Understanding Why You Were Fired
Did You Deserve to Get Fired?
How was your attendance? Honestly answer the question to yourself, and take into consideration any attendance policy that the company you were working for may have had in place. Were you consistently absent or tardy for an unexcused reason? If you were consistently absent or tardy, what does this say about your reliability to the company?
How was your work performance? Were you consistently told to get back to work, or that you were not as productive as you should be or are required to be? Did you give your job 100%, or were you just there for a free ride? Most companies cannot afford to pay someone who is not a productive employee, as it costs them more money to keep you there than you are making for the company.
Did you consistently get injured on the job, or fail to comply with safety regulations? If so, do you think that a company should put themselves and the safety of others at risk, just to make sure that you have a job? When an individual consistently gets injured on the job, they become a liability to the company, which raises the cost of their insurance, and increases their chances of getting sued.
These are all very common questions that individuals lose their job should ask themselves before they place the blame on other individuals or the company. If you answered yes to any of these questions, I am sorry to say that the company was justified in letting you go, and you should strive to do better in your next employment venture.
By answering these questions for yourself, you should be able to gain the understanding that you need, on why you were fired or terminated in the first place. Having an understanding of why you lost your job, is extremely beneficial, in that it can give you ideas to keep in mind, so that you do not lose your next job.
Published by Laura Fleenor
I am a divorced mother of 4 children (one in heaven), college graduate, and a webmaster. I was born and raised in Southern Indiana, and have also lived in the Tampa, Florida area. View profile
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- How was your attendance?
- How was your work performance?
- Did you consistently get injured on the job, or fail to comply with safety regulations?
3 Comments
Post a Commentso easy to blame others and not look at one's performance - you can be the best employee in the world giving one a break and then still not be appreicated for what one has done - when that individual is fired or let go - the back stabbing - the intimate secrets revealed - burning bridges as they go along - little do they know they will be asked that if they can call their former employee - HELLO - it is so easy to cry me a river when really that river has gone dried - one does not get fire - one gets fired for the lack of productivity, responsibility and last but not least the lack of accountability for their actions - sometimes enough is enough is enough - and that individual should spend their energies into looking for a new job instead of using that energy in degrading verbally their past employee!
Same here Tamee!
Interesting points. It is never a good feeling.