Employees fear termination after minor workplace errors
19 posts across 10 communities in the last 30 days; 21% from r/Accounting.
“They can't stop you resigning, surely? [re: My supervisor yelled at me]”
“It was a government accounting job. I feel I could've done well, given a little more time. I was there for 2 months and i did make mistakes, but mostly small and easily fixable mistakes. I had an issue with a project and I should have reached out for help sooner than I did, but…”
“You work day and night for a dozen years and find out you're fired because you can't log in to your computer. Then it hits you that you expected some decency from a giant corporation that doesn't give a shit about you. You have 20 years of exp and you didn't know this? What is…”
Multiple posts describe situations where employees were immediately fired for seemingly minor misconduct, raising concerns about corporate fairness and a lack of communication. This suggests a potential issue with HR practices or company culture.
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“I work at a LGS (Local Game Store) and I love my job, I just keep messing up. I am relatively new to the job and keep making simple mistakes and just am worried about termination. For some background I’ve worked in customer service for…”
“Sounds like they might have been functioning as intended and just got sloppy so the company had to react. [re: FBI…employee terminated…It feels like living in a movie...maybe we're living it]”
“Everyone makes mistakes, be honest with yourself and figure out why they were made and move on. [re: Got fired]”
“Welp... I got fired. I made a chain of mistakes that ended up with me getting terminated. First I made mistakes on a client's payroll that got me massively showed out. The final straw, I accidentally violated client confidentiality by sending an email and tagging an unrelated client. Be honest. Should I look at a different field? Cause something like that is a career ender, right? Any advice is appreciated, and don't sugarcoat it. Thanks folks. submitted by /u/zeberone [link]”
“Posting here for a wider outreach. Please advice. submitted by /u/Klutzy-Parsley6092 [link] [comments]”
“You committed fraud. Your manager is literally telling you to resign because you're going to be fired. You'll be lucky if they don't report you to BON. Take the hint and quit. [re: Predisciplinary Meeting]”
“We had layoffs recently and my manager persuaded the CEO to fire me after telling him that I'm the reason of a big project mess up last year although my manager alone worked on it and I didn't even touch it, is it worth explaining to the CEO the truth or should I leave and move on? submitted by /u/sweetbutterfacepoop [link] [comments]”
“Did I make the wrong choice here? I’ve been going through a lot recently and it affected me getting to work on time, which had been happening for a while, so they pulled me into the office and told me they had to let me go. Manager said they’d give me the option to ‘resign’ and would say I’m eligible for rehire if asked. I understand that this means I will not be able to collect unemployment. If it matters, I’ve worked for this company for two years. I’m currently 21 years old and living with my”
“Hey everyone, I found out two weeks ago I was going to be fired. The CEO of my company, and the person I report to, accidentally uploaded a video and transcript to our transcription tool of a board meeting she had. In the call she said I wasn’t meeting expectations and her #1 priority was to replace me. What makes this even more interesting is that she also accidentally uploaded an interview with my potential replacement, whom she then invited to the company offsite. She introduced her as a pote”
“Last week I got let go from my job, and I'm still processing how it happened, because on paper it looks like I got fired for... doing my job... Some context: I worked in the Supply Chain Department at a product promotion company here on Long Island. A big part of my role is maintaining an Inbound Container tracking Excel file, basically the single source of truth for inbound shipments, dates, statuses, all of it. It's detailed, it's accurate when I have good data, and it takes real t”
“It was a government accounting job. I feel I could've done well, given a little more time. I was there for 2 months and i did make mistakes, but mostly small and easily fixable mistakes. I had an issue with a project and I should have reached out for help sooner than I did, but I got it down and I could've done that a bunch more times going forward and I did other things well”
“By fire on the spot I mean literally being fired on the same day. I would say maybe getting fired within a week of their action might count, but more interested in seeing if you guys know anyone that was literally fired on the spot. submitted by /u/Realistic-Claim-3686 [link] [comments]”
“What can I expect? That depends entirely on your employer. But usually they won't fire someone for one mistake.”
“Do you have some kind of way you’d be able to sue for a massive amount if you’re fired?? I know people who get one negative review out and every other one they’ve ever had is positive and they’re immediately pipped out”
“He does have some culpability in this. I'm going to assume his performance may not have been that good. However if it truly was a business decision it's tough but he didn't take proper precautions to protect himself. He should have asked for a minimal contract and he should have asked for moving expenses and a better termination clause.”
“Can you get unemployment if you’re fired? I’m wondering if getting fired is better or resigning. submitted by /u/OkOutside6019 [link] [comments]”
“So she's been working in a Noida based company,she got this job through her cllg placement.And with this company she had a 2.5yrs of bond Today she got fired because the company doesn't have projects. I don't know what's happening submitted by /u/tiwary_01 [link] [comments]”
“I'm in the UK but in my experience people who are fired due to actual "skill issues" (actual incompetence that's bad enough to fire for, gross misconduct or misbehaviour that's bad enough to fire) are usually not kept around to train their replacements as usually keeping someone who got fired for cause can only cause them to be bitter and therefore toxic to the environment. Everyone who I've seen get actually fired for cause was in some kind of "Payment In Lieu Of”
“You work day and night for a dozen years and find out you're fired because you can't log in to your computer. Then it hits you that you expected some decency from a giant corporation that doesn't give a shit about you. You have 20 years of exp and you didn't know this? What is this, 1950? I'm sorry, but any reasonably intelligent person will not be here. submitted by /u/mybutterflymon [link] [comments]”
“Everyone needs some guidance. This sounds like it is just a terribly run company.”
“Just know, the other employee will be terminated once HR is advised. But, you wouldn't be in the wrong for reporting it. She violated”
“I am curious, how did you envision this would happen? Because I just can't see a good/great performer getting fired other than possibly the contract not getting renewed.”
“Also, the new company would see that the firing came after the resignation, so they wouldn't care even if they knew. This isn't grade school, it doesn't go on your permanent record.”
“I recently lost my veterinary technician job, and honestly, I’m having a hard time understanding how things got to this point. For context, I was still in the training process. My manager had previously expressed concerns about my progress, but I was never given a formal verbal warning, written warning, or anything that clearly told me that my job was in jeopardy. I genuinely thought I was still being given the opportunity to learn and improve. One of my biggest concerns throughout the training”
“I will try to keep this as short as possible. I (m/28) have been working for this company for a bit over 3 Years. Was always one of the if not the best performer. I was working as an account executive. Yesterday i got fired due to a huge layoff inside the Company. I havent slept since then and i genuinely feel extremely lost. This was my first Sales job. I got in there thru a recommondation of a friend of mine who worked there aswell. I was never really a fan of sales but somehow i made it work”
“Canada Got fired for timecard falsification. How is it going to impact future employment if I don't disclose this job? It was a part time job. What info HR professionals are allowed to disclose in a background check? submitted by /u/Entire_Shake4406 [link] [comments]”
“Hi, I got terminated from my job that I held for 2 years as a sales associate in a retail store a few days ago following a report placed by an irate customer following an argument where I admittedly got a bit of a catty tone over company policy-- the formal reason listed on my paperwork is "unprofessional conduct" and "acting outside of company values", but I was not offered a specific example of what made my behavior unacceptable and a termination worthy offense when I asked”
“Have you ever been terminated, let go, or fired? Please explain why you left this job: Can we contact this employer? Check yes or no. ... I was a probationary employee. I studied law for undergrad. I knew my office was not in compliance. Ballots not counted. Notices not published. Our independent audits at the state level didn't touch this but everything else it did touch could be better. We couldn't even report to the auditors in time. Failure after failure year after year. The office h”
Yeah, but the post has the manager giving the badge BACK to the employee