I exclaimed “it’s Morbin’ time!” after a client meeting this morning to get hyped for work, and the SM had a 30 min ad hoc meeting with the client at the end of the day, and then the MD set up a call with me and explained that I was being rolled off the project due to a skill set difference, but that it wasn’t my fault because they had miscalculated the scope, and that she’d help me find a new role as they transition me out.

Is this true? Or is this all rly because i said “it’s Morbin’ time?”

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When this happens this quickly - its because the client did not think you had the skills to be on the account from day 1. The client had already conveyed that to the Smgr / Partner.

The chances that you were going to get rolled off in under 2 weeks was probably 90%+

If you had kept quiet - the client would have rolled you off for not having a big enough impact.

If you had said something else - they client would have rolled you off for not having enough experience

Your comment - was generational....basically something that I would expect from someone younger than 30. If I were the exec in the room - I would have made a comment about how excited you were and left it at that.

My guess is that behind the scenes - your bosses had sold you to the client as an expert. The client disagreed and was waiting for any reason to end things with you.

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I believe it was a tweet mentioning an alleged part of the movie where they said that, making fun that as nobody saw the movie then nobody can know if that’s a real part or not (of course it isn’t)

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I would do everything in my power to fire someone that said “it’s morbin time” tf were you thinking??

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M2 reacted to their own comment 😂

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Can’t be morbin’ in a professional environment unfortunately ☹️

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This guy risks

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You morb’d too close to the sun

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Tbh you deserved to be fired for even alluding to such a trash movie

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Agree with C2. You play morbin games, you win morbin prizes

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Sounds like you didn’t Morb hard enough before today. Tough break.

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Update: I spoke to the SM and he confirmed that it was because I exclaimed “it’s Morbin’ time!” as I walked out of the meeting room. The SM reiterated that he didn’t think it was a major deal as I didn’t exactly yell it and it could’ve been something I was saying to myself, albeit it wasn’t exactly quiet & under my breath either. The SM didn’t give any indication if he knew what it was, but for whatever reason, the client (a VP) had taken issue with it and requested a meeting. He talked to the MD, who wasn’t there, but believes the SM when he said it didn’t seem like I had done anything egregious so she (MD) told me it wasn’t my fault and had blamed it on the scope as that’s how they’re framing it for when they bring the next person on.

I am back on the bench now looking for work, pretty bummed because the bench is pretty full and it’s hard to find projects. All because I exclaimed “it’s Morbin’ time!” out loud.
Lesson learned i guess

If I get asked why I got rolled off my last project, do I say because of scope change, or do I tell the interviewer because I exclaimed “It’s Morbin’ time!” at a client meeting?

Is this a career ender for me or will it be a permanent mark on my profile?

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It's the judgement you used more than what you said.

What does that even mean?

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“No one knows what it means but it gets the people going”

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I am strongly on your side, your leadership is wrong here.

It is, in fact, Morbin' time.

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G1 is a nerd. You morbed too hard to

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This fishbowl post must be screen shot & preserved for historical purposes

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Update 2: I’ve tried finding a new role, but this story of me exclaiming “It’s Morbin time!” has traveled around the practice and it’s actually come up in a couple Teams interviews for roles. I’m starting to think a couple of these managers are interviewing me not bc they’re actually considering me for the role but because they wanted to hear the story straight from the guy who got rolled off a project for going “It’s Morbin’ time!”
To add insult to injury now Fishbowl has promoted me with a Chief badge because of everyone laughing/reaction volume to my situation.

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I am so immensely happy I did not unfollow this post...

Accenture. I love you

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Should’ve morb’d on your commute

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I think you got cancelled dude.

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They were probably afraid that you're a vampire or something. 🥴

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Reach out to your Morbudsman and get some impartial advice, you may be entitled to some compensation for unlawful deMorbin

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I hope your company makes Morbillion dollars

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Send me your CV for consideration as direct partner. Let’s morb so hard

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So is this the same action phrase the power rangers usually exclaim or am I just a boomer? 🤔

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I like to think I’m caught up on Gen Z humor but this is new. I forgot that crappy movie was a meme for them

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This truly was one of the projects of all time

I bet the MD was secretly Milo the whole time

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