Is 'your not bubbly enough' a good enough reason to fire someone from a job.?

Question

This is already happened to me a long time ago so it's water under the bridge. I was just thinking about it and laughing and thinking how ridiculous it was. Have you ever been expected to be 'bubbly'?

Answer 1

well I guess it depends really. I know at all my jobs I ever had, you absolutely had to smile and be perky all the time. We had to at all costs make each customer feel cheered and delighted and wanting to come back. i have seen a few people get fired because they were not happy/bubbly. To say bubbly...was a weird way to say happy or chipper. i would of probably laughed at the boss if he/she told me i wasn't Bubbly enough. And probably laughed all the way out the office making sure I stopped at the loud speaker and laughed even harder over the mic.

Answer 2

It depends on the job.  If you are an accountant, then no, it is not a good reason.  If you are a greeter on a cruise ship, then yes it is.

Answer 3

It was probably just a nice way of saying that you weren't cheerfull enough, especially if the job involved any level of customer service.  Like you appeared to be negative to or towards the customer.  So, like Marge Simpson says "Smile Lisa, no matter what you feel inside"

Answer 4

to bubbly is really annoying i agree that a natural attitude in any job is better then a fake bubbling idiot put on attitude.

Answer 5

Well, if you have a a job as like a t.v. host or soemthing that requires you to be hyper, and happy, not being bubbly enough is a good reason to be fired.

Answer 6

Well, I guess it would really depend on the job. For example, it's very important for, say, a waiter or waitress to be bubbly and happy. No one wants to order dinner from someone who talks in a monotone and refuses to make eye contact.

Answer 7

Nobody can be bubbly all the time unless they are on drugs or hypoactive. I new this girl once she was always bubbly but I also saw her when she was down too and once she was told to be happy it was like you switched her on her light bulb. Its not natural.

I believe in being polite and smile at the customer either face to face or on the phone, it comes across as a friendly person.

Answer 8

Never heard or been through that and it is one the strangest reasons to be fired.....Would have been interesting to have mailed that person some bubble bath.

Answer 9

An excuse like that sounds like grounds for a case of unfair dismissal.

I don't know where this happened, but in Australia it's not a good enough reason to fire someone.

Hopefully, you've gone on to bigger and better.

Yes, I agree with you it is ridiculous.

Did you receive any prior warning that you weren't being "bubbly" enough for the job?

No, "bubbly" has never been in my job description.

Edit: You're right polite is good; "bubbly" is just plain annoying and often comes across as "bubble-headed".

Answer 10

Haha that's a silly reason to fire sombody.

Except, if your job required it, then it could be a reason.  Like if you were a clown or something, of course you would have to be active and all that.  :)

Love and Peace out.