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no_hypocrisy

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10. I've been fired maybe 5 or 6 times.

Reply to Tobin S. (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 12:08 AM

Mar 2019

First time obviously bothered me more than the others.

Once I got over the sour grapes, I did realize that I really didn't like the jobs and my bosses actually did me a favor.

I have issues over how I have been fired. Some were downright cruel. One boss screamed at me. Another fired me after I tore my ACL knee ligament while working for him and filed for workers comp.

Another plus is getting fired means unemployment benefits. I only once got them via "constructive termination", meaning my boss was so impossible that I couldn't stay.

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Have you ever been fired from a job? [View all] Tobin S. Feb 2019 OP

This sometimes helps me: ret5hd Feb 2019 #1

Meditation helps me. Swearing does not. Tobin S. Feb 2019 #2

Swearing helps me, meditation does not. Merlot Feb 2019 #7

You're right in more than one way. Eyeball_Kid Feb 2019 #3

I don't know if this is a factor for you.... Turbineguy Feb 2019 #4

I entertained revenge fanasies for a short time. Tobin S. Feb 2019 #5

A good first step zipplewrath Feb 2019 #6

Yeah. MountCleaners Feb 2019 #8

You've got to find a way to let it go. I couldn't. It ate me alive. Get help. PeeJ52 Mar 2019 #9

I've been fired maybe 5 or 6 times. no_hypocrisy Mar 2019 #10