Is Your Job Doomed?
By Patrick Erwin
"You're fired!"
This isn't just Donald Trump's infamous catchphrase on "The Apprentice." Those are the two most feared words in our professional lexicon.
There are, of course, obvious times where people are fired for bad behavior or negligence. But what about those times when it's something far more subtle that casts a cloud of doom over your job? Factors such as complacency, a lack of communication and internal conflicts can put your role at your company on the extinction list.
Not to mention the external factors that you can't control, such as the state of the economy, the industry and your company. When one or all of these is shaky, you can find yourself unemployed despite hard work and a good reputation.
Whether the result of your own doing or someone else's, getting laid off isn't on anyone's to-do list.
Career path detoursMedia and marketing professional Teddy Gorey learned the hard way that advice and feedback aren't always welcomed.
When Los Angeles-based Gorey was working for a restaurant owner, he was fired from his job after he pointed out that the venue's chef liked his liquor a bit too much. "There were hangovers, food fights and an attitude that disrupted business." Unbeknownst to Gorey, the chef was a close friend of the owner.
Executives and managers can be just as vulnerable as other employees.
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