newlife123
Gold
Reged: 11/04/07
Posts: 188
Loc: phila suburb-PA
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Guys- just when I felt so great with my new job and my new life going well, I got fired! I thought I was doing fairly well and my eval was today. I walked in and the guy at HR says to me "Hi, my name is XXXXX and I am here to terminate you" I thought he was kidding. He sadly wasn't.
I work for the court system and only started 45 days ago and I loved it! The judge told me today that she cannot deal with imperfection and that I was being let go because of one mistake. The mistake was a doozy and I made it 2 weeks after I started. It has been corrected but she was cutthroat.
I had no warning except from the office manager telling me to be a little more careful, never ANYTHING IN WRITING.
I have never been fired and I just can't believe life is kicking me in the teeth again.
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WhatNext
Platinum
Reged: 10/11/06
Posts: 287
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Sorry to hear you lost your new job. I too am trying to start my new life. In the middle of my divorce I lost a job I loved when the company that I worked for for 10 years shut down. Now that my divorce is final I am looking for a new job that I can stay with for years like my old one. I already quit one place because I knew I would not be happy there. So the search continues!! It just sucks to have to take a pay cut but that's what happens when you leave a job of 10 years and get something new.
Think of it this way.....the place you were at is obviously a unreasonable place to work. Sounds like they would be real A-Holes to deal with on a daily basis. Go and find a nice place to work. Good luck!!
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scbeck
Platinum
Reged: 12/29/07
Posts: 894
Loc: New Brunswick Canada
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I am so sorry to hear about you losing your job. I don't know if you would even want to work in a place like that but have you considered looking into checking about your rights. One mistake- no matter how big, and no written warning resulting in immediate termination sounds a little harsh to me. If they are tramping on your rights you may be entitled to compensation. Just a thought.
Christine
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This is the first day of the rest of my life. Or maybe tomorrow will be.
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brokenup
Silver
Reged: 05/23/08
Posts: 50
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I'm sorry to hear that this happened to you. I was thinking that maybe they are using that one mistake as an excuse as to why they fired you. But did you ever sign one of those "at will" papers? If you did, which a lot of places make you do anymore, then sadly they could fire you without any notice or anything. I know it sucks though. That's really sad if they are firing you over one mistake, especially since you had only been there for 2 weeks. But it's their loss!!!
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Andrea
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newlife123
Gold
Reged: 11/04/07
Posts: 188
Loc: phila suburb-PA
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thanks everybody, I hope it's true about when one door closes but come on!
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tookway2much
Platinum
Reged: 03/31/08
Posts: 627
Loc: Going toward the light!
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Be thankful that you only invested 45 days to an Imperfect Supervisor that expects to live in a perfect world. New doors
will open. Keep your chin up. A better suited position will come your way.
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I don't worry about the people in my past. There is a reason they are not in my future.
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Nish
Platinum
Reged: 02/18/07
Posts: 1389
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I agree with Took, better to find out after only 45 days that they have unrealistic expectations. It hurts to be told you aren't good enough. Well, just think of it this way, they are not good enough to have a dedicated employee like yourself.
I truly believe when one door closes another opens up. May it be a door to a caring company who will be so fortunate to have you as a valuable member of their team.
I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers. Chin up and you will find something better suited for you.
Hugs,
Nish
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