I'm such a rebel. I knew the signs at my last job and I hit them with a curve ball. I cleaned out my office completely and my boss was soo shocked and asked why I did that. I didn't respond to him lol. I also signed up for FMLA which gave me 90 more days of paid leave until I found a new job. Sometimes you have to let them know that you are not afraid of them.
At the end of the day this is the cost of doing business, when you don't sign your own check and work for yourself, at least then you will be in charge of your own destiny not your employer
I still think there is a difference between being fired and laid off. Being fired hurts. Being laid off they can call you back and can mean the company was just looking to cut corners. Being fired means your boss wants you gone and to never come back. But I agree when you say either way you can't go back because the company won't let you.
@@DarnellClarke I agree! I was laid off Jan 2018 along with 500 other IT Professionals. It hurt me deeply. But I learned down the line that there was a game changing job offer that is catapulting my career onto a higher level!
I can't believe I found this video right after I quit my job at a nursery. Initially I loved the job and I didn't complain and I was also a high performer. Everyone initially loved me and greeted me daily. But the longer I worked there, the longer I began to feel like I just couldn't take working there. I begin to notice my coworkers were acting different and strange, I also noticed that I'd request more training in other areas and my manager would never actually lend me those opportunities. I also noticed that everyone at the job began to get distant from me. Long story short, my inner radar was telling me to get out of this job about the third day I worked there and I ignored all the red flags. I felt as if that no one really wanted me there nor liked me and it was all fake and games. Then the moment the idea to actually quit and explore other options came, that's when my manager began to micromanage me and complain about every little thing that I did. She was the devil in disguise, or otherwise, a wolf in sheep clothing. Just say I was in a greenhouse and there's two sides of the greenhouse along with two water hose (a hose for each side of the greenhouse). Lets just say I take the hose from the other side of the greenhouse, she'd make a serious face, "You took my water hose. Then would turn it around with some fake positivity and say "It's all right I'll get the one from the other side!" Or one day she lashed out on me because I had plants too close to a control box. But Initially I didn't put it there, my superviser recommended me that I should utilize as much space in the greenhouse as I can. When she conversed with my superviser about it, I noticed she was acting as if she was actually angry. Basically she got angry over any little thing I did, which any of those things didn't really matter nor negatively impacted the business in a harmful way. The moment you feel like they don't like you, the moment they don't and what I learned is that if someone doesn't like you it DOES affect you because once someone thinks bad about you, they're going to invest in that and when someone doesn't like you it DOES affect you rather we like to admit it or not. Your day to day interactions will become even more challenging especially in the workplace.
You are absolutely correct . I saw all four signs and felt it, but I didn't realise where it was headed. ...atleast you are kind enough to explain it. ... being laid off does not feel good at all. Everyone suddenly believes something is wrong with me. No one understands how it feels. I even started thinking of myself as a failure😥. It has not been an easy feeling months, but I don't intend to stay down. I'm doing all I can to be back and playing right.
I know someone who was put on on s 30 PIP plan and received positive feedback through the duration. At the end of the 30 days was immediately put on another 30 day PIP. This time there was feed back and the person was terminated.
Early June 2008, I had several projects that were taken away from me from the director of the program (five in total) and reassigned to the reception desk. Then on June 10th, I was being informed during lunch-time that I was being let go. She claimed it was due to budget cuts than the real reason I was being terminated. Over the course of my time there, we had butted heads and she wanted me to know if I wanted to stay or leave and knowing that if I left voluntarily, I would have lost receiving unemployment benefits.
When I got fired almost a year ago before the pandemic I was never given any warnings. The company I worked for ambushed me. I was fired because I was not a good fit. They also sabotaged me.
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z the day before I was fired, the owner (boss) wanted me to page him to the sales manager (I worked at the chevy dealership) and the sales manager didn’t answer his phone because he was interviewing someone and he got annoyed and told me to page him to the sales manager so I did 3 more times and told me to get off my ass and find him. No answer. They micromanaged me constantly. Especially my aunt who who helped get me the job
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z I barely even knew my boss I hardly ever interacted with him to begin with so I never really knew where I stood with him. He would spend half the time at the other car dealership. His son didn’t like me either.
I know I'm a little late to the party (5 years) :-) but I really enjoyed the information provided. This was straight to the point with no fluff. Subscriber earned. Keep up the good work!
Great no-nonsense video and it's all so true. Got fired very recently and as much as it hurt, I felt it coming but didn't proactively do anything about it, so I'm definitely to blame for my bruised ego. I was on a PIP without being told what a PIP was or that I was on one. I had one big slip up a couple weeks ago, a bunch of little things that had happened in my time there came to light, and a week after my mistake, they were sending me out the door. One of the warning flags I would like to mention was when they had an outside hire fill my manager's role after my first manager had left. There were plenty of competent people that had been in the department for years and seemed to be ready to move into a managerial role. Right off the bat, that seemed fishy and I should've left as soon as that happened. As the new regime took charge, I had the feeling that they were going to clean house and rebuild the department to their liking. I was the first to go but I think I was the first of many and I expect I'll hear of more soon unfortunately. I wish I had seen this video before this all happened. I experienced every sign to a T and chalked it up to me being paranoid. I'll learn from this whole experience and move forward, but remember to look out for your own before anyone else. If you feel bad leaving your understaffed department, or that you need to prove your loyalty, or whatever reason you can come up with, it seems they will kick you to the curb without a second thought if you're not to their liking. I wish all you good luck in your careers, and if yours has also come to a sudden halt, things will eventually begin looking up and tomorrow is always a new day.
Darnell, terrific video. Great no nonsense advice. Been on both sides, had to left a couple people go years ago. No direct reports in a long time. One layoff, one firing years ago and current job is up in the air. Shortage of staff, increased “goals” with a 25% higher work load than last year. May end up on an “action plan” (pip). Will be polishing my resume. Try to survive, will have to see. Worst case scenario I would drive Uber for a while and dig into savings until I found something else. It would suck, but I have survived before.
Darnell Clarke absolutely! I will be polishing up my resume this weekend! In the interim I will be putting on my best face at work. “Thank you for letting me know, will do everything I can to succeed.”
Too funny! While it's not a fun topic, there's also not much need to sugar coat things but a sense of humor is a must! In my case though, none of these happened. My boss didn't put anything in writing, I wasn't removed from projects (actually I was on several high-profile projects up until the day the department was let go), no PIP, and people didn't act weird around me (as most of the company was shocked by the news). What did happen that tipped me off was that people in key support roles left the department/company and their jobs were put on hold and not backfilled. Ding, ding!
Hello Vicki, I know the feeling, when I was working for the State of Georgia as a Director with 50 people reporting to me. A new Governor was elected and he came in unannounced and layed-off my entire team including me without notice... Now that bites!!!
I would also add that if your boss suddenly starts having you do ridiculous and useless work tasks repetitively and tells you that's your "special project" then that's also a sign because along with your regular duties your now "slammed" doing stupid stuff..I felt like I was getting ready to get canned as soon as they hired someone else without mentioning it to me and then started doing everything different then how I was trained. It was an awful place to work. I just didn't expect they would have done it right at the holidays, but oh well I have a much better job now. Good video Thanks.
Company makes a decision to divide the CSR group into two groups, where the larger group manages the $5M contracts and the other smaller group manages the $50K contracts only. Basically, the manager figured out a way to eliminate employees whom they can't stand by saying your gonna be laid-off soon but they don't know the actual exit date. In the meantime, they hire lesser qualified employees to take your place as you sit there still doing the work and waiting for your exit date. Without warning one day, the manager walks the small CSR group out the door with package in hand...yep, you've been fired.
Start using your power while your still employed. Employers hate when you start applying with there competitors. They get paranoid, they think twice about firing you because they don't want you to spread the word around in regards to there product. Simple trick, that works and sometimes get you a raise.
Sorry that i have not watched this entire video yet (just having alot of anxiety worried about my current job), but i never been in this situation where I actually have a career and having feelings of being fired. Could you really redeem yourself and have other job interviews give you a chance once they see you were fired from your previous job? I worry that I'll less likely no matter how much I can prove myself. (sorry, just never experienced this before). If anyone please give tips.
I didn't get any of those signs. One sign that I did get, was I was asked to make a guide to troubleshooting a system that I was the only person who knew how to troubleshoot.
At this one place I worked at we had a lady sending secret emails to the Medical Records Director on what we say at work or what we are doing plus she was doing this without our permission and its like this lady enjoys seeing people get fired
The big difference between laid off and being fired is that being laid off you are eligible for reemploynent and you can receive unemployment insurance
I think I’m about to get fired tomorrow. My boss texted me and told me “don’t work Sunday and Monday. Please come into my office Monday Morning, your one month Evaluation came in” Wtf does that supposed to mean? It was Saturday when he texted me. I’m off today and Monday, I’m usually off Wednesday’s and Thursdays.
I've been let go from GE and other companies. The GE dismissal left me in a different frame of mind that some of the others because it was not personally directed at me, and a lot of others in my work group were also let go due to the need to cut "head count". So I prefer to call that one a "layoff", "downsizing", or "reduction in force", not a "firing". I never considered coming in the next day, though. If they didn't want me, I didn't want them! In fact, my last day was supposed to be a Tuesday, but they told me I didn't have to come in that day and Monday, but I still got paid for those days. I got let go from another company for "lack of work" quite a few years earlier, when I was much younger and less mature. That time, they only needed to cut one, and I was it. I know why I got chosen, and I was put on a well-deserved performance improvement plan, although it was probably not called that. I was fired because they really didn't have enough work and funds to go around but also because I messed up a lot.
wow similar thing happened to me. i liked the work a lot and was a quick learner. but i was very prone to make small minuscule mistakes. like a typo here or there. but low and behold when covid came, they let me go over skype. they never told me the reason but i knew it. i had been in a junior role and was looking to get a promotion and well deserved raise. but the excuse was always "you have more to learn". but they kept delaying teaching me the stuff. but they gave me a good severance. i guess i got too comfortable in a job and stopped looking completely. i then got another job a month later at very small company only to be let go 5 weeks later. they only planned to hire me for a single project but knew nobody would come for that one project. i now got hired again after a few weeks. and boy its a relief but stressful because i don't want to get laid off again at least not right away.
A second background check got me fired from my last job Up until about age mid 40' finding a new job was easier after 50 it's when it became downhill that is my experience. It's called you have more baggage. Age discrimination is real.
Hello Chrissy, thanks for your feedback. If you are right, it is harder finding a new job in your 50's. But I don't believe in age discrimination. Go check out my video on "3 Career Goals Baby Boomers Should Obtain in Your 50’s And 60’s" (ua-cam.com/video/gr2l2uiqyoU/v-deo.html) to learn more how to handle being in your 50's.
TELL me about it!! It's illegal and they get away with it. Of course, they say shady things like "we're looking for someone freshly graduated". Well, I know people in their 40's and 50's freshly graduate. But we all know what that means. "Fresh faces", "new ideas", blahblahblah. I have had hiring managers hit on me and say things in a sleazy way, but every job I'd apply for magically was "filled" or disappeared or was now unavailable. So shady. What's sad is that some of these younger employees aren't exactly the best workers.
Meh...just reality, I'm back in school, so it's cool. Thanks for the encouragement! And I want to see you on the comedy circuit as well! I will message you!
I worked for a large bank and had a developer make a mistake and basically blame it on me to cya himself and I was there only about a year so I was put on a pip plan. I told them I did nothing wrong and I kept working and got through it and my manager said hey you did a great job we are going to consider this gone out of mind and it was never vrought up against n and I worked there almost six more years. It can hapen you can improve.
laid off is a form of fired, like the company is closing or doesnt have enough to keep you long term etc. most people generally use fired to mean incompetence or cause. this is the most famous meaning but as I said, there is more than one meaning@@anthonyvasquez3891
I got fired a little over a week ago. I could’ve took it to court bcuz I didn’t do anything wrong. I was disliked because of jealousy. I’m glad though bcuz I really hated working there. I’m a few days in on my new job and it’s a much better fit. I got a lot off my chest on my way out the door. It felt great.
When I assumed a new role at a new employer I think I spooked my new manager when I emphasized that I had extensive auditing experience of many facilities in my previous role. This meant I knew where to find gaps in record keeping, regulatory compliance, and company policies. Soon into my tenure I asked a couple of my new coworkers if they knew very much about the record keeping system because I couldn't find key records for certain required actions. I think those coworkers discussed it with the manager. I was soon tasked with the most ridiculous activities, sent on wild goose chases, and pursuit of the manager's white whale projects so to speak. In my opinion it was a tactic by my manager (a sociopath if not a psychopath) to keep me away from the real job I was hired to do. I was set up to fail. I had a lot on the line at the time, could not walk away, and rode things out until I was terminated. I regret that I did not inform corporate counsel and upper mgt. of the shady and half assed way the department had been run.
I was warned a few days ago! She was comparing me to other workers from other stores saying “there’s older people who do a better job” or “I seen people get 17 pallets of stock out and you take a day for one!” I’m on my last day of three days off and my stomach is doing flip flops like crazy cuz I work the same shift as my boss tomorrow! I just have the gut feeling!
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z I know! While the other staff was crying when they announced it in March I was trying not to get excited! Lol I just wanted it to close right there and then! Lol
Sir, Darnell Clarke, You are great, you talk from my heart....Exactly, My friend felt it, and she believed it..and you know what? before that naughty boss fires her, she just resigned making the boss to fail in her mean attempt to fire her.......In fact it is good to resign, because it will damage your future job application.... the hiring manager may ask you why you were fired? hummmm..it is a black spot in her history if fired...
JJ, there no simple or easy way to say this, but just say it. You should have began your job search as soon as you got on the PIP. Almost 90% of people who is placed on a PIP gets fired. Since you been fired, then get on with finding your next job! And pay close attention for the reason you were placed on the PIP in the first place and make sure it doesn't happen again.
I almost got fired when I took a bucket and poured bleach and ammonia onto the COVID unit and then ran to hide... the fireworks was fun... police, fire department showed up.. for even more fun, i called some families and told them that there grandfather just died.. they were upset,, i got a PIP cause they couldnt prove it was me
1. First write up in 1 1/2 years of being at my job, fully loaded with a “witness” even tho we were in a video and audio recorded office. • Followed by two meetings within a month with less than 15 mins notice. • second meeting had 7 people in attendance, with a transcriber. (Kept my cool) 2. Two others were hired behind my back while I was out on FMLA FOR 3 weeks. • I no longer was in charge of training new hires • New company says “nothin personal” but we’re taking away half of your hours - I’m no longer full time. New hire is. 3. No pip plan, my performance is 100. • this is the scary part 4. People are asking questions, but they have my back, to my face. Haven’t heard anything bad • higher ups will not look me in the eye. • higher ups making jokes about how I was late my first two days back (yes I was an hour late) I was out for a non elective surgery • we are “re-organizing”, new company will not speak with me, stopped giving me my lunch and rest period, barely was able to use the bathroom, one of the reason I ended up having surgery and sick. Oh yeah.... new “supervisors” every other day. No answers to my one question. And when I finally got somewhat of an answer, the office Mgr told me to “bare with her”. I went from 42 hrs to 20 hrs a week. I used to be loved by the higher ups I’m on here for these reasons. Sprucing up my resume.
Hiya, so acting weir. That's a sign to look out for. I am very aware of my surroundings and I noticed 2 people and they knew I knew what they were doing. The writing you suggested - it happened. I would suggest that there were inconsistencies with the employee handbook and the job description was way too dull. Onboarding process was way too disorganised and chaotic and you literally don't know how to spend your day due to the lack of consistency.
It's all about who your boss is, if you have a great boss odds are you will probably not get fired, if you have a terrible boss then you are out of luck.
Hello Darnell I got fired from as certified nursing assistant only working two weeks. Should I look keep searching for certified nursing assistant in different department or should I change my career?
Hey Momo, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. You missed the point! When you get laid-off, it feels that same way as if you got fired!!! That's what I was saying...
Agreed. Fired is when you are fuccing up, coming in late constantly, falling short on deadlines repeatedly, getting into verbal altercations with coworkers or supervisor, and if you are civil service, losing your security clearance. Fired raises the chances of you not getting a good reference from your previous boss.
DJ BlKKZAND 3.0 I am a new bank teller and I'm already getting written up with warnings. Better get a new job, give 2 weeks, and get the hell outta there b4 they fire me!😑👎🔥💼
HR manager told me he didn’t agree what was on my pip and said I should do a follow up because everything was contradictory because the others in the department were doing the same little mistakes too and not addressing her expectations clearly to her department and when mistakes were made she made sure I knew it but she never set the example for anyone else or made it a learning experience. The day of my follow up my job position was posted. I completely felt targeted.
Um.....true....but the next employer still wants to know why you got "let go". They want to hear the whole story and find every detail and flaw in your story. Employers still have that archaic mentality that if you've been let go, you're the bad guy.
If your at will, and you know your boss is going to fire you, you can beat him to the punch, find another job quietly and leave zero notice, if he is stupid he will complain of you leaving suddenly remind him of THEIR policy at will employment
This video was straight fire 🔥 Light em up Darnell. lol yeah getting fired sucks but you can do some soul searching if you have some money saved up. I made the mistake of making my hobby my job but I haven’t been fired yet, I do a good job. Some days I wish I was fired.
Darnell Clarke Thank you Darnell for your responses. I also watched a few of your other videos, great content. My company imposed a Action plan I believe for every employee, to set certain goals to achieve for the end of the year that gets submitted to HR. I had to fill one out last year and I was about 6 to 8 months in employment. Currently I am about 20 months in. I did have a gut feeling that they may can me soon, even though I do a lot of work, especially work my co worker neglects and makes excuses for why she didn't do it.
Kamil, always trust your gut feeling. My recommendation is to dust off your resume and begin your job hunt now while you are still working. It's easier and faster to find a new job while you are employed.
@@DarnellClarke one of the project has encountered huge loss after that initially the manager told he might need to rethink about the employee but in last 2 months he has been working really hard. Now he is always in contact with the employee helping him to sort things out but the employee also finds he is trying to move in someone who plays the exact role. What should the employee expect. He is asking the employee not to take up new project but first to close the existing one which is in loss and is ready to put in more resources if required
All my previous jobs has been all over the place i told every employer that I went to that I had a disability not going to go in to detail on what I have but every job I had the employer never gave me a explanation or a reasoning on why I lost my job so like I went in to work one day the manager was like polite and saying hello to me then 15 mins after as about to start my work shift next thing I know I lost my job. I don’t get how because I had customers giving me good customer feedback etc I worked my ass off. And this is how it started so I come in to work before 9AM no one told me there was a staff meeting by the counters in the store as my job wasn’t behind counters I had multiple job roles except behind counters so I went to open the shop shutters then side manager or whatever you want to call the person shouted at me so I was like okay she moaning over 2 mins as I opened it 2 mins early so I waited till it was smack on opening time she shouts at me again then tell me to fuck off down to the bottom of the shop where the warehouse is then 15 mins later she called me next to the counter after we opened the shop finally she tells me that I lost my job. To this day I don’t have a clue what I done wrong. So there are 4 managers 1 main one and the 2 are his sons and the woman was a side manager and the main manager and his 2 sons said I was a good worker and to keep it up. But I don’t get it if they said that why get rid off me?
Forgot to mention this was my previous job. It took most people 3 months to get a uniform and this one person 6 months to get his uniform however it took me 1 week to get my uniform which is another thing why I dont understand how I lost my job.
I'm sorry to hear about you getting let go. Don't worry about that, go get another one. I find that jobs that downsize you are really not the job for you. Go find the job you will "LOVE" to be doing.
I ready decided,any micromanager will written make me sign to be fired oh God,not fair I ll not wait him or her to make me signed twice,I ll bewitched him or her and make the madman pick up food in garbage and see me with him who ll get fired,damn,I’m just tired with that fuck evil eye in my life,we both have family depend on us so we ll eat in the same dish.😟
This what problem usa ....workplace drama politics...counterproductive it's not good for nobody or the business. Produce almost nothing or low crappy product.
Hello, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. Sorry for taking so long to get to the point. I'll try to do better next time.
I know someone who was put on on s 30 PIP plan and received positive feedback through the duration. At the end of the 30 days was immediately put on another 30 day PIP. This time there was feed back and the person was terminated.
I'm such a rebel. I knew the signs at my last job and I hit them with a curve ball. I cleaned out my office completely and my boss was soo shocked and asked why I did that. I didn't respond to him lol. I also signed up for FMLA which gave me 90 more days of paid leave until I found a new job. Sometimes you have to let them know that you are not afraid of them.
At the end of the day this is the cost of doing business, when you don't sign your own check and work for yourself, at least then you will be in charge of your own destiny not your employer
Hello Ron, thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know.
I still think there is a difference between being fired and laid off. Being fired hurts. Being laid off they can call you back and can mean the company was just looking to cut corners. Being fired means your boss wants you gone and to never come back. But I agree when you say either way you can't go back because the company won't let you.
Hey Angela, you are correct, there is a big difference between the two. What I was getting after was, it feels and hurts the same!
@@DarnellClarke I agree! I was laid off Jan 2018 along with 500 other IT Professionals. It hurt me deeply. But I learned down the line that there was a game changing job offer that is catapulting my career onto a higher level!
Very true .....I got fired and while watching your video was able to connect the dots
I can't believe I found this video right after I quit my job at a nursery. Initially I loved the job and I didn't complain and I was also a high performer. Everyone initially loved me and greeted me daily. But the longer I worked there, the longer I began to feel like I just couldn't take working there. I begin to notice my coworkers were acting different and strange, I also noticed that I'd request more training in other areas and my manager would never actually lend me those opportunities. I also noticed that everyone at the job began to get distant from me. Long story short, my inner radar was telling me to get out of this job about the third day I worked there and I ignored all the red flags. I felt as if that no one really wanted me there nor liked me and it was all fake and games. Then the moment the idea to actually quit and explore other options came, that's when my manager began to micromanage me and complain about every little thing that I did. She was the devil in disguise, or otherwise, a wolf in sheep clothing.
Just say I was in a greenhouse and there's two sides of the greenhouse along with two water hose (a hose for each side of the greenhouse). Lets just say I take the hose from the other side of the greenhouse, she'd make a serious face, "You took my water hose. Then would turn it around with some fake positivity and say "It's all right I'll get the one from the other side!"
Or one day she lashed out on me because I had plants too close to a control box. But Initially I didn't put it there, my superviser recommended me that I should utilize as much space in the greenhouse as I can. When she conversed with my superviser about it, I noticed she was acting as if she was actually angry.
Basically she got angry over any little thing I did, which any of those things didn't really matter nor negatively impacted the business in a harmful way.
The moment you feel like they don't like you, the moment they don't and what I learned is that if someone doesn't like you it DOES affect you because once someone thinks bad about you, they're going to invest in that and when someone doesn't like you it DOES affect you rather we like to admit it or not. Your day to day interactions will become even more challenging especially in the workplace.
You are absolutely correct . I saw all four signs and felt it, but I didn't realise where it was headed. ...atleast you are kind enough to explain it. ... being laid off does not feel good at all. Everyone suddenly believes something is wrong with me. No one understands how it feels. I even started thinking of myself as a failure😥. It has not been an easy feeling months, but I don't intend to stay down. I'm doing all I can to be back and playing right.
I know someone who was put on on s 30 PIP plan and received positive feedback through the duration. At the end of the 30 days was immediately put on another 30 day PIP. This time there was feed back and the person was terminated.
Topic for another video if you haven’t done it already “how to handle being fired and how to recover, interview tips, job hunting tips, etc.”
Ok, I'll add that those topics to my content calendar for this year. Thanks... Keep them coming.
This just happen to me. I was fired twice within 6 months. I have to figure out what I like to do.
Hey Kim, thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it more than you know.
RIP sir. Wish I could have thanked you when you were with us.
Alan Bustos what?? He passed away??
@@aprilshowers3331 His wife made a video about his passing. So sad, he seemed like a nice guy.😔
@@beasaroseco5840 so sorry to hear!
Early June 2008, I had several projects that were taken away from me from the director of the program (five in total) and reassigned to the reception desk. Then on June 10th, I was being informed during lunch-time that I was being let go. She claimed it was due to budget cuts than the real reason I was being terminated. Over the course of my time there, we had butted heads and she wanted me to know if I wanted to stay or leave and knowing that if I left voluntarily, I would have lost receiving unemployment benefits.
When I got fired almost a year ago before the pandemic I was never given any warnings. The company I worked for ambushed me. I was fired because I was not a good fit. They also sabotaged me.
Did you say or do something your boss didn’t like? Did your boss or other coworkers see you as a threat?
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z the day before I was fired, the owner (boss) wanted me to page him to the sales manager (I worked at the chevy dealership) and the sales manager didn’t answer his phone because he was interviewing someone and he got annoyed and told me to page him to the sales manager so I did 3 more times and told me to get off my ass and find him. No answer. They micromanaged me constantly. Especially my aunt who who helped get me the job
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z I was not a threat to anyone
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z I barely even knew my boss I hardly ever interacted with him to begin with so I never really knew where I stood with him. He would spend half the time at the other car dealership. His son didn’t like me either.
@@phillyfan-182 Don’t stress bro. They will go out of business soon. Car dealership are having a hard time selling cars.
I know I'm a little late to the party (5 years) :-) but I really enjoyed the information provided. This was straight to the point with no fluff. Subscriber earned. Keep up the good work!
Man...this just happened to me today...got put on a PIP plan at the end of February and voila they rolled me out the door today!
My pip was only for a week and of course they let me go after smh.
@@tercial so sorry to hear that brother, hope you find something good soon.
I have been having the gut feeling lately. I hate my job actually, I would LOVE to get fired today! Lord Jesus please bless me!
Camille Lo She got a promotion with a new title, but without a raise. Basically more work without more money.
Camille Lo IDK , it was supposed to be joke.
Love it! Did u get fired?
Especially people acting weid and gossiping you
Hey Quin, thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it more than you know.
Great no-nonsense video and it's all so true.
Got fired very recently and as much as it hurt, I felt it coming but didn't proactively do anything about it, so I'm definitely to blame for my bruised ego. I was on a PIP without being told what a PIP was or that I was on one. I had one big slip up a couple weeks ago, a bunch of little things that had happened in my time there came to light, and a week after my mistake, they were sending me out the door. One of the warning flags I would like to mention was when they had an outside hire fill my manager's role after my first manager had left. There were plenty of competent people that had been in the department for years and seemed to be ready to move into a managerial role. Right off the bat, that seemed fishy and I should've left as soon as that happened. As the new regime took charge, I had the feeling that they were going to clean house and rebuild the department to their liking. I was the first to go but I think I was the first of many and I expect I'll hear of more soon unfortunately. I wish I had seen this video before this all happened. I experienced every sign to a T and chalked it up to me being paranoid. I'll learn from this whole experience and move forward, but remember to look out for your own before anyone else. If you feel bad leaving your understaffed department, or that you need to prove your loyalty, or whatever reason you can come up with, it seems they will kick you to the curb without a second thought if you're not to their liking.
I wish all you good luck in your careers, and if yours has also come to a sudden halt, things will eventually begin looking up and tomorrow is always a new day.
Darnell, terrific video. Great no nonsense advice. Been on both sides, had to left a couple people go years ago. No direct reports in a long time. One layoff, one firing years ago and current job is up in the air. Shortage of staff, increased “goals” with a 25% higher work load than last year. May end up on an “action plan” (pip). Will be polishing my resume. Try to survive, will have to see. Worst case scenario I would drive Uber for a while and dig into savings until I found something else. It would suck, but I have survived before.
Kevin, you need to put a full-court press on to find your next opportunity NOW!
Darnell Clarke absolutely! I will be polishing up my resume this weekend! In the interim I will be putting on my best face at work. “Thank you for letting me know, will do everything I can to succeed.”
Excellent, let me know if you need any help...
Too funny! While it's not a fun topic, there's also not much need to sugar coat things but a sense of humor is a must!
In my case though, none of these happened. My boss didn't put anything in writing, I wasn't removed from projects (actually I was on several high-profile projects up until the day the department was let go), no PIP, and people didn't act weird around me (as most of the company was shocked by the news). What did happen that tipped me off was that people in key support roles left the department/company and their jobs were put on hold and not backfilled. Ding, ding!
Hello Vicki, I know the feeling, when I was working for the State of Georgia as a Director with 50 people reporting to me. A new Governor was elected and he came in unannounced and layed-off my entire team including me without notice... Now that bites!!!
Updated: got laid off last June now got the same job with another company for more money! WIN!
Congrats , how is going so, for?
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z going good so far, I'm still employed lol
I would also add that if your boss suddenly starts having you do ridiculous and useless work tasks repetitively and tells you that's your "special project" then that's also a sign because along with your regular duties your now "slammed" doing stupid stuff..I felt like I was getting ready to get canned as soon as they hired someone else without mentioning it to me and then started doing everything different then how I was trained. It was an awful place to work. I just didn't expect they would have done it right at the holidays, but oh well I have a much better job now. Good video Thanks.
Drink Everytime he says "You're about to get fired"
Company makes a decision to divide the CSR group into two groups, where the larger group manages the $5M contracts and the other smaller group manages the $50K contracts only. Basically, the manager figured out a way to eliminate employees whom they can't stand by saying your gonna be laid-off soon but they don't know the actual exit date. In the meantime, they hire lesser qualified employees to take your place as you sit there still doing the work and waiting for your exit date. Without warning one day, the manager walks the small CSR group out the door with package in hand...yep, you've been fired.
Darnell Sir, excellent presentation.Went through it.Thanks. ☺️
Start using your power while your still employed. Employers hate when you start applying with there competitors. They get paranoid, they think twice about firing you because they don't want you to spread the word around in regards to there product. Simple trick, that works and sometimes get you a raise.
Sorry that i have not watched this entire video yet (just having alot of anxiety worried about my current job), but i never been in this situation where I actually have a career and having feelings of being fired. Could you really redeem yourself and have other job interviews give you a chance once they see you were fired from your previous job? I worry that I'll less likely no matter how much I can prove myself. (sorry, just never experienced this before). If anyone please give tips.
I didn't get any of those signs. One sign that I did get, was I was asked to make a guide to troubleshooting a system that I was the only person who knew how to troubleshoot.
48 states recognize “At Will Employment” which means your employer does not need a reason to terminate employment.
Hello, thanks for watching my video and your comments, I really appreciate it more than you know.
I’m boutta get fired for sure life has jobs that come and go time to look for a new job I had a good run let’s go good video
So, what happened ?
At this one place I worked at we had a lady sending secret emails to the Medical Records Director on what we say at work or what we are doing plus she was doing this without our permission and its like this lady enjoys seeing people get fired
Wow, that bites... Maybe it's time to leave that company!
She was a stool pigeon that's why u got people like that
1&4 apply to me.. I don’t know why my manager would fire me because she tells me I’m doing fine .. but I got 2 warnings on some things last week.
Hey Reyna, thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. Keep your eyes open and listen to your heart. They are never wrong...
If you work for a fortune 25-50 company and get put on a pip, just start looking. It's over for you
The big difference between laid off and being fired is that being laid off you are eligible for reemploynent and you can receive unemployment insurance
How enjoyable!! Love the down to earth delivery...
May your memory be a blessing Mr. Darnell Clarke
I think I’m about to get fired tomorrow.
My boss texted me and told me “don’t work Sunday and Monday. Please come into my office Monday Morning, your one month Evaluation came in”
Wtf does that supposed to mean? It was Saturday when he texted me. I’m off today and Monday, I’m usually off Wednesday’s and Thursdays.
Hey, be prepared for anything...
I was told not to come in the next day and come in Monday.. she wants to talk to me... ugh...
I think I’m finna get fired this week wish me luck please
Have bad thoughts my head I’m scared I’m 19 my mom will kick me out if I do get fired
Darnell, boss doesn't need to use these 4 ways to fire someone ! They can report bad bout your performance and ask for redeployment, very easy !
Hello Danial, thanks for your feedback, and yes, you are correct. Your boss has your career in their hand...☹
it's not the way, it's signs - they could be present or absent. But if they are present it's almost 100% you'll get fired.
I've been let go from GE and other companies. The GE dismissal left me in a different frame of mind that some of the others because it was not personally directed at me, and a lot of others in my work group were also let go due to the need to cut "head count". So I prefer to call that one a "layoff", "downsizing", or "reduction in force", not a "firing". I never considered coming in the next day, though. If they didn't want me, I didn't want them! In fact, my last day was supposed to be a Tuesday, but they told me I didn't have to come in that day and Monday, but I still got paid for those days.
I got let go from another company for "lack of work" quite a few years earlier, when I was much younger and less mature. That time, they only needed to cut one, and I was it. I know why I got chosen, and I was put on a well-deserved performance improvement plan, although it was probably not called that. I was fired because they really didn't have enough work and funds to go around but also because I messed up a lot.
wow similar thing happened to me. i liked the work a lot and was a quick learner. but i was very prone to make small minuscule mistakes. like a typo here or there. but low and behold when covid came, they let me go over skype. they never told me the reason but i knew it. i had been in a junior role and was looking to get a promotion and well deserved raise. but the excuse was always "you have more to learn". but they kept delaying teaching me the stuff. but they gave me a good severance. i guess i got too comfortable in a job and stopped looking completely.
i then got another job a month later at very small company only to be let go 5 weeks later. they only planned to hire me for a single project but knew nobody would come for that one project. i now got hired again after a few weeks. and boy its a relief but stressful because i don't want to get laid off again at least not right away.
A second background check got me fired from my last job
Up until about age mid 40' finding a new job was easier after 50 it's when it became downhill that is my experience. It's called you have more baggage. Age discrimination is real.
Hello Chrissy, thanks for your feedback. If you are right, it is harder finding a new job in your 50's. But I don't believe in age discrimination. Go check out my video on "3 Career Goals Baby Boomers Should Obtain in Your 50’s And 60’s" (ua-cam.com/video/gr2l2uiqyoU/v-deo.html) to learn more how to handle being in your 50's.
TELL me about it!! It's illegal and they get away with it. Of course, they say shady things like "we're looking for someone freshly graduated". Well, I know people in their 40's and 50's freshly graduate. But we all know what that means. "Fresh faces", "new ideas", blahblahblah. I have had hiring managers hit on me and say things in a sleazy way, but every job I'd apply for magically was "filled" or disappeared or was now unavailable. So shady. What's sad is that some of these younger employees aren't exactly the best workers.
Hey Tee Jay, sounds like you a ticked off with your job search! Don't give up, your dream job is right around the corner if you don't give up!
Meh...just reality, I'm back in school, so it's cool. Thanks for the encouragement! And I want to see you on the comedy circuit as well! I will message you!
Great video! thanks for making this ive onky ever been fired once in my 10 jobs or so
Thank you for your comment
I worked for a large bank and had a developer make a mistake and basically blame it on me to cya himself and I was there only about a year so I was put on a pip plan. I told them I did nothing wrong and I kept working and got through it and my manager said hey you did a great job we are going to consider this gone out of mind and it was never vrought up against n and I worked there almost six more years. It can hapen you can improve.
Good video. I liked the humour even tho the topic isnt funny.
Hello, thank you for your comments!!!
Darnell Clarke what is the difference between being laid-off and being fired?
laid off is a form of fired, like the company is closing or doesnt have enough to keep you long term etc. most people generally use fired to mean incompetence or cause. this is the most famous meaning but as I said, there is more than one meaning@@anthonyvasquez3891
Text messaging is another form of writing. Be mindful of that. Those "I didn't get a chance to talk to you. ." Type texts.
I got fired a little over a week ago. I could’ve took it to court bcuz I didn’t do anything wrong. I was disliked because of jealousy. I’m glad though bcuz I really hated working there. I’m a few days in on my new job and it’s a much better fit. I got a lot off my chest on my way out the door. It felt great.
When I assumed a new role at a new employer I think I spooked my new manager when I emphasized that I had extensive auditing experience of many facilities in my previous role. This meant I knew where to find gaps in record keeping, regulatory compliance, and company policies. Soon into my tenure I asked a couple of my new coworkers if they knew very much about the record keeping system because I couldn't find key records for certain required actions. I think those coworkers discussed it with the manager. I was soon tasked with the most ridiculous activities, sent on wild goose chases, and pursuit of the manager's white whale projects so to speak. In my opinion it was a tactic by my manager (a sociopath if not a psychopath) to keep me away from the real job I was hired to do. I was set up to fail. I had a lot on the line at the time, could not walk away, and rode things out until I was terminated. I regret that I did not inform corporate counsel and upper mgt. of the shady and half assed way the department had been run.
I was warned a few days ago! She was comparing me to other workers from other stores saying “there’s older people who do a better job” or “I seen people get 17 pallets of stock out and you take a day for one!” I’m on my last day of three days off and my stomach is doing flip flops like crazy cuz I work the same shift as my boss tomorrow! I just have the gut feeling!
So , what happened?
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z the store ended up closing down last August so I don’t have to deal with her anymore! Lol
@@ibelievethesecret80 nice
@@user-lu6yg3vk9z I know! While the other staff was crying when they announced it in March I was trying not to get excited! Lol I just wanted it to close right there and then! Lol
Sir, Darnell Clarke, You are great, you talk from my heart....Exactly, My friend felt it, and she believed it..and you know what? before that naughty boss fires her, she just resigned making the boss to fail in her mean attempt to fire her.......In fact it is good to resign, because it will damage your future job application.... the hiring manager may ask you why you were fired? hummmm..it is a black spot in her history if fired...
When you say getting fired it sounds like you did something wrong, had some sort of violation or infraction.
What if you were fired while on a PIP plan.
JJ, there no simple or easy way to say this, but just say it. You should have began your job search as soon as you got on the PIP. Almost 90% of people who is placed on a PIP gets fired. Since you been fired, then get on with finding your next job! And pay close attention for the reason you were placed on the PIP in the first place and make sure it doesn't happen again.
There IS no recourse. Basically, companies can do whatever they want.
Look for another job.
I experienced all three signs.
I had no signs no action plan just walked in and got fired. At will state means at will.
I almost got fired when I took a bucket and poured bleach and ammonia onto the COVID unit and then ran to hide... the fireworks was fun... police, fire department showed up.. for even more fun, i called some families and told them that there grandfather just died.. they were upset,, i got a PIP cause they couldnt prove it was me
Yep. I've been "laid off" 3 times in 5 years.
1. First write up in 1 1/2 years of being at my job, fully loaded with a “witness” even tho we were in a video and audio recorded office.
• Followed by two meetings within a month with less than 15 mins notice.
• second meeting had 7 people in attendance, with a transcriber.
(Kept my cool)
2. Two others were hired behind my back while I was out on FMLA FOR 3 weeks.
• I no longer was in charge of training new hires
• New company says “nothin personal” but we’re taking away half of your hours - I’m no longer full time. New hire is.
3. No pip plan, my performance is 100.
• this is the scary part
4. People are asking questions, but they have my back, to my face. Haven’t heard anything bad
• higher ups will not look me in the eye.
• higher ups making jokes about how I was late my first two days back (yes I was an hour late) I was out for a non elective surgery
• we are “re-organizing”, new company will not speak with me, stopped giving me my lunch and rest period, barely was able to use the bathroom, one of the reason I ended up having surgery and sick.
Oh yeah.... new “supervisors” every other day. No answers to my one question. And when I finally got somewhat of an answer, the office Mgr told me to “bare with her”. I went from 42 hrs to 20 hrs a week. I used to be loved by the higher ups
I’m on here for these reasons. Sprucing up my resume.
Hiya, so acting weir. That's a sign to look out for. I am very aware of my surroundings and I noticed 2 people and they knew I knew what they were doing. The writing you suggested - it happened.
I would suggest that there were inconsistencies with the employee handbook and the job description was way too dull. Onboarding process was way too disorganised and chaotic and you literally don't know how to spend your day due to the lack of consistency.
great advice thank you SUBSCRIBED!!!!!!!
Thank you so much Darnell!!!!
Hello Tammy, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know.
I got fired just a month before I was 10 years in the same job ,there was no indicators prior to this.
It's all about who your boss is, if you have a great boss odds are you will probably not get fired, if you have a terrible boss then you are out of luck.
Laid off or fired is basically the same thing. You skills or "skill not up to the rest isn't needed" and they want you to go.
I got into a fight at my job last night I don't know whether or not if I'm getting fired but I already know 😔
What!!! You should never get that angry to fight at work... Never! Shame on you... 😞
I got bullied at work so I got tired of it and just flipped out, talked to the manager I kept my job but got a warning.
Hey Crippy, ok, but try to never do that again!
Hello Darnell I got fired from as certified nursing assistant only working two weeks. Should I look keep searching for certified nursing assistant in different department or should I change my career?
Hey Darnell..in California a Lay-off is not the same as being fired.
Hey Momo, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. You missed the point! When you get laid-off, it feels that same way as if you got fired!!! That's what I was saying...
Agreed. Fired is when you are fuccing up, coming in late constantly, falling short on deadlines repeatedly, getting into verbal altercations with coworkers or supervisor, and if you are civil service, losing your security clearance. Fired raises the chances of you not getting a good reference from your previous boss.
Thanks man I'm new to the scene and I've been sick twice already and my boss wants a "Conversation"....Does that mean...you know?
Maybe!!! Go have the conversation and find out...
Thanks
Nah I got Fired.....I asked if by chance I can transfer to another location and start there but it didn't happen.
I'm sorry, but it might be a blessing in disguise!!!!
DJ BlKKZAND 3.0 I am a new bank teller and I'm already getting written up with warnings. Better get a new job, give 2 weeks, and get the hell outta there b4 they fire me!😑👎🔥💼
HR manager told me he didn’t agree what was on my pip and said I should do a follow up because everything was contradictory because the others in the department were doing the same little mistakes too and not addressing her expectations clearly to her department and when mistakes were made she made sure I knew it but she never set the example for anyone else or made it a learning experience. The day of my follow up my job position was posted. I completely felt targeted.
Then the HR manager drove an HOUR to me at my hair salon appt to give me a severance check, tell me if that isn’t the guilt eating him alive . LOL
Absolutely happened to me but it felt good to fired them first for a better paying job facts
What about when your hours keep getting reduced?
I love this
Hey Leana, thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it!
Uh......no reason needed for "at will employment".
Hello Helen, thanks for your comments...
Um.....true....but the next employer still wants to know why you got "let go". They want to hear the whole story and find every detail and flaw in your story. Employers still have that archaic mentality that if you've been let go, you're the bad guy.
If your at will, and you know your boss is going to fire you, you can beat him to the punch, find another job quietly and leave zero notice, if he is stupid he will complain of you leaving suddenly remind him of THEIR policy at will employment
I had 20 jobs fired from 19 and I'm not even 30
Hey Chris, wow,n that's not good. What's the main reason for all those firing????
Nigga it’s you then
This video was straight fire 🔥 Light em up Darnell. lol yeah getting fired sucks but you can do some soul searching if you have some money saved up. I made the mistake of making my hobby my job but I haven’t been fired yet, I do a good job. Some days I wish I was fired.
Hey my friend, thanks for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. And I don't think you really want to get fired! 😀
Is a Action plan the same as a PIP plan?
Hello Kamil, the answer to your question is YES!
Darnell Clarke Hypothetically, how much time do you think one would have?
It depends! Most PIP plans are 30, 60, or 90 days. Have you been placed on a PIP or resource action plan?
Darnell Clarke Thank you Darnell for your responses. I also watched a few of your other videos, great content. My company imposed a Action plan I believe for every employee, to set certain goals to achieve for the end of the year that gets submitted to HR. I had to fill one out last year and I was about 6 to 8 months in employment. Currently I am about 20 months in. I did have a gut feeling that they may can me soon, even though I do a lot of work, especially work my co worker neglects and makes excuses for why she didn't do it.
Kamil, always trust your gut feeling. My recommendation is to dust off your resume and begin your job hunt now while you are still working. It's easier and faster to find a new job while you are employed.
i've been laid off at least 5 times" LOL
Still unsure about all the other times, if you got laid off, fired or if you quit?
Especially the sighns
Hey Quin, thanks for your feedback.
I have few questions...
I am looking at few different points
Hello, thanks for watching my video, I really appreciate it more than you know. What questions do you have?
@@DarnellClarke one of the project has encountered huge loss after that initially the manager told he might need to rethink about the employee but in last 2 months he has been working really hard.
Now he is always in contact with the employee helping him to sort things out but the employee also finds he is trying to move in someone who plays the exact role.
What should the employee expect.
He is asking the employee not to take up new project but first to close the existing one which is in loss and is ready to put in more resources if required
Hello, you might consider updating your resume and beginning your job search... Just in case!
All my previous jobs has been all over the place i told every employer that I went to that I had a disability not going to go in to detail on what I have but every job I had the employer never gave me a explanation or a reasoning on why I lost my job so like I went in to work one day the manager was like polite and saying hello to me then 15 mins after as about to start my work shift next thing I know I lost my job. I don’t get how because I had customers giving me good customer feedback etc I worked my ass off. And this is how it started so I come in to work before 9AM no one told me there was a staff meeting by the counters in the store as my job wasn’t behind counters I had multiple job roles except behind counters so I went to open the shop shutters then side manager or whatever you want to call the person shouted at me so I was like okay she moaning over 2 mins as I opened it 2 mins early so I waited till it was smack on opening time she shouts at me again then tell me to fuck off down to the bottom of the shop where the warehouse is then 15 mins later she called me next to the counter after we opened the shop finally she tells me that I lost my job. To this day I don’t have a clue what I done wrong. So there are 4 managers 1 main one and the 2 are his sons and the woman was a side manager and the main manager and his 2 sons said I was a good worker and to keep it up. But I don’t get it if they said that why get rid off me?
Forgot to mention this was my previous job. It took most people 3 months to get a uniform and this one person 6 months to get his uniform however it took me 1 week to get my uniform which is another thing why I dont understand how I lost my job.
Hello Brandon, thank you for your comments, I really appreciate them more than you know.
I'm sorry to hear about you getting let go. Don't worry about that, go get another one. I find that jobs that downsize you are really not the job for you. Go find the job you will "LOVE" to be doing.
Your website email is not working...have you been fired??
Hello Coletha, No I have NOT been fired!!! 😂What email address did you use? My direct email address is: darnell@darnellc.com. Engaged me!
You know when you're about to be fired when your dog aint playing with you no more.
Hello, thank you for your comments, I really appreciate it more than you know.
Thought I was watching Mike Tyson for a second.
Hey Thomas, thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it more than you know... You are funny! Mike Tyson 😀
@@DarnellClarke 😂😂😂. It's all in good fun man.
@@weyonert123 Absolutely! 👍😎Have a great day!
I think 4 is the only thing that hasnt happened
I ready decided,any micromanager will written make me sign to be fired oh God,not fair I ll not wait him or her to make me signed twice,I ll bewitched him or her and make the madman pick up food in garbage and see me with him who ll get fired,damn,I’m just tired with that fuck evil eye in my life,we both have family depend on us so we ll eat in the same dish.😟
If you have to work somewhere you hate you are a slave. The difference is slaves were not expected to house themselves or clothe themselves
this is one way to increase you're twisted stomach
Oh sweet im getting fired
5th sign- If this is in your UA-cam algorithm. You probably are getting fired!
You're so gd right man FML
I fire my employer before they fire me!
Ive been fired
Hey Nick, sorry to hear that. The only way to get over that is to get right back on the horse and find another job. Right now!
@@DarnellClarke its okay i didnt really like my job anyway. Thanks for your advise i appreciate it. Im trying but its very hard
Nick, I know it hard, but, don't give up!!!
@@DarnellClarke thank you Sir i won't give up. I appreiate your help
Didn't believe this video until it happened to me. I got laid off.....i mean fired a few months ago. Should have listened.
This what problem usa ....workplace drama politics...counterproductive it's not good for nobody or the business. Produce almost nothing or low crappy product.
😂i fire myself
As Trump would say, You're Fired !!
Hey Dave, you are funny! 😂
Get to the point 3 mins of bs
Hello, thank you for your feedback, I really appreciate it more than you know. Sorry for taking so long to get to the point. I'll try to do better next time.
Ur a great man
Thank You!
@@j.mac.9894 - Thanks for saying that!
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I know someone who was put on on s 30 PIP plan and received positive feedback through the duration. At the end of the 30 days was immediately put on another 30 day PIP. This time there was feed back and the person was terminated.