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fjaz1

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Quitting or Getting Fired?
« on: August 28, 2014, 09:19:09 pm »
Which do you think is worse?  To me quitting a job is worse because you have the choice where as getting fired may not be your fault.  I recently got a temporary assignment ended from a temp agency because the company they sent me to found out I have bad vision in one eye so they said I was a safety hazard and didn't want me riding forklifts.  I have been riding forklifts all my life with no incidents and am more careful on them because I have to be since I don't have perfect eyesight.  So what is their excuse when someone with 20/20 vision has an accident because they weren't paying attention?  I will be taking that issue up with the proper agency :thumbsup:  I don't take jobs that I don't like so I have no need to quit them, but I can't control when someone discriminates against me.  I have been rejected from jobs in the last few months because I am too short, too old, and can't see.  It doesn't matter to them that I have near perfect attendance in my life, never done drugs, a college degree, and great work ethic and various experience.  Looking for a suitable job is really tough out there for anyone :peace:

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #1 on: August 28, 2014, 09:40:31 pm »
check out your contract rules & regulations policy before taking it to court. I  understand your pain, got fired too but to me I was happy to get out of a company that just was too sleazy & full of bs to bother staying. a yr or 2 later karma caught up wit the jerk bosses that fired me! They got canned cuz they were caught using monies from the company to buy a boat & when investigated, found that the bosses didn't know what the hell they were doing. Literally, it was the blind leading the blind in running the facility! I only wish I was a fly on the wall seeing justice happen to those jerks.LOL!

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #2 on: August 28, 2014, 10:04:52 pm »
It's always better to leave on your terms.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2014, 01:51:38 pm »
Getting fired is worse.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2014, 02:28:21 pm »
I think getting fired is worse you don't get to leave on your own terms and many times escorted right out the door. When you quit sometimes they even throw you a little celebration depending on length of service.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2014, 02:32:16 pm »
I have been fired once in my working years. I enjoyed and liked my job, except for one customer. ( I was a waitress) The creep would not keep his hands to him self. One day he pinched my butt. Well I poured a glass of water on him and when he stood up I decked him. Oh it felt good.  He was a lawyer.  Did not bother me. His lunch mates were the District Attorney and the Asst. attorney. They stood up for me. But the wife of the owner had me fired. She was a good friend of his. But I stayed for 2 weeks as I had parties booked, then I also received 2 weeks severance pay. I had a job the next day. and proceeded to take all of the clubs with me to another restruent . Revenge was nice. So was the extra pay.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2014, 05:23:44 pm »
Boy what a dumb broad the wife was, you could have sued that guy for sexual harrassement and what great witnesses.  What an *bleep* he going  if he thought he was going to get away with that.   He probably had before too bad no charges were filed against him.  Wonder what that lady thought when her business dropped off so much.  Way to go. :thumbsup:  :) :thumbsup:

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2014, 05:28:35 pm »
I think getting fired is worse.  I have been let go 2 times, both times they were having down sizing at the companies.  Even when you know lots of people are being let go it is still a shock.    Downsizing is often  because of poor management, and yet the poor managers still have work.   

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2014, 06:10:14 pm »
If you lose a job because you were fired, it looks terrible on your resume'.  However, I remember a job that I had years ago.  I worked at this company for over 6 years.  Middle management decided they were going to come in and basically do away with our whole department.  My friend, who was also my supervisor there, was needlessly fired.  Afterward, she was able to apply for and get unemployment compensation.  I did not get fired, even though I found out weeks later that I was supposed to be.  As a result, I had no choice but to quit.  The job that I used to enjoy became unbearable for me.  Because I quit, I was not eligible for unemployment. 

In my particular case, I did not care one bit what getting fired, if that would have happened, would do for my resume'.  I made up my mind that I would never work in a corporate setting again and that I would work for myself. 

That has been the case for me over the past 12 years or so. 

If you plan on staying in a corporate setting, try not to get fired.  Keep yourself employed so that unemployment never has to be an issue. 


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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2014, 06:22:23 pm »
It would depend.  Getting fired or layed off because of the companies fault, means you draw unemployment sooner.  If you need to quit for personal reasons that can be dealt with in a reasonable amount of time you might want to leave the door open for you to return if you need or want to.  I personally, liked lay offs.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2014, 06:27:13 pm »
I haven't worked for anyone else for over 50 years and since I am now retired, I doubt if I ever will.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2014, 12:37:51 am »
So much for the saying "Quitters never win, Winners never quit" I use to see on my paychecks.  Wasn't really talking about getting laid off or downsizing, was talking about unfair incidents not related to attendance or work performance.  I once was told by the VP of a company that it was more important to get along with co-workers than doing your actual job :o How insane is that ????

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #12 on: August 31, 2014, 09:52:10 am »
I say in terms of having future job references if you quit you can use your old job on a future application but not if you are fired. One thing that some people do is get fired to collect unemployment.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #13 on: August 31, 2014, 10:04:43 am »
I've never been fired from a job.  I have quit a few that were forcing me to question my moral and ethical principals.  I could have stuck the jobs out... been miserable and continued to live in justifying my need for employment.  However,  I've been blessed with opportunities that open allowing me to quit and jump into something new that fits me better.  My son was hired last year to detassel corn.  He was let go after 3 weeks.  Now he's had an IEP for vision throughout gradeschool... I could have made a stink.  I didn't.  Instead I told him the following year that if he is "let go" again I wouldn't be driving me taking him to register and catch the bus again.  He was mad at me.  He's successfully completed a year and proved to himself that he can do it.  If they ever found out he had a vision problem they may never have hired him to begin with.... they've been known not to hire people who are to short.

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Re: Quitting or Getting Fired?
« Reply #14 on: August 31, 2014, 10:19:51 am »
I guess it'll depend on the situation.  Sometimes it's better to quit before you get fired!

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