You're FIRED!

I worked at the same company for 17 years and was still fired.. We knew someone was going to have to go and the stress level on the job was about as high as it could get, so I was thankful, at first.. When I heard that I was fired, I had been off sick for 3 days, with a doctors note, and this was the first time in about 12 years that I had been sick enough to stay at home... Anyway, we knew someone was going to get fired, I never dreamed it would be me.. The job was getting very stressful and I had been going to school at night to get a certificate in Medical transcription, when I found out that I was the one chosen to go, I believe it was because I had more seniority, more paid vacation time and more perks than anyone else simply because I had worked for them for so long.. I was happy at first, no more of the stress, no more putting up with jerks, I was free from all of this finally.. Until reality set in and I found out that my insurance that I had been paying 100.00 a month for was going up to 500.00 a month and that was with no income of my own.. I then got scared.. After we thought it out and did some figuring, I was able to stay at home for awhile and I didn't have to work anymore.. All in all, I did miss my job and my friends so very much, but I also got over it in time.. I would love to go back to work doing the same thing but I don't think that I ever will, especially with the economy the way it is.. It is hard enough for younger people to get jobs, I know they would never consider a senior citizen, even though I could work circles around the young ones..

Most of the times, I'm the one serving termination notices (as HR officer). Usually the department heads found a way to disappear when it's time to serve the notice. They were all cowards, didnt even have the courage to stay back to say goodbye. To be honest, it's more stressful to hand out the pink slips, not knowing what to say, not knowing whether meet his/her eyes, not knowing to shake hands or not. The only time at the receiving end was 5 years ago, the company I worked closed down. All of us were retrenched. We were really relieved and in festive moods. For months, the company was in bad financial situation, salary often delayed for weeks. Guess it's better to know earlier when the company is closing down, than to keep in suspense.

Hi there. Well, considering that it's been barely 1 1/2 years since I started working, no, I haven't heard that line yet and, no matter how much I gripe about wanting to resign and find a better paying job, I still don't want to get fired by my employer - if I'm going to leave, I want it to be on my terms. I can just imagine how much a blow to a person's ego that would be, though. If that were to happen to me, I'd also probably panic about those "responsibility questions", as you termed them. It's quite difficult, especially if it's not only yourself you're working to sustain. Also, considering the current global financial crisis, work isn't that easy to come by. So yeah... Oh, and congratulations on finding yourself such a good job. Nine years is quite amazing.

I also experienced getting fired just recently but it was been told indirectly. What makes me sad knowing that the employer had his decision already. Little did me and my friend know, we were still working and after a few hours the message was delivered to us that we can no longer work for his company. Though we didn't do wrong but maybe he wasn't satisfied. But we actually did our best.

I never been fired, I usually the one who render my resignation letter. But if I get fired I will definitely be stressed and sad.

pretty much the same thoughts as youve printed . if you got fired for being stupid , oh well suffer the consequences , if you got it for company cutbacks , theres unemployment , if you family is tight and loving and understanding , well no worries ther , just start cutting back on luxurys and keep plugging away .

with the economy here and the line of business I could only get (not my choice) I heard those words many times, and I had to go out and look for more work, now I don't work anymore but the pressure of being able to pay my bills is always there.

My first reaction was weird...I was like ... YES! I'm free! , but then when I got out of the office and was with my boyfriend...I started crying. lol. It was then that I realize, that I was stepping out of my comfort zone...it was my very first job. A job that I got when I was still a student. And I've made lots of friends there. I get along with my supervisors and my teammates really well.

i've heard that a few time in my life. i was more worried to tell my wife then anything else. but i never had too many problme getting jobs

i`m still young. I`ve worked just for 3 months, but i leaved that job. So, i don`t really know how it is, but i must say that it`s verry sad when you see thouse that loose their job, and like you said, they don`t have what to eat, how to pay for all that they use, and so on. It`s verry sad. For that, i must say that i`ll always have some money, for thouse days, i know that it will not be easy to earn some money, and keep them, but we must do that, because sooner or later we`ll live thouse days.

Well it depends on the situation the person is in! I would say beg for the job back if you screwed up.(lol) But if you were looking for another job or had something lined up I would tell the boss to take the job and shove it. Being let go because of a layoff is much harder on a person in my opinion, because it comes as a suprise and most people were their because they like the job or it paid well. I have been fired and it makes you feel angry and ready to go postal, but it was my lack of going to work that cause it so I couldn't blame anyone but myself. That issue made me grow up very quick and now I take my position of three years my only means to pay bills and be happy so I stay clear of screw ups. Some employers have high turn overs because the managers or hiring staff are not fair or they expect more from one person than they would another. And sometimes just because they don't like the person even if they are a good worker. You can't do much about it but suck it up and keep it moving.