Comments on: Ask The Work Buzz! How to Answer “Have You Ever Been Fired?”

By: tonysam

tonysam — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:27:24 +0000

I also received unemployment despite the fact the union lied about my eligibility. My former principal ended up “reassigned” to another school, so that is pretty much proof she was in the wrong even if I didn’t get my job back thanks to the rigging of my termination hearing (I was a teacher). SHE is the one who should have been fired, not me.

By: tonysam

tonysam — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:25:46 +0000

Always put “job ended” on the application. It is not a lie.

By: tonysam

tonysam — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:24:54 +0000

How would they find out unless it is a school district, which does investigate? They don’t.

By: tonysam

tonysam — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:23:05 +0000

The assumption is that a person who is “fired” is always in the wrong. It wasn’t true in my case, and I will bet many, many others. I was a victim of outright discrimination, yet I could get nowhere in the courts.

My principal screwed up, and my old school district tried to cover up for its wrongdoing. I don’t owe any employer any explanation. If they don’t want me, they can shove it.

By: jade45

jade45 — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:58:47 +0000

I was fired from my job. What is the best thing to say when they ask you why?

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By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:40:36 +0000

sorry adding more, but I am confused because I have always just checked no on other applications and nothing has came back on me about it.

By: Corey

Corey — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 05:39:22 +0000

I was discharged for some BS almost 5 years ago at a position in this company. I’ve held several positions in other companies that never came back to me when I jut checked “no haven’t been discharged.”

I’ve had pretty good working relations with companies since and even that specific company I have many managers I listed on my reference because I was a good worker.

I actually was already hired, but now I have to give them the formal application and it is asking if I have ever been discharged and I don’t know what to put. check yes and just put “will explain during interview.” ?

Problem is in the interview with the assistant coordinator it became a little informal and by the time I got back to the position he asked what happened I told him it was time to move on and I wanted other things, which was true. When I then did a follow up interview with the senior manager he never asked me what happened. And after speaking with him he hired me.

I kind of quit, but I think I was technically discharged. Any suggestions? I think it is just smarter to check yes on this and write in the explanation field will “explain during interview.”

mainly I understand lying on it is just their way to cover themselves if they need to fire you

By: waylon

waylon — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 08:19:56 +0000

When interviewing a reasonable persons,you must also consider what the person who fired them was like,there is good and bad supervisors and some have no commonsense or intelligence to handle situations.

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