number of sucky job experiences, but one that takes the cake in my book was when the ceo of a company i worked for in austin took me for a car ride just outside of austin city limits and then asked me not to hire any gay people.

this was back when austin was one of the very few places where that was illegal. of course, the business was located in austin, so actually doing the asking in round rock was not a defense in any way but the ceo was not too bright in that way.

aside from being heinous legally and ethically, it was stupid business. his company was in dire straights and if a gay employee could save him why the hell wouldn't he want that? why tie your own hands?

i wanted to quit that day but thought i better discuss it with my now-wife first. happily, she was proud of me, though we figured it was best logistically for me to clear out my desk over the weekend. then i came in monday morning just to tell him i quit.