Fired: Turning the negative into a positive 21 Articles

by Michael Jeffords

One day I hope that enough people will realize that nothing positive comes without a negative side to it. It's universal law, and no matter what we have to deal with, as long as we understand there is always an opposite si...read more

by Linda Ann Nickerson

Six months into my job, My boss was really a knob. First he hired me, Then he fired me, Then, by golly, I split! As a young 20-something, fresh out of graduate school, I was downsized from my first real corporate j...read more

by Spicer

Loosing your job, for any reason, can feel like the end of everything. It's personal, no two ways about it, and leads to some very negative feelings. However, as the saying goes, there are two sides to every coin. Yes it i...read more

by Justice Liberty

After an individual gets fired or terminated from their place of employment, their first reaction is usually one of anger, but an individual should take into consideration all of the positive things that could come from th...read more

by Anne Doyle

2005 - I was named Employee of the Year. 2006 - I was fired and looking for work. Sometimes life really can throw you a curve ball. When you are fired, so many negative emotions are shouting inside your mind. We ar...read more

by Randa Morris

Whenever one door closes, another one opens. Keep this well known saying close to you, after you've been fired from a job. Being fired is not the end of the world, in fact it may be just the beginning. Chances are, if y...read more

by Juan Leer

Getting fired from your job can be an extremely stressful thing to have to go through, and if you only look at the negatives, it can be a very depressing thing. So, while it's only natural to see the negatives, you have to...read more

by E.D. Cameron

What could be a worse kick in the pants than being fired? You are out of work, soon to be broke, and probably having some self-esteem issues. However, with a little positive thinking you can turn that fire into a new spa...read more

by Bruno Somerset

Getting fired is always a traumatic experience. As with any major life-changing experience you will go through many different emotions, from disbelief to anger to depression, But there are positives you can take out of wha...read more

by MysLykeMeeh

Resigning could be better than being fired. When you get fired, it seems that your confidence and trust to yourself are gone. You lost your own will of knowing and best thing of getting. Oftentimes, it gives you stress and...read more

by Richard Serra

One day I hope that enough people will realize that nothing positive comes without a negative side to it. It's universal law, and no matter what we have to deal with, as long as we understand there is always an opposite si...read more

by Krystle Hernandez

Being fired is never an easy experience to handle. Although this can occur for many reasons, individuals will often blame themselves for failing to live up to corporate or employer standards. Fortunately, however, being f...read more

by Royce Radcliffe

Being fired does not have to be a bad thing. In fact if viewed from a certain point of view it could be just the push you need to take your life to the next level. There are many reasons why this is true and many methods y...read more

by Pauline Flood

I was asked to terminate my employment eighteen months after a position in management with a manufacturing company. I felt devastated and tried to console myself thinking that 'it is only fair to be last in first out' Th...read more

by Johnette Loefgren

When an individual is fired for any reason it is difficult to turn that into a positive experience but it can be done.I was fired from my job as an air brush artist because I was too slow.The teenagers would stand and wa...read more

by Cretia Ussery

If you get fired from your job, it can seem like the most devastating thing in the world to you. You not only have lost your means of support but someone has virtually told you that your were a lousy employee and that can ...read more

by Jim Smoot

It's been said that the only failures are those who don't get back up when they've been knocked down. Every setback in life can be an opportunity to learn valuable lessons that will lift us to higher levels in the future....read more

by Laura Leigh Fields

Getting fired from your job doesn't always have to be a bad thing. Okay, so it is a bum deal, but you can learn from your mistakes. It isn't the end of the world, but you don't have to treat it that way. Turn your frown up...read more

by Will Kester

I lost my job in the oil industry during the recession of the eighties, as oil prices dropped from $42 a barrel to $12 a barrel in two years. It took a while to find my way, since I was doing what I knew how to do well, a...read more

by Cathy Pruitt

It may sound cliche', but everything happens for a reason. Being fired from my last job, though traumatic, was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Various situations and conversations led up to the big day whe...read more