[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Professions - ever been fired?

[Angela Boyko]

--- meboriqua at aol.com wrote:> 
> New question:  Has anyone ever been fired from a
> job?  I'll step up 
> and admit that I have.  I sure hope I am not the
> only one to write 
> about it, let alone admit it.

I guess it depends on your definition. I prefer
"forced out on a stress break". :-)

I was teaching English as a Second Language on a
contract basis. Things were going very badly
personally (sister-in-law was suicidal) and it showed
in the quality of my work. I admit that. The Powers
That Be were slowly eroding any shred of
self-confidence I had at the job. So they didn't offer
me a new contract, and I was forced out. They said to
call when I felt ready to return.

I enjoyed the break so much that I didn't contact them
as requested to discuss my return. Hey, they never
bothered to pick up the phone to see how I was doing.
It was very stressful being out of work and surviving
on temp jobs, but at least I got to work on rebuilding
my self esteem. I realized that I could never return
to work there if I wanted to feel good about myself. I
called them four months later to return my key, and to
retrieve my ice skates, and have dropped by on
occasion to say hello. Things are cordial now. 

It was very painful being forced out, but it led to
some wonderful growth for me, and now I'm at another
company where I'm told what I'm doing well, and what I
need to work on. My self-esteem is intact! I've also
learned to ask for help more often.

Angela

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