Fired

Fired. Am I surprised? Yes. Should I be? Probably not.

I went for one job and they offered me another one. It was a bad fit from day one.

I am really trying to not be a drama queen right now. I am trying to not let myself become filled with self-loathing and despair.

It is funny that just yesterday I almost felt happy. I felt things were starting to turn around.

This will be a big test to see if I can cope and use DBT skills.

I will probably take a bit of a break from Psych Central.

I'm sorry for you..something else will come along.

Sorry about this. Hoping you find something soon.

Sorry you got fired. I know you gave it your all. Based on what you said about the work environment it may be for the best. I hope it works out that it was the best thing that ever happened to you...getting fired that is.

Why would you take a break from PC during a time when support would be a good thing?

I have been posting a lot in the past month. I was working so hard to stay out of depression in 2017. I have been trying to set up therapy, and cope with a work injury. Yesterday I made the decision to no longer allow suicidal ideation. But with getting fired I see how weak and fragile I am. Everyone on here has their own problems. I am NOT going to go back to depression and suicidal ideation but all I can do now is just breathe. I don't want to tax the good folk here on PC.

I'm so sorry to hear that you were fired... I hope something much better comes along quickly for you!

I'm so sorry, Dechan. I know you were really trying. Not to be cliche, but try to stay positive and look at this as an opportunity to find something that is a better fit and won't stress your system so much.

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Thank you. I will follow your advice. Thank you for always supporting me. It means a lot.

Dechan, that is a rough break, we are here for you always and you are never taxing for us, post whenever you feel it will help you.

Thank you for always being such a wonderful support for not only me but many of us here on Psych Central.

I'm sorry to hear that you were fired. I can relate (I was not fired, but my contract ended and it was not renewed). It can feel very discouraging! But hopefully this will lead you to find a job that will be a better fit.

Thank you.

Hey so many company's do this. they also like to offer you one job then you get there and they say we need you over here today then 2 weeks later they need you over here. I had it happen too I asked if i was going to do the job they offered tommorow and the next morning I was fired. So don't feel bad bad it's a employers market. I'm glad your up and moving and eating good. It's gonna be alright.

Maybe it is more about big corporations. You described my experience. I went for one job that was advertised. But they offered me another job I had not even considered -- and I think it was always a bad fit. They said I could go to another department if I didn't like where they sent me but later they said there wasn't anything else available. Anyway, I was a big mouth and complained about the hours which kept changing and the cut hours, and some other stuff. Also, when I hurt my finger they failed to have me fill out an accident report for four days -- until 5 seconds before they fired me! I think it's gonna be alright. I have been fired before - usually because I was in the wrong job and took it because I needed money and jumped on the first thing that came along. Often when people get fired they find a better job. It has happened to me. I am just still feeling a bit angry but I'll get over it. Thanks for the support.

I know u will bounce back from this. If this is to personal you don't have to answer. I don't know what your state employment laws are but I don't see any reason for them to fire you and in some states they don't but I hope you still file a UC claim.

There's a lot of bad stuff online about them from other employees both current and not. I would rather just move on and forget about this.

I'm sorry, that sucks. That sounded like a pretty awful place to work, between the bait and switch job and the injury. Getting fired hurts emotionally, but not working there seems like a much healthier option in the long run.

I can relate to when you say you jumped on the first thing that came along.
I was exactly the same. I was ashamed to be on benefits, and I had pressure from my family or in fact I was determined to prove them wrong when they called me a waste of space,
I got fired from not one, not two but THREE jobs because I didn't fit in with the girls. Or one job I was simply hopeless at it. I wasn't ready to go back to work, I needed a long break to recover from my psychotic episode but I never got the time or space to sort my head out.
Then six years on, I finally had a respectable job and I made a made a HUGE cockup. So I quit and planned to move away, id had enough. I ended up out of action for three years - two of them I was bordered on alcoholism. I'm still rebuilding , painstakingly one brick at a time...

Don't worry if you need time out to re evaluate. Hold out for something that grabs you