Losing a job is easier than finding one. We all need a job because we need money to survive and to live comfortable. There are situations you can't avoid to lose your job, for example a reorganisation or financial problems in the company. Losing your job can cause a financial disaster if you don't find immediately a new job. Some situations may decide to lose your job because you want get out of your boring job.

Here are a few suggestions which will cause to lose your job:

1. Not productive

There are several ways to be not productive. Your boss expects results and if you are unproductive you will lose confidence and also your job. There are several ways to show such behaviour:

* You are often sick or you search always excuses to stay home.
* You are sleeping at your office.
* You play games at your work.
* You send private emails during work time.
* You often make private phone calls
* You are always too late at your office
* Flirting or having sexual intercourse with your colleagues during work time

2. Behavior

Your boss expects a courteous behavior and an attitude of respect to him and your colleagues. You can lose his respect and there are several ways which may lead to lose your job:

* Speaking dirty words to your boss and offend him
* Tell confidential information to your colleagues and other people
* Stealing money
* Don't warn your boss if you are ill
* Don't listen to your boss
* Don't clean your desk and be messy
* Don't respect lunch time hours, eat always one hour later or earlier
* Refuse working overtime; sometimes your boss expects that you will work longer than your normal work hours to get a certain job finished.

3. Actions which can damage the company

* Delete important files on the server of your company
* Actions which are responsible for losing important contracts
* Make decisions which can cost the company much money
* If a certain job needs to be done before a certain date; finish this a few days.
* Forget to send important documents to the responsible authorities
* Input of wrong data into your computer with the consequence that your client receives wrong goods or that the invoice is incorrect.

There are plenty of reasons which may result in losing your job. I don't recommend one of these because you often need references if you apply for a new job. These actions cause you will get bad references from your current boss and can be one of the main reasons why you can't get a new job. It is better to write a resignation letter and you can leave your job within a few weeks or months.

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