moving on after geting the sack (hypothetically)
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Heres something that's always being nagging at me.
It is a reality in life that if your an employee - theres always a risk of running into trouble for underperforming - or you mess up for whatever reason - and get up getting the sack.
So just wondering - how does someone get on with their working lives after getting the sack - how do they approach looking for other work - and how do they develop their careers afterwards.
Im sure some will say - oh but if you work hard and do the right things - you won't get the sack.
But nevertheless - humans make mistakes/don't perform as well as they should - and sometimes this means the sack is the punishment that's resulting - often sadly its justified.
So what do we think is the way forward should one get the sack
It is a reality in life that if your an employee - theres always a risk of running into trouble for underperforming - or you mess up for whatever reason - and get up getting the sack.
So just wondering - how does someone get on with their working lives after getting the sack - how do they approach looking for other work - and how do they develop their careers afterwards.
Im sure some will say - oh but if you work hard and do the right things - you won't get the sack.
But nevertheless - humans make mistakes/don't perform as well as they should - and sometimes this means the sack is the punishment that's resulting - often sadly its justified.
So what do we think is the way forward should one get the sack
Hypothetically:
I would say get 'straight back on that horse' but understand what went wrong. Speak to whoever let you go and find out whether it was just a case of you being uninterested (in which case it was the wrong type of job for you) or perhaps a lack of understanding (i.e. did they offer the right training/ spend enough time with you to actually understand what you are doing).
No point moping around take the positives and move on. I'm sure if it was your 'dream job' then you wouldn't have got the sack in the first place...
I have a friend who we all thought was the lazyest bloke ever, he took a load of sick days and that eventually got him the sack. Luckily one of his brothers friends got him a job working somewhere completely different and he became like a different man (even though the days were longer and it was harder work). I can't remember him being off sick since the change.
I would say get 'straight back on that horse' but understand what went wrong. Speak to whoever let you go and find out whether it was just a case of you being uninterested (in which case it was the wrong type of job for you) or perhaps a lack of understanding (i.e. did they offer the right training/ spend enough time with you to actually understand what you are doing).
No point moping around take the positives and move on. I'm sure if it was your 'dream job' then you wouldn't have got the sack in the first place...
I have a friend who we all thought was the lazyest bloke ever, he took a load of sick days and that eventually got him the sack. Luckily one of his brothers friends got him a job working somewhere completely different and he became like a different man (even though the days were longer and it was harder work). I can't remember him being off sick since the change.
Watching this one with interest at the moment. I'm currently negotiating my departure from my current employer and whilst my situation is a bit different I'm open to advice. I came here 7 years ago and am now onto my third boss. We don't always see things the same way and he wants me out. I work in a country well known for its labour protection laws so I cannot be fired. This country also has excellent unemployment insurance, so between that and an expected payout I could live for three years without seeing any drop in living standards. On the one side this removes my motivation to get back into work straightaway, on the other I appreciate what was already said about getting back into the saddle - I think this is very important. However, I am also about half way through my expected working life and it is probably my last chance to change direction or to take on some significant new challenge so I appreciate the breathing room this gives me.
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This is a subject close to my heart right now, having just gone outside to find my old company Jeep,bought in by me, complete with the Woodford enclosed trailer i specced up, ordered and collected from the factory, collecting a Ferrari from a neighbouring paint shop, a year and a half on. The feeling is a bit wierd..
I was headhunted from a specialist back in 2010 to become operations director of a new classic car restoration, service and repair setup. Following meetings, meals, glasses of wine, name choosing, figuring out the scale the business would be, I was then formally taken on, I gave it absolutely everything in terms of hours, dedication,choosing premises, planning applications, enticing other very good people to follow to create an absolutely mind blowing workshop setup, with amazing staff,equipment, suppliers and over £1M spent in the creation of this amazing thing. At the point the business was ready to go in it's new 15000 square foot workshops, Life was made impossible for me, and I was disposed of. The serior engineer that followed me in handed his notice in in disgust, so did the admin manager. most of the others have followed me out since, and staff turnover and morale there has been shocking.
Upset doesn't even begin to describe how that whole process made me feel.
I learned far too late that this individual has an unenviable reputation for treating employees appallingly, regardless of rank, and enough money to ride roughshod over just about anyone.
Despite still now of course having the CV that made him want me in the first place, and having my own little business, which has rather better ethics, it has left me feeling pretty wounded, even now.
The only advice I can offer is dust yourself off very quickly indeed, and get busy
I was headhunted from a specialist back in 2010 to become operations director of a new classic car restoration, service and repair setup. Following meetings, meals, glasses of wine, name choosing, figuring out the scale the business would be, I was then formally taken on, I gave it absolutely everything in terms of hours, dedication,choosing premises, planning applications, enticing other very good people to follow to create an absolutely mind blowing workshop setup, with amazing staff,equipment, suppliers and over £1M spent in the creation of this amazing thing. At the point the business was ready to go in it's new 15000 square foot workshops, Life was made impossible for me, and I was disposed of. The serior engineer that followed me in handed his notice in in disgust, so did the admin manager. most of the others have followed me out since, and staff turnover and morale there has been shocking.
Upset doesn't even begin to describe how that whole process made me feel.
I learned far too late that this individual has an unenviable reputation for treating employees appallingly, regardless of rank, and enough money to ride roughshod over just about anyone.
Despite still now of course having the CV that made him want me in the first place, and having my own little business, which has rather better ethics, it has left me feeling pretty wounded, even now.
The only advice I can offer is dust yourself off very quickly indeed, and get busy
Edited by Flatinfourth on Wednesday 20th November 14:02
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