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Originally Posted by 933127
What makes this matter even worse is that my parents are accusing me of being anti social. Which is not true. I shared an office space room with another person and we would sometimes chat about movies, TV-shows, and just life in general. I got along and talked to a lot of the other co workers. I would even chat with my supervisor and had a few laughs with her. During Oct. 30th my co-workers wore costumes, I did too so I could mesh with the workplace culture.
Recruiter said it was not work performance but budget, supervisor said the same thing. Both confirmed a positive feedback/ review of me. My father is the most cynical of all.
His belief was that the supervisor clearly did not like me because I was not polite, had an attitude, did not acknowledge people's presence by saying "hello" or "thank you" enough. Both my parents believe if I was really that social and productive then I would not have been let go after 1 month and a week later.
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Your father wasn't there with you on the job, he is talking hot air. It sounds to me like you did a fine job; you have good skills, a willingness to learn and those qualities will get you another job soon. Don't sell yourself short.
You've had good advice and observations here from everyone. I agree with the others that permanent jobs are not so permanent anymore but they are still better than temp ones. The best thing anyone in the US can do is keep their skills sharp, try to anticipate what new ones will be desirable, realize your own value and worth, and don't let one stupid manager or supervisor or short-sighted company undermine your self-esteem. You have the power to say no; when you start looking for other work, look at it this way "Will this be a good fit for
me?"