Loss of a job

a 4.5. I lost a job in the late 70s. it was at sears and the reason was it when our country was going through a recession. I was considered laid off. i was only about 20 and still lived at home. they let me go because they had to downsize and they let the employees go who either was there for the shortest time or needed their job the least. since i was 20 and living with my parents it was byebye for me. i was unemployed for about nine months since there were no jobs that were out there for me. my experience was bad but not horrible. Now we ARE going through a horrible time. the ecomony in Michigan is pretty bad. there have been a lot of places closing down. especially factories. my husband worked for a place for 23 years. because of poor sales they had to close the building he worked at and only keep a building open over two hours away. we could have transferred but we weighed everything and decided there was no way we could afford to move on such a short notice. seo he is unemployed a... Read more

A good friend of mine was fired from the company that I still work for after he made a very serious mistake. Turns out he was unhappy, and didn't feel up to the work. He was in turn hired by a very large, international corporation to do a different type of work, and is climbing the ladder there very quickly. Getting fired was the best thing that ever happened to him.

Have only lost one and it was my own fault. I grew from the experience so it was worthwhile, sorta.

I went through several jobs and occupations (and fired from a few) before being hired as an Aircraft Mechanic at McDonnell Douglas (Now Boeing). I was laid off for two years in the early eighties though and I remember how tough it was. I've been in Aircraft for Twenty eight years, so I have no regrets here.

It all depends. If you are young, and your job is just trying to downsize, then you can just get another job. But it is a lot harder when you are older or have worked in that place a long time, and the income from that job supports your family. Then losing that job is a lot harder then. If you lost that job because you misbehaved, then this is also a regret. Because of the fact it is a black mark on your employment record. If you go for another job again, the interviewer may ask you why you left that other job and you can't exactly lie about it.

I might miss some of my old jobs, but I left each one with good reason, and I don't regret it.

yes its disappointing .. but ur not a loser and who knowz u might get a better job

Can be heartbreaking, but it can also be a blessing in disguise.