<p>do you guys know if getting fired will scar you for the rest of your life in terms of landing a great job. i am going to ga tech this year, and even though i am confident in the education i am going to receive, i am parnoid about getting a job afterwards. will me being fired scar me??</p>
<p>It will only scar you if you were fired for reasons that reflect a flaw in character. If you were lazy, wanted it to be easy or just plain didn’t do the job, you can expect the same fate to hit again and again. If you can recover from whatever made them fire you and become a good employee, you will be fine.</p>
<p>gatechboy - I went to Stanford Business School, where I got my MBA. We had the opportunity, in large auditorium speeches and small classes, to hear and meet a veritable parade of successful business people, entrepreneurs, political leaders.</p>
<p>I was struck by the almost universal commonality among them - they had virtually ALL been fired early in their careers. Some were just never meant to be someone else’s employee/a “corporate” man etc. Some were “shafted.” I am sure we can come up with many other interpretations of the whys and wherefors.</p>
<p>One thing I can tell you for sure, being fired will not prevent you from achieving what you want in life. Should it happen to you, or should it already have happened, don’t let it scar you. You can let it be a badge of honor - some of them did. You can learn from it. You can put it behind you. </p>
<p>I’m wondering why you are focused on this question so early in your career, but hope the above perspective helps.</p>
<p>because some jerk that did not like me, my boss, fired me on taking a magazine from the shelf and reading it and leaving it in the bathroom. i worked at a grocery store, where the employees were gossipy and very envious</p>
<p>gatechboy - obviously we can’t know, on a forum like this, enough to comment on a specific situation like what happened to you.</p>
<p>However, as you move along in your education, obtain your degree and seek career employment, you will not need to list on a resume every part-time/summer etc. job you’ve ever had. If this is a current job, find a new one to replace it or an alternate summer activity that will be both valuable to you and fill the space on a resume/job app for what you did this summer. If it happened in the past and you have since held other jobs, successfully, I think you can safely let it go.</p>
<p>Having been fired for good reasons and bad over the years I have learned that as long as you do your best it really doesn’t matter. Whether the tell you that you are an idiot or sing your praises go home every night and play this small recording, “This too shall pass!” and get ready for a change of fortune because the wheel will spin again. Ask Steve Jobs if you don’t believe me.</p>
<p>gatechboy,</p>
<p>So much is going to happen in your life the next 4 years that this incident will fade, probably into something you’ll be able to laugh about. If any good comes of it, it’s that it most likely won’t be the last time in your life you have a jerk for a boss.</p>
<p>One door closes, another opens. Keep the insident in perspective. Don’t let your parents or others lower your confidence. If you made a mistake you have probably now learned. </p>
<p>The real point is, never do anything immoral, unethical or illegal. Have and follow a high code of ethics. It’s hard in life to do this. There are temptations everywhere. Think before you act! Like yes, people are taking office supplies home- but think this- suppose I get caught, are a few pens worth being fired! (As an aside here, once I was in a store and a little child was with a mother in the school supply section and the little child was interested in some colorful pens. So, I saw the mother grab the child’s hand and say, “Never mind any of those. Mom gets all that stuff from work.” Think about how that sounds, teaching a child to steal office supplies!!! )
By following a high standard you will always have your honor, be an honorable person.You willl be able to look at yourself in the mirror every day and feel good about yourself. And when you see others doing illegal, immoral or unethical acts it will have no effect on you… because you know a better way.</p>
<p>Why in the world would anyone steal pens from the office when they are only like $.79 for a dozen or so at Office Depot? </p>
<p>“They let me go.”
“Why? Insider trading? Were you boinking the bosses daughter?”
“Nope, stole ten cents worth of pens.”</p>
<p>LOL
Well, you know, if a company wants to make an issue of something, they will. (Like if they want to get rid of someone.)Yeah, stolen pens are a rediculous issue, but being of good character is a real safe road to take in life. You may get fired for not fudging records, not lying to clients about shipments, but if you do, you can always say,“they wanted me to do something illegal, unethical and I couldn’t do it.” No one blames a person for being honest.</p>