I was fired from my first job in PR and my second job as an editorial assistant for a magazine. I worked hard in both jobs taking work home as well as working and thinking ahead and was well liked by everyone. I have a new job as a production assistant which im positive I won't get fired from because I work one on one with my boss, but my love and goal for the past 12 years is to be a magazine writer and now Im just to scared to try office work again, but don't want to freelance. I just am asking how do I get over this fear and how do I NOT GET FIRED AGAIN. What are some tips you can give this young professional.
2007-03-09 15:02:46 · 7 answers · asked by mandeline28 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
My friend, I think you are a very able and capable young professional but it seems to me you have an attitude problem. No offence, but independent types like you generally do not do very well in an office job. You have to be a team player in a corporate environment.
If you really like this magazine writing job go for it. There is no sense at all in doing something that you don't enjoy doing.
Peace and every blessing!
2007-03-09 16:05:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
As a business owner for almost twenty years, I can tell you one simple fact. A business person never fires a person who is making the company money. It is counterintuitive. The purpose of having employees is to make money. Of course, if the money is made by one person, at the expense of the feelings of others in the organization, the one upsetting the apple cart is the one to go.
So...it is all very complex. If you are productive, get along well with your coworkers, are liked by your customers and come to work on time, with a positive attitude, do not slander anyone in the office and basically produce, you won't get fired.
In my interviews with prospective employees, I always tell them this: I never fire people, people fire themselves.
The poster above had a good suggestion. Call the PR firm and ask your supervisor out to lunch, or ask for a candid explanation. The person may, or may not, tell you the truth. There are way too many people who are afraid of being sued for wrongful termination and the policy might simply be to never discuss why someone was let go.
2007-03-09 15:14:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to agree, why did you get fired from the last jobs? Sometimes, it could not be anything that you per said did, but it could be the way you work.. Some people work harder and not smarter and it shows to the supervisior. I would take a long look at the reasons you were fired and the feedback that you were given.. notate those reasons and see if it is common between both of them. If it is, then that is something that you will need to look at. Sometimes beginning a mental thought process works. You could jot down little positive feedbacks that you see often and keep telling yourself that this could work. Remember, a cowboy gets thrown off the horse often and gets back on!! Good Luck !!
2007-03-09 15:11:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jess 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The end of a job is, that ends in a firing, is much like being dumped in a relationship, or even dumping someone else. The only way to not allow it to continue to happen is to review what you did wrong in the previous situation. It's painful to look at what we could have done differently or the signs that were given that we chose not to look at. However, once you do t his, you are aware of it, and you can work to make it not an issue in your life. Truthfully, I would call the person who fired in me the PR job. I would ask to take them to lunch (im not kidding). Then I would tell them I want to have a candid discusson about why I was fired, simply for understanding. Then, when you have the lunch, do not argue one bit or tell them why they were wrong. They werent wrong, you needed firing. However, if you can do this, and you have grown enough....they will respect you and you will learn something.
Good Luck
2007-03-09 15:08:47 · answer #4 · answered by batwanda 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Each time you were fired, what reason or reasons did they give you? Unless you were fired over something illegal or against company policy or it was political, they will give you honest feedback. If you were too distraught at the time to remember, call them back and find out.
Donald Trump admits his first 4 ventures all failed. But he learned from each of them. He finally got it right by the 5th and never looked back. He was a four time failure but still succeeded. Don Johnson was labeled "The 6 time loser" because he had 6 failed TV pilots when the producer of a new series called _Miami Vice_ recommended he be the lead character. The network wanted someone else but the producer, Michael Mann, insisted on Johnson. _Miami Vice_ was HUGE at the time and Johnson never looked back.
Never give up on your dream! Don't let failure get you down. Be like Trump and Johnson, learn from your mistakes!
Hey "cd1010", are you reading this?!?!?
-- Liam
2007-03-09 15:20:46 · answer #5 · answered by almcneilcan 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, why were you fired the first two times? Hard to give advice on not getting fired again if we don't know what the problem was the first two times.
2007-03-09 15:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by kittenpie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you were such a model employee why were you fired??Whatever mistakes you made the last two times you need to be careful not to make again.
2007-03-09 15:14:01 · answer #7 · answered by Georgia Girl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋