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MisterServer

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So I got fired from an EE position and I feel pretty low right now 🙁

Basically received a fairly substantial raise earlier this month and manager called me in at the end of the day to state that I wasn't showing enough initiative to justify the salary increase. They gave me an option to either officially state I was "terminated" or to just voluntarily resign and give a two weeks notice. I'm thinking of taking the latter to save face. Sigh I guess this is another one of life's lessons that will motivate me to work harder on the next job. Time to brush up the old resume, life goes on..
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Did they mention this fact some time before canning you or just suddenly say 'You're not up to scratch.' with no warning?
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Manager said he was dissappointed in my performance last Friday in a meeting, get the call Monday that it would be my last day..
 
Originally posted by: MisterServer
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Did they mention this fact some time before canning you or just suddenly say 'You're not up to scratch.' with no warning?
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Manager said he was dissappointed in my performance last Friday in a meeting, get the call Monday that it would be my last day..
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you should have not been snoring during the meeting.

also if you give you're two weeks, will you get unemployment?
 
GenX by any chance?
Employers are going thru a change of culture with young people. Slacking is over. :Q
 
Originally posted by: KK
Originally posted by: MisterServer
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Did they mention this fact some time before canning you or just suddenly say 'You're not up to scratch.' with no warning?
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Manager said he was dissappointed in my performance last Friday in a meeting, get the call Monday that it would be my last day..
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you should have not been snoring during the meeting.

also if you give you're two weeks, will you get unemployment?
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like yellowfiero says, no I do not
 
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
If you resign == no unemployment.
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are they offering any severance? if not you would be better off being fired. by the way sorry to hear about your missfortune 🙁
 
Originally posted by: JLGatsby
EE = Electrical Engineering?
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Originally posted by: compuwiz1
GenX by any chance?
Employers are going thru a change of culture with young people. Slacking is over. :Q
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Yes EE and yes I'm part of the younger generation workforce err ex-workforce....
 
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
If you resign == no unemployment.
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being fired doesn't guarantee you unemployment benefits either..

quitting in lieu of being fired will be judged in the same manner as being terminated.

what matters is that you be out of work through no fault of your own, and that you did everything in your power to preserve your employment.

being fired for being incompetent is usually eligible.. it's not your fault you were hired to do a job you lack the skills or talent to perform to the employer's satisfaction. being fired for being slack.. you could do the job, you just didn't.. is often ineligible.. but being told you were being slack on friday.. 2 weeks after being given a substantial raise.. and being fired/asked to resign on monday doesn't really allow much time to be aware that you're not meeting expectations and attempt to correct the situation so it may well be judged payable.

in this situation, quit vs. fired is just semantics.

anno
 
Originally posted by: anno
Originally posted by: yellowfiero
If you resign == no unemployment.
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being fired doesn't guarantee you unemployment benefits either..

quitting in lieu of being fired will be judged in the same manner as being terminated.

what matters is that you be out of work through no fault of your own, and that you did everything in your power to preserve your employment.

being fired for being incompetent is usually eligible.. it's not your fault you were hired to do a job you lack the skills or talent to perform to the employer's satisfaction. being fired for being slack.. you could do the job, you just didn't.. is often ineligible.. but being told you were being slack on friday.. 2 weeks after being given a substantial raise.. and being fired/asked to resign on monday doesn't really allow much time to be aware that you're not meeting expectations and attempt to correct the situation so it may well be judged payable.

in this situation, quit vs. fired is just semantics.

anno
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Ask them to "Lay you off" instead of Firing. It will at least guarantee you 6 months of unemployment.
 
Originally posted by: MisterServer
So I got fired from an EE position and I feel pretty low right now 🙁

Basically received a fairly substantial raise earlier this month and manager called me in at the end of the day to state that I wasn't showing enough initiative to justify the salary increase. They gave me an option to either officially state I was "terminated" or to just voluntarily resign and give a two weeks notice. I'm thinking of taking the latter to save face. Sigh I guess this is another one of life's lessons that will motivate me to work harder on the next job. Time to brush up the old resume, life goes on..
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Let them terminate you. By "volunteering" to resign, you lose unemployment benefits and any ability to sue them for wrongful firing.

Think about this. Shouldn't he have given you a review before your raise? Shouldn't your raise have reflected your performance? It sounds like this boss screwed up and you're paying for it.
 
Wow, what did you do to go from a raise to getting fired in a month? That seems pretty drastic
 
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: MisterServer
So I got fired from an EE position and I feel pretty low right now 🙁

Basically received a fairly substantial raise earlier this month and manager called me in at the end of the day to state that I wasn't showing enough initiative to justify the salary increase. They gave me an option to either officially state I was "terminated" or to just voluntarily resign and give a two weeks notice. I'm thinking of taking the latter to save face. Sigh I guess this is another one of life's lessons that will motivate me to work harder on the next job. Time to brush up the old resume, life goes on..
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Let them terminate you. By "volunteering" to resign, you lose unemployment benefits and any ability to sue them for wrongful firing.

Think about this. Shouldn't he have given you a review before your raise? Shouldn't your raise have reflected your performance? It sounds like this boss screwed up and you're paying for it.
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This is what I was getting at. A good boss will let you know about a performance issue WAY prior to kicking your ass to the curb.
 
Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
Originally posted by: SagaLore
Originally posted by: MisterServer
So I got fired from an EE position and I feel pretty low right now 🙁

Basically received a fairly substantial raise earlier this month and manager called me in at the end of the day to state that I wasn't showing enough initiative to justify the salary increase. They gave me an option to either officially state I was "terminated" or to just voluntarily resign and give a two weeks notice. I'm thinking of taking the latter to save face. Sigh I guess this is another one of life's lessons that will motivate me to work harder on the next job. Time to brush up the old resume, life goes on..
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Let them terminate you. By "volunteering" to resign, you lose unemployment benefits and any ability to sue them for wrongful firing.

Think about this. Shouldn't he have given you a review before your raise? Shouldn't your raise have reflected your performance? It sounds like this boss screwed up and you're paying for it.
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This is what I was getting at. A good boss will let you know about a performance issue WAY prior to kicking your ass to the curb.
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zactly.... reviews and opportunities to improve SHOULD be the norm....poor management
 
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