When getting fired is an opportunity for change and growth »

Posted By pacodecabra 3 months, 4 weeks ago in Business & Finance

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Getting fired is always a traumatic experience because it brings anxiety and uncertainty into your life. As with any major life-changing experience you will go through many different emotions, from disbelief to anger to depression. However, it can also be an opportunity for change and growth if you are willing to make the most of the opportunity.

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Hobe3 months, 3 weeks ago

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When getting fired is an opportunity for change and growth »

Actually, this is TRUE...

Always have a Plan B, if one suspects the employer is having meeting Payroll, look for a backup Plan...

Do A touch and Go, if one looses a Job, Don't let this effect You and Your talent, There of Employers that need Your Skills and Expertise... The issue is Finding where Your Skills are needed..

Be Positive, Never take a loss of Job on a Personal basis, it is simply a business Decision... It's Not You....

Be Positive, Go Forward and You Will connect and acquire a New Position far better than the one that was lost..

This is a Fact, Good Luck, It will Happen...

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chevydog3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hobe - You speak sense. It's inspirational and for some it may work. But at the risk of poisoning the party, let me inject some sheer sourpussedness.

I was laid off (not fired) in 2004. I was told it was not performance related, and I believe that. The guy who escorted me out was royally embarrassed because he and I had worked congenially together for a long time; and I was at least partly responsible for his being in the position he was.

Per standard recommended procedure, I took stock of all my talents and abilities. With due modesty, I felt there were quite a few; my job was a varied one, touching many aspects of my company's operations. Started to mesh with my network contacts.

Sourpuss question 1: What happens if all your network contacts are worried about their own jobs?; and believe that bringing your name up may remind the powers that be of their own presence?

Sourpuss question 2: What happens if you're the "wrong" age? I was 56 when RIFfed. All the red flags--health, salary, supposed inflexibility, etc. go up. I know it's not considered politically correct in this era--or even legal; but there's a very real, though unproveable, bias against age.

Sourpuss question 3: What happens if "the job you'd do for free" is the one you're already in? So many inspirational articles seem to assume that most of us get to work each day only by a profound effort of will. Personally, I loved my job. It was worth much more to me than the sizeable salary I derived from it. The creativity and interactions that it demanded were a great source of personal satisfaction.

Anyway, your comments were true, good, and inspiring. I just couldn't resist the opportunity to be a sourpuss.

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