do people usually get sacked or laid off, when or if they don't do their job very well.?

Question

can having a lack of staff be a good enough reason to lay off someone. i used to work in a holiday park, but i got fired last week.

Answer 1

I think it depends on why you didn't do your job very well -
Didn't have the skills needed when you were hired?
Not well trained by them?
Didn't pay attention when you were trained?
Made lots of mistakes?
Careless or rude to customers?
Didn't really want to work just wanted the paycheck?
They didn't give you the tools you needed to do a good job?
Didn't get along with boss or co-workers or argued about what your job was supposed to be?

If the fired you when they were already short staffed - it seems like they think you weren't very much help anyway.

In most states, you have the right to know why you were let go - check with your state's employment security office to make sure what your rights are.

Answer 2

a lack of staff seems an odd reason to sack someone because that would mean they have one less member of staff!

I would expect a verbal warning at the least before getting fired, unless I'd done something very bad.

ADDITIONAL: government jobs are not as secure as some people would have you believe, my brother was a civil servant for many years and got made redundant last year.

Answer 3

Not doing a job good enough can get you the sack. Although if you are in UK and have been employed with them for over a year they have to follow certain procedures in doing so...eg give you the chance to try harder.If you have been employed for less than a year they can give whatever reason they want to (or no reason if they prefer) as long as it is not discrimination there is little you can do. If you have been with them over a year and your position is soon or will be filled by another person then they may have been acting illegally.. Whichever, nothing stopping you from asking, in writing, for their real reasons

Answer 4

A lack of staff seems an odd reason for letting people go. I think that people should be sacked fo no doing theirjob very well though, local councils would be a good place to start!

Answer 5

Well I would expect them to be hiring more staff if there was a lack of staff in your place of work, not firing them.

Answer 6

Yep...it's called "job performance" and it's part of any agreement or contract between employers and employees.
If you aren't performing the job you were hired to do, or after a certain amount of training still aren't doing it per the job description, they will either put you on "probation" or terminate you. And employers love to use the "at will" clause (depending on the state you live in), cuz it gives them total free will!!

Answer 7

Lots of reason for that to happen. Best to put all your thoughts into finding a new job. Trying to figure out why they let you go is a lost cause. They rarely tell you the real reason.

Answer 8

Do you mean a lack of customers? if so then they will have to lay off staff

Answer 9

Only people in the private sector lose their jobs. Government employees at all levels usually stay until they retire.

Answer 10

what did you get the sack for?if they were short staff you must have done something wrong.