Why would this give them reasonable grounds?

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I will be leaving my job at the start of April.

Back in September i was paired to do filing work with someone who had learning difficulties like myself. Me and him though would often rub each other up the wrong way and kind argue a little bit. Since then he is doing filing work by himself and i am doing IT work on the computer in the office.

The thing is though this guy has worked at place i work for 2 years and he is well respected and everyone likes him even though hes annoying.

My parents know about the issues between me and him. More to the point my mum said behind my back to my dad in regards to this last October "they will find a reason to get rid of James"


Why would the issues between me and the guy in the office give them reasonable grounds to not keep me on?

people are social groups, they'll support the guy whos part of the group over the new guy. this tends to go with any group not just work.

True. But the point is why would me disliking this guy give the company a good reason not keep me on for the long term?

They have a reason and it's good enough to them, that doesn't mean they have a good reason.

I'm sorry they won't be keeping you.

Take a very wild guess what that reason could be?

Yep...you know the reason.

If I were you, I would just move on from this. It wouldn't be worth it to keep thinking about this. If you do continue to think about this, it will harm you when you pursue your next job.

Call me stupid but what reason are you implying?

Actually, as I think about it, there might not be a "reason" per se.

Maybe, unfortunately, they like the other guy better.

When you go somewhere else, they might like you better, and the other guy might feel what you're feeling right now.

Maybe the reason is interpersonal conflict.

Jamesy are they not keeping you or are you leaving because of the situation?

Most companies don't fire employees just because there's bad chemistry between a few people. They just won't put you on a project together. Your parents might just be a little bit paranoid. Try to smooth things over with the guy at work and other than that, keep some distance.

been told that its current workers happiness over new guys, so if I don't mesh well with the current workforce then I'd be let go. from a company's point of view a happy drama free workforce is better than a non happy drama ridden one.
depends on the size of the companies workforce though like other said. place I was appliying to was a small work force.

as long as its not based off race, gender or disability, the company doesn't have to have a good reason to fire people. I wouldn't hire or fire people based on socializing, but most places do sadly. I'd only care about productivity and who does the job better.

You're making waves. It doesn't matter if it's personal, or even if you're right. Everybody likes smooth sailing.

Just let it go. Find something ridiculous about the guy to focus on and maybe you can laugh to yourself instead of actively disliking him.