My DAUGHTER Graduates from COLLEGE and LOSES her JOB all in the same WEEK

Napoleon Hill sagely observed that, "within every adversity is the seed of an equal or greater opportunity or advantage." I know it's difficult for her to see right now, but to my way of thinking, this is a GLARING, HUGE opportunity! It's an opportunity for her to move on and use her skills in a better position -- better in terms of job satisfaction and pay. When one door closes, another one opens.

This may not help her feel better right away, but it took me a long time to realize that when I was fired (also for lame reasons) from my little grocery store job (i thought it was the end of the world--19 yrs old att), those idiots did me a favor. You were right to handle it the way you did. They did your daughter a favor. Tell her again. She's too good for that job anyway and they knew it, thus the lame reason. Hope she gets out of the depression funk soon, I know how she must be feeling right now.

Hey Lorie tell her not to worry, she can get another job. she is young and that want be the last job that she has. Tell her to cheer up, She just graduated. She will get tons of jobs, by her graduating from college she can get her a manager job. and make more money, when she applies for jobs tell her to make sure she put it down that she just graduated from college. the more Ed. you have the better for you tell her that! that is a fact.

Something similar happened to me. I just got back from taking some students on a 4 day ski trip sponsored by my school. The principal calls me in the next day and tells me that I am not going to be rehired for the following school year. It was in February of my 2nd year of teaching. It was when Johnny Paycheck's song "Take this job and shove it" was popular. I went out and bought the tape and listen to the song over and over again. That helped with my anger but not in finding a job. I did finally find a job after being without work for 3 months. I had a wife and daughter to support so I looked hard. It was not a teaching job but it carried me for a year and then I got another teaching job. Things looked hopeless and I struggled mentally. I finally started doing a lot of praying and God took me on a path I did not expect until He got me back into teaching again. If you believe in God then I would begin praying for God to lead in my life and direct me to the job I am supposed to have at this time. It might not be what she expects but if she is patient and lets God lead then God will place her where her talents can be used.

That is awful, but usually things happen for a reason , even if that is not what she wants to hear right now, she will see it in the future. here in sweden the employer can not fire staff for no good reason. They have to prove that I do not do my job, or that I am stealing from them and so on, so here we are pretty safe once we land a job. I am sure that she will be fine, even though i understand that it is hard right now and that u hate seeing her like that =/

It is definitely a blessing in disguise. There is probably something about to happen and that old security job just would have been in the way. I'm a positive thinker as well and one thing I know for sure, is that positive thinking brings about positive things. And positive thinkers have a very hard time NOT being positive. Somehow we can always see the brighter side of it, even if we have to look from every angle. You are absolutely right that she just needs time. Her friends will remind her about all the things she didn't like about the job and all the ways that it would hold her back. They will all have a good time together and before you know it she'll be ready to jump right back on that horse. Not to mention that having that moment of depression will actually be a good thing. It's the low points that help us to really appreciate the high points. And by the sounds of it, she is afflicted with your good nature, so I think it would be impossible for her to be down for too long. Besides, she has absolutely nothing to worry about, sounds to me as though she has everything she needs to succeed in life.......good family, good friends and a great support system. Of course I understand your concern. You seem to be an excellent mother. I'm inclined to believe that this has got you more than it has got her. You really are a classy gal.

there really are times when things just go wrong. when we feel like the world is so against us. life is unfair at times. but we need to get back on track and start where we fell. or else, we will never be able to recover from the fall. just be there for your daughter. i know after sometime, with your understanding and motherly care, she will get up and start looking for a job again.

Ive never been fired before but when I came back to Texas it took me a long while to find a job. The only thing I can say is that you can help her by applying for jobs for her. I know this is what helped me when I was going through this. My girl friend help with all the different applications on and off line. I came back and people told me I had to much experience. I was at the point where I felt that all my education was for nothing. But with a lot of prayers I was able to get many interviews. Apply apply apply is all I can say. Also try to find articles where people have found their success. Its always good to hear about other peoples success and to strive for that as well. But like I said again she may feel motivated if you help her look for her dream job.

Hi, Lorie how is your daughter feeling today. why don't you take her out to dinner or movie or something, to get her mind off things. I am sure she would love that.

Actually, you have told her everything she needs to hear. This is an opportunity, and she can draw unemployment while she job hunts, and at least they waited until she graduated. Of course it is a crashing let down from the happiness the day before. Give her a little down time, because she also is completely changing focus, and gears on her life. We will keep her in our thoughts and prayers.

Remind her that every cloud has a silver lining. When one door closes, another opens and this may be the little "shove" she needed to be able to get out there and use her skills she just graduated with. I stayed in a job I hated so bad until one day I walked in and was greeted at the door by the owner. He "fired" me because I had told him that I wanted the managerial position that my boss was leaving when retiring and he told me outright that he would never put a woman in a salaried or a managerial position. It was the best thing that could have happened. I had a job within 2 days and it was the best job ever at a place I loved. I worked there 5 years or so until I had my twins. I was a traffic manager and made excellent money, great benefits and loved the place I worked. End result was that I finally HAD to make the move to another job and not be afraid. Doing so put me in a much better position in life.

The celebrations were justified, are still justified because she got her degree after working hard for it. The second incident, is a separate one nad should not be linked with the first one. It is unfortunate, but there seems to be something that is not straight forward in this incident. I am surprised that your daughter is depressed. Why should a young achiever be depressed? I can tell you something: unless the organisation is very good and has real professions, people are generally afraid of a good colleague/ worker. And, if it is possible, they would like to harm him in all possible ways. Looks like your daughter is a victim of similar attitude. So what? She has put in hard work and is now qualified. In due course of time, she would get a reasonably good job and then she can look for a better one. How can she not show her strength? Let her show her strength, and her worth by applying to all possible places and getting selected at some of them, to start with. I wish her all the best.

Her boss probably did her a favor. Sometimes you just have to let go of your job and move on. Besides, being fired gave her a opportunity to reshape her future.

What is that old saying- when one door closes another one opens. Her employer probably knew that she would not stay forever. Let's face it security guards are not the best of jobs.They tend to come and go. Now she can focus on getting her foot in the door to do what she would really likes. Kudos to her and tell her to keep her chin up!

well i think she needs to realise that with her degree she's no longer seen as a mere mortal but as someone who would make her ambitions become reality. I dont feel she should feel weighed down by what happened but she should view it as a stepping stone for her as regards her future

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Yeah, things like this can happen to the best of us, and many a time, they seem to happen for no fault of ours. There is really no point in trying to find the cause of the problem, as mostly it is something that is beyond our control. If it however was due to a mistake that we were responsible, we can learn from it and strive not to repeat it in the future, else, we might as well just let it go and stop worrying. Life is a like the tides of the ocean, you know. Now they are up, now they are down. Better times will come by too. Tell her to cheer up and keep trying for a better job. Who knows, this might just lead to something better! God bless!

Oh, she take this as sign that something better is waiting for her. And, you are exactly right, she now has time to find something using her degree she has worked so hard to get. Give her my congrats on getting her degree. Now she will find a really great job that she really loves.

Totally just encourage her to keep moving forward. Maybe it would help her to do some volunteer work somewhere. It will help keep her mind off things and give her something to stay busy with.

Bless for her...