Cheer me up, I've just been sacked

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Just what I needed on a Monday morning. Totally didn't see it coming. Not a great start to the week!

Omg !!! I'm so sorry Monday morning is bad enough without this happening to you. Hope they will give you money in lieu of notice which will help tide you over till you get another job (hopefully not to long).

Sorry to hear that OP. Hoping you have a decent notice period so you can look for another job in the meantime?

Sorry to hear that. I was offered a job but because dh didn't like the fact we'd need childcare had to turn it down. Absolutely gutted as would have been perfect for me.

That’s crap. Why were you sacked?

I was offered a job but because dh didn't like the fact we'd need childcare had to turn it down. Absolutely gutted as would have been perfect for me.

Sorry what now???

Wow! You must have done something really bad for them to do that?

Oh no, that’s so horrible! Can you get yourself a cup of tea and sit down for a minute? I’m sure your brain is buzzing. Hopefully they paid you notice. There will be time to plan next steps, for now just take a moment and a few deep breaths.

ghoul that's worth a thread in itself. You know that's really unacceptable behaviour by your DH?

Why were you sacked?

Why were you sacked? It kind of affects my response...

Wow! You must have done something really bad for them to do that?

I interview for one job, they offered me something far more senior and stressful. Involving making the kind of decisions that you can't just leave at the door come 6pm. And it's had a detrimental effect on my mental health/mood. So they've let me go as they don't feel I'm right for the job. Just knocked my self confidence

I was offered a job but because dh didn't like the fact we'd need childcare had to turn it down. Absolutely gutted as would have been perfect for me

Sorry this is irrelevant to the OP, but what the fuck?

I'm sorry OP

You don't have to explain to anyone on here.
It's a shock so be kind to yourself

At least you haven’t got a twat of a DH like Ghoul has (unless you have of course, in which case commiserations).

Happened to me a month ago. I felt absolutely awful but a month on am much happier (poorer but way less stressed!!). Nasty toxic company and am glad to be out!! Good luck and be kind to yourself, they’ve probably done you a favour long term.

No polka I'm very lucky that he's incredibly supportive. To be honest I do feel a tiny bit relieved, it wasn't the job I applied for, it was far more senior and some of the things I'd see/hear/read/have to deal with have given me nightmares. It was just a shock. They're going to pay me my notice so at least I have a grace period to try and pull myself together I suppose!

Sorry OP it's never nice even if it is a bit of a relieve, hope it all works out for you and you find a much better/more suitable job soon.

Ghoul I absolutely wouldn't have let a perfect job go because of DH dislike of childcare. You both may need CC if you ever dump him.

That's a bit shit, can't they put you back to the job you applied for, or something at your previous grade? They should do capability assessment and offer help, support and monitor your progress.
Contact hr or your union. Probably not much help if you haven't been there long but acas will know the rules. Get an agreed reference.

Sorry this has happened to you but it sounds like it wasn't right for you and you need to consider it a lucky escape before it made you ill. Take a week off to get yourself together then plan your next move. Hopefully this wont affect you getting another job.

I was sacked once, when I was about 19. It’s rather complicated to explain but basically boils down to office politics.
It was an awful feeling but turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me as I was much happier in the next job.

Oh Op, I'm sorry.

This happened to me earlier in the year, lost my main job and my other temp job on the side of that one, dried up at the same time. All before I was due to go on holiday, that I all of a sudden couldn't afford. It was such bad timing. I was so down in the dumps.

I was so angry about the whole thing because of their reasons, I could have gone to town/sued etc but I decided to put my energy into getting a new job.

I used to sit at old job and think "i love this part of my job if only i didn't have to do x"

And now I have a job that has the part I love, without part X and pays me more.

There's something better round the corner, trust me! x

OP, please don’t beat yourself up. The fault lies squarely with the company for recruiting you into the wrong position. The only thing ou could have done differently was to act on your instincts and turn it down. Do not allow one company’s poor recruitment process to knock your confidence.

Ok so it actually sounds like it’s for the best. Stop describing it as sacked as that makes it sound like you did something bad. I would tell people that ‘they let you go for the right reasons for them and for you’. Hope you find something you are more suited to soon!

Don't beat yourself up, OP. Hope you can relax tonight and find yourself a new role that you're more suited to.

I've recently had to give up studying as I couldn't mentally cope with the course/my job/home life (I can juggle two but one always slips) and obviously family and job had to come first. Really disappointed in myself that I couldn't handle it, but there will always be more chances/different paths.

Chin up