Here’s a workplace truism that’s hard to dispute: Good people frequently get fired. Steve Jobs got fired from Apple, eventually returning to build it into the highly profitable, trend-setting company that it is today. Oprah Winfrey, Walt Disney, and Harry Potter author JK Rowling all got fired too. Pointing out all the famous people who once were “involuntarily terminated” is …
This one time, I had to fire myself.
The time had come. I had been stagnating in my current role. There was no other place for me to go in the organization. I had been filling that professional void with some consulting work on the side. One of my consulting clients decided they wanted me full time, and I had accepted. All that was left to do was …
Getting Fired and Promoted… for the Same Reasons
Have you ever been fired? I have. Three times. The typical response when people hear this is “wow, for what?” always with a bit of trepidation in their voice for what they are about to hear. When people think about being fired they think of the obvious bad stuff. Fraud, harassment, not showing up or maybe just unacceptable performance. I’ve …
16 Stupid Ways Employees Get Themselves Fired!
TheLaw.TV had an article recently of the “8 Stupid Moves that Get You Fired.” Two things about this came to mind: 1. What the hell is TheLaw.TV (is it a TV show on the Internet? If so, why the article? Why .TV? NBS, ABC, CBS, FOX, etc. don’t end in .TV) and 2. I’m pretty sure there are more than …