Getting Fired from a Job
Have you ever been fired from a Job? How did it make you feel? What lessons did you learn? How did you move forward? Many people have experienced this and how did you get through it?
When I was 19 I worked at a bank, back then known as a personal banker. Today it would be known as a Customer Service Representative. I was responsible for opening new accounts, putting in loan applications, referring someone to the mortgage department, and resolving bank account issues. I loved this job as it was the introduction into my finance/accounting career and set me in that direction. Well, I got fired! Why- unfortunately helping someone out that I thought I knew, and it was a bad transaction. It left me feeling embarrassed.
What did I learn from this? First, not to play victim, It was my fault I was inexperienced and did not know any better. I felt total devastation. I did not know how important it was to have a better judgment of process and procedures and trust. To say the least it woke me up very early on in my career to make better decisions, to ask more questions, to make sure that I was following the correct protocol to a “T”. You have to forgive yourself for the mistakes that you make and use them as a learning experience.
Fast forward to today, this set the foundation for my business ethics. Choosing an original career in accounting and finance there are always checks and balances. Making sure that the process is followed, making sure that the correct controls are in place, making sure that you document everything.
We all can falter in our career one way or another. Getting fired can leave you feeling anger and pain, followed by feelings of confusion and disillusionment and your self-esteem could be shot.
What do you do to pick up the pieces? The first few days are to be devoted to examining your situation. It is important to clear your head as it is now your new “full-time” job to find a new job. Get your resume updated, utilize your professional network, seek additional training, practice interview questions. Most importantly build your confidence back up.
Remember the lessons you learn from a career life-altering experience. I personally adopted a rule that this will never happen to me again. Thankfully it did not as it was a big lesson learned and it happened early on in my career.
Have you ever been fired? How did it make you feel? What did you do to overcome the obstacles and move forward?
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3 年Maybe once or twice but it’s nothing to be ashamed of. Things don’t work out all the time for a variety of reasons. Such a negative stigma and really that’s not necessary. On the other side, people are always so scared to be fired. Living in fear doing something that doesn’t drive you for somebody (or a company) you don’t respect...it’s no way to live. For most it starts with that immediate need for the next paycheck. Fix that need (build a liferoll), build your network, then dare to be yourself, put yourself out there and be bold. Interestingly, this philosophy has led to more career opportunity and growth, not less. If nothing else life will be more interesting, and can’t put a price tag on that!
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3 年I have never been fired but again that is because every time I made a mistake I was coached. But I know people who have been fired. Sometimes it's job cuts due to the "economic health" of the company. But in cases where someone has been fired for a "mistake", I would ask if they have been coached properly - prior to the incident and post the incident. An associate who is 19, doing something wrong is more telling of the manager. And without a PIP (Performance Improvement Plan) in place, opportunities given, I wouldn't say it's the associate's fault. If Farhat did something wrong, or Simon, that's my failure, not theirs. But I have seen Toxic managers who would make the associate feel like a victim but that shouldn't be the case. An associate failing is a time they would have to go revisit their own training and see where the hiccup was. If Adequate training, PIP, was followed that's fine.