Always ranked in the top 5 of employees but wanted more out of life as I was in a dead end position. Typical “We are a family” type toxic job, with the exception of my immediate supervisor and a handful of decent people. Pursued my degree in Counseling and achieved my Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling this Wednesday. Posted pictures with my class and family that evening. Today I was let go for “Loss of Confidence” which no one could explain to me what that meant. My immediate supervisor had no idea they were terminating me and is more upset than I am, so much so I had to restrain him from causing physical harm to the GM. I'm applying for my PLPC license next week and I know I'll be ok, but wanted to share the ridiculous ness of what transpired. Never heard of “Loss of Confidence.” When I asked what I did wrong, they responded, “You should know.” Um, no I don't because I'm one of your top employees. Literally 10 minutes of them repeating “Loss of Confidence” like robots. Never worked for a place that truly didn't want to see it's employees do better.
Update: I appreciate you guys and your support. The job was a dead end sales job. I had been there for 10 years. About 4 years ago, I was sitting in my car after running my sales route and saw an email saying they were taking away yet another benefit. It was there, in a grocery store parking lot, that I had a moment of clarity. I realized this was a dead end job and I needed to do more for my family. I always wanted to be a therapist and after I got my undergrad, I got de-railed having my son and needed to provide right away. Anyway, that night (4 years ago) I applied to go back to school and the following Spring I was accepted into the Master's program. As of Wednesday, I am walking with a 4.0 GPA and last night, I was invited into the PhD program for fall 2024! Again, thank you all for the support! I truly hope that this inspires not only my ex coworkers, but anyone reading this that it's NEVER too late to do more, to do better.