Orthopedic surgeon.
What line of work are you in?
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FamerTan no reason for the sad face! I have the greatest job in the world and it is very rewarding to be able to have a tangible contribution providing care and assistance to people during the pandemic.
Another view of being fired is - and this does not feel like it at the time - that you are doing them a favor. The job is not a good fit for their skill set. Their strengths are in different areas. Often the one being fired will look back on the job and not be surprised.
I know that was true in my life. If I had not been fired after working for six years at my first job I never would have started a service business that I ran for 28 years. Being fired was the best thing that happened to me in the workplace.
I know that was true in my life. If I had not been fired after working for six years at my first job I never would have started a service business that I ran for 28 years. Being fired was the best thing that happened to me in the workplace.
My problem is I am terribly empathetic (and work hard to hide that fact). My father and stepmother were nurses- no way in hell I could do that job without becoming an emotional disaster. I am not saying that they don’t have empathy- they are just better at controlling it.
EclipseRedRing
I smell like a Christmas pudding
I have been in IT for over 25 years and am currently North West Europe IT System Administrator for a global company with about 80,000 staff. I cover the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, and a few other countries. Recently I have acquired a new perspective on life and realised what is important to me and it is not this job, although I am grateful to have it.
Some form of customer service all my life
first job to last.
grocery loader
grocery sacker
grocery checker
hardware clerk
camera clerk
camera manager
copier service technician
copier service supervisor
copier service manager
generator service scheduler
generator service technical advisor
all of these jobs span 52 years and just four companies.
first job to last.
grocery loader
grocery sacker
grocery checker
hardware clerk
camera clerk
camera manager
copier service technician
copier service supervisor
copier service manager
generator service scheduler
generator service technical advisor
all of these jobs span 52 years and just four companies.
It's a little known fact that your profession is one of the hardest on a marriage.
And it is one of the least respected as far as I can see. You guys are heroes, just for having to put up with idiots on the road. My Dad did it for a little bit. He taught me how hard it was for a Trucker to stop those rigs when morons in a tiny car pull right out in front of you.
It really should amaze us all how many accidents DON'T happen with big rigs.
Thank you for your service and sacrifice Brother.
Nursing is like a super power, honestly. Ànd I'm not bragging, really. I had no idea I was a superhero until I became one, and was working with those who weren't.
There are very few jobs where people die in the course of your shift, and you don't get the rest of the day off.
But I sure do miss it.
I have huge respect for big rig drivers. 10 years ago I was coming back from Texas and the biggest snow storm in 20 years hit. Had I known it was coming I would have never left home. As I was driving down the turnpike, I hit an icy patch and did four or more 360’s. The big rig behind me steered into the snow covered median to get around me, back onto the road and never stopped. If he had not had those skills, I would not be here today.
Best thing that ever happened to me was being fired once.
Years ago I was a maintenance technician trying to earn money to finish college. That lead me into helping bring on a computer based work order system for one of the largest retailers in the US. The company had poor views on how and who to advance. I left and took a management position in one of the largest hospitals and top 20 cancer hospitals in the US. I was there for a few years. Then I left with some lean six sigma certifications and went to work for a real estate investment/parking company. My current role is Facilities Manager for my company overseeing the largest US university’s parking system. In all actuality, I am really more of a program and systems manager. I used to like working with and managing skilled trades folks, but anymore, I would rather work on building out a system and processes. I foresee myself transitioning into a consultant role in the future.
I have retired from a second career path where I was a certified firearms instructor. I got myself into a great gig for a few years to really strengthen my skill sets and enjoy an expensive hobby that funded itself, and did even better with access to very deep discounts and promotional items. In the future I may come out of retirement and begin teaching again. I actually enjoyed educating people and watching them succeed and become confident.
I have retired from a second career path where I was a certified firearms instructor. I got myself into a great gig for a few years to really strengthen my skill sets and enjoy an expensive hobby that funded itself, and did even better with access to very deep discounts and promotional items. In the future I may come out of retirement and begin teaching again. I actually enjoyed educating people and watching them succeed and become confident.
I almost proved this. EXCELLENT point.
I am so jealous right now.
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Professional musician, been playing in a Symphony Orchestra for the last 18 years (7 years in one and 11 in my current one, I plan on it being my last).
Process engineer (chemical engineer) with the R&D team for a manufacturer of fruit processing equipment for the past year. It's the hardest, most challenging job I've had so far because of my particular circumstances, but it has been a crazy learning experience. It's also the reason I absolutely despise the smell of citrus. Every time someone asks me what I do, I preface it with, "I have a weird job..." because my job is not neatly defined by my title at all.
I am retired now.
After I graduated law school I worked for as an editor for a publishing house. I did that for four years and eventually became a senior editor in charge of three loose-leaf legal publications. I then went to work as a labor attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. I spent four years there as a trial attorney.
I then went to work for a large retail chain as their employee relations counsel. I spent about 25 years there and enjoyed all but the last four. I traveled extensively and enjoyed the work. The last four years, however, were horrible. A new CEO was brought in and he brought in all of his cronies to join him. They began to close many stores and operations and I had to sit in on most of the separations of senior executives. In fact, when many colleagues saw me they began to worry they were about to be terminated. I began to be called the grim reaper!
Eventually, another retail company recruited me. I was employed there for five years and this period was a highlight of my career. Unfortunately, a recession hit the country. The company I worked for had purchased two other retail companies and the recession and financial crunch hit them hard. Eventually, they went through bankruptcy proceedings and my area of the law changed from labor and employment law to bankruptcy law. I worked there until the company shut down first as an employee and later as a consultant. I retired and did some option and stock trading for a few years. Now, I just enjoy my retirement doing whatever appeals to me.
After I graduated law school I worked for as an editor for a publishing house. I did that for four years and eventually became a senior editor in charge of three loose-leaf legal publications. I then went to work as a labor attorney for the National Labor Relations Board. I spent four years there as a trial attorney.
I then went to work for a large retail chain as their employee relations counsel. I spent about 25 years there and enjoyed all but the last four. I traveled extensively and enjoyed the work. The last four years, however, were horrible. A new CEO was brought in and he brought in all of his cronies to join him. They began to close many stores and operations and I had to sit in on most of the separations of senior executives. In fact, when many colleagues saw me they began to worry they were about to be terminated. I began to be called the grim reaper!
Eventually, another retail company recruited me. I was employed there for five years and this period was a highlight of my career. Unfortunately, a recession hit the country. The company I worked for had purchased two other retail companies and the recession and financial crunch hit them hard. Eventually, they went through bankruptcy proceedings and my area of the law changed from labor and employment law to bankruptcy law. I worked there until the company shut down first as an employee and later as a consultant. I retired and did some option and stock trading for a few years. Now, I just enjoy my retirement doing whatever appeals to me.
I've been on the receiving end of this
"Rightsizing" once before. Profits at all costs, human or otherwise. The ugly side of capitalism, pretty villainous stuff.
