what job, if any, have you been fired from?
440544
when i was 15 all i did was fill cold drinks all day...I got fired because i was too slow during lunch rush..and that was my first day..lol...Oh the shame I'll never get over it.
371275
That's a great idea.  I wonder how many potential employees are being stabbed in the back every day and have no idea it's happening.  I found out the hard way when a great job offer was rescinded, and the woman who had "hired" me told me not to come to work after all.  With a little pressure, she told me the truth, and I have the names of several former co-workers who did me in.
68538
Are you talking about entry level positions, or professional positions?  I am going assume that you are still relatively new to the workforce and that you’ve been fired from entry level positions – that is, I assume you aren’t a doctor or architect, etc.   Being fired from one job does not rule you out of future jobs.  Being fired from “several” is a real problem that you are going to have to acknowledge and work around.  I’ll be honest, this is going to be the number one obstacle in landing another job so you must be prepared to discuss it with any potential employer.  Once fired, you generally cannot (nor do you want to) list your old employer as a reference.  That means that potential employers are going to assume the worst.    Hiring managers have to take history into consideration when they hire.  If your last three bosses fired you, why should they expect any difference in performance this time?  Don’t rely only on applications in the future.  Once hiring managers see you’ve been terminated more than once they will avoid you like the plague.  To help your job search you will do better if you make personal contact with hiring managers and explain your situation face to face. \n\nIf you have had a true awakening to your mistakes in the past, admit them freely.  In the interview be honest. Tell them that you are in a different place now and convince them that you now understand why work is important.  If you must, offer a conditional trial period – tell them that you are willing to work for a week no strings attached.  If they don’t see your full potential by the end of the week you’ll leave the position with no hard feelings.  For a variety of reasons most people wouldn’t be able to take you up on that offer if they wanted to, but the honest sentiment is there it will show your commitment.\n\nThat being said, once you are fortunate enough to land another position heed my advice.  Don’t screw it up.  Even if you don’t like the job, stick with and gain some experience. You need the experience and the references.   I’ve hired a lot of people and I won’t even interview a candidate if they haven’t held a job with the same employer for at least three years.  Why?  Because many people job hop after a year and I’m not willing to invest resources in an employee that will bail on me after nine months.  It’s the same approach a bank or credit card will take with you.  If you haven’t been with your employer for at least two years they view you as less stable.  Another reason I would avoid a candidate with multiple terminations is that the job market is very competitive.  I once had 500 people apply for a single receptionist position.  With that many people looking for a job I can be very picky in my selection.  It’s very hard to distinguish yourself from other people who are after the same job.  Unfortunately with several terminations the thing that sets you apart is not a good one.  You can overcome it, but you have to be honest with yourself and your new employer.  It’s going to be harder for you to get a job, but you will get another job in time.  Once you get something you can chart a new course.\n\nIf you just want a nine to five job to pay the bills you are probably going to be just fine.  You’ll land something.  If you want a career you’ll have to put some real effort into your career plan.  You have to learn something from each position, make good contacts, and move on to a better position.  \n\nBest of luck.
1069851
I am actually going through it as we speak (or I should say as I type lol.) I worked for a VERY large (Internationally known) builder in their corporate office. I'll try and make my LONG story short. Not to toot my horn but I was a star employee! Raises, bonuses, the whole sha-bang! Went out for 6 weeks to have my tonsils out; the day of surgery my boss calls and says I'm fired! Not like I could call him and bit&h since I'd just had my tonsils out and the bottom of my tongue cut back that morning. Regional HR called the next day to apologize and said I did indeed have a job to come back to which is what I thought; he (Boss who I'll call Jay) couldn't do that since I was approved from short-term medical leave. Upon my return, NONE of my work had been done, AT ALL! Instead of everyone in my department pulling together (isn't that called TEAMWORK?!?) he road me like a bull! Told me I wasn't doing enough in 40 hours but yet in the 2 years I was there we built 3x the amount that we'd built when I started! I worked every single weekend for 3-1/2 months. I missed one day to take my dog to the vet, worked that weekend and the a*shole wrote me up for working that weekend and said I knew better than to 1.) Go over my 40 hours & 2.) To try and make up my time missed since "I" wasn’t supposed to but yet everyone else in the department was able to make up ANY missed time whenever/however they wished. But again, I'd worked every weekend for 3-1/2 months without him saying I couldn’t. He was rude, he was nasty; he would yell at me and degrade me in front of my colleagues AND my superiors! I even had to quit college (which meant losing a full academic scholarship) just to stay afloat at work. I loved my job and I loved what I did; that’s the ONLY reason I stayed as long as I did. I asked for a transfer to another division but I was told my HR that I had to have Mr. A*shole approve and sign off on it. Sure…. Let me walk in his office and say, “I think you’re an a*shole and I hate working for you; could you please sign this transfer?!?” I met with the VP of my department, VP’s of adjacent departments, the VP of our division, the President of an adjacent division, and finally regional HR. I was basically told I needed to toughen up!? WHAT?! TOUGHEN UP?!? I’d worked on a jobsite managing over a 100 men for the previous 10 years and their all telling me to toughen up?!? Umm… NO! I’m a firm believer in respecting your superiors, however I also believe that respect is earned; it’s reciprocal! If I was the (and I’ll quote him previous to my Medical Leave) “Star” employee, what changed? My work ethic didn’t! If anything I became so wrapped up in my work and (as I mentioned) put college on the back burned, worked 70-80 hours a week, even made myself available to all of our Studio Personnel, Project Mangers, and Superintendents during non-working hours; to the extreme of having the IT guy install all of our work software on my home computer and network me so I could help out everyone out while I was at home at night and on weekends. STILL wasn’t good enough for my boss. I think I’m a pretty tough cookie, working onsite for 10 years building apartments will either make you or break you; and I loved it! But this guy… GOOD LORD! He had me so stressed I pulled all the muscles in my throat from my nasal passage to my voice box and even damaged my voice box, all from stress. I would literally leave during lunch and sit in the back of the parking lot and cry because he was just so mean and nasty to me. That’s when I said enough is enough! Before that I started seeing a therapist and a psychiatrist because he had me believing it was all me! The Doctor said, ENOUGH! I’ve been out on medical leave now since November! Although anything to do with mental distress is hard to prove, it was blatant what he treated me like the red-headed step-child. To be honest, I really didn’t s
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If you said "you're fired" to your interviewer. Or if you repeat their first names for 7 times while there trying to ask you a question.
171879
they get fired by makeing multiple minor mistakes, one major mistake, or even not showing upat all. if you break any rule of the workplace.
1160425
yes, they were fired months ago.
671255
Terminated, stopped, fired or let go without your agreement.
1028313
First off, see if you can get some legal advice on this situation.  If you were solely terminated for this reason, you may have some legal reprecussions.\nSecondly, find a new job bank agency.  Seemingly, you were qualified enough for whatever your new job would have been, so another company should be able to find you a similar job.\nThirdly, I believe you would still be able to get unemployment insurance, but you would still need to contact your local unemployment agency.\nHopefully in the future, if you are looking for a new job while still employed, tell the agency you dont want them to contact your current employer, or better yet, do the job hunting yourself.
81421
You're correct: you were used.  If you have proof that you were actually hired, you can probably sue for wrongful discharge. Firing because "another girl came back" isn't acceptable cause for dismissal.\n\nThe definition of wrongful discharge is: When an employee is fired for reasons that are not legitimate, typically either because they are unlawful or because they violate the terms of an employment contract. The contract can be either expressed or implied.\n\nIf you have a case, what you can recover may not be worth the effort, but a free consultation with a lawyer only costs you an hour of your time.
1169201
You're fired, Jetson.
605273
A woman did this about ten years ago. She was fired for it. It was in the copy room of where she worked. She tried to appeal, the cheeky lass. She was fired for sitting on her assets. Despite the puns, the story is true. It made the national media. It seemed like a silly and trite reason to fire someone.
725998
You're lucky!\n\nIf one of my employees had a glass of wine at lunch and returned to work I would have no choice but to fire them on the spot.
1109876
It was an ACCIDENT! Let me know where you work. I'd like to contact your boss and ask him to fire you the next time you make a mistake. You'll be gone by the end of the week! It requires intent for it to be a crime. Sorry if I went over your head there.
765691
There have been so many.....\nAt one former job, walking in on my then-boss. It was lunch time (I was working through lunch catching up on paperwork) and I thought he went out for the whole hour. He did go out but only for a few minutes and I didn't see him come back in. In his office (door closed) he changed into a lace teddy and was just putting his uniform back on when I walked in with papers to put on his desk. I blinked and still held onto the papers but when he asked me if I liked his teddy I couldn't find my voice. Then he told me we were all alone in the section, and that he'd always wanted to lick my toes. I got the desk in between him and me and finally when he lunged at me I stapled him, threw the papers at him and left the office. I didn't go into his office again for anything. It was my first job and I never worked for the military again. He was a Major, known by my friends after this as Major Pervert.\nThere are other things I've caught people doing, but none that took my breath away quite like seeing someone built like John Goodman (only uglier) in a satin teddy and combat boots!
152055
You probably can't, but a good personnel person will still hire you if you are otherwise qualified. Especially if you can give a reasonable explanation as to why you were fired from your old job.
832896
Experienced...YES, unless you were a horrible employee.\n\n:)\n\n==========================