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How do you get over being fired? What will happen when I look for another job?

I was fired yesterday, pretty much out of the blue. I’d been working there six weeks and was still in my probation period, during which you can be let go without warning. They said I wasn’t a good fit and that I wasn’t meeting their benchmarks and needed too much coaching. My supervisor never indicated this to me while I was working. I have never been fired before and I’m reeling with shock still. Am I required to put this job on my resume or list it when I apply for jobs? Will this prevent other people from hiring me? I just don’t know what to do. I still feel like I don’t understand what happened, there was no warning at all, not even a suggestion that I should do something to improve. Any advice you have would be welcomed. Thank you.


I was fired yesterday, pretty much out of the blue. I’d been working there six weeks and was still in my probation period, during which you can be let go without warning. They said I wasn’t a good fit and that I wasn’t meeting their benchmarks and needed too much coaching. My supervisor never indicated this to me while I was working.

I have never been fired before and I’m reeling with shock still.

Am I required to put this job on my resume or list it when I apply for jobs? Will this prevent other people from hiring me?

I just don’t know what to do. I still feel like I don’t understand what happened, there was no warning at all, not even a suggestion that I should do something to improve.

Any advice you have would be welcomed. Thank you.

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