Comments on: A Career Development Trifecta – Part I – Terminations

By: Sharlyn Lauby

Sharlyn Lauby — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 13:20:00 +0000

@Barbara – I really doubt the average worker would consider being fired a badge of honor but, you do raise an interesting point. I have a tendency to think of the situations you described as more of a planned exit strategy. I’ve entered several jobs knowing that I needed to turn the HR department around and leave once that was done. It does lead toward the same outcome – working your way out of a job isn’t always a bad thing. In fact, it could be the best thing that happens to you.

By: Barbara Saunders

Barbara Saunders — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:57:54 +0000

I recently had a conversation with a colleague, a successful entrepreneur and consultant, who said, “I don’t consider a job a success until I get fired.” That takes the point to an extreme, but consider: termination is not always a negative experience. You might well be firing the disengaged employee who can’t afford to quit without an unemployment check, the frustrated entrepreneur or career changer who needs a kick in the pants, the person who hates the job so much that depression is the only thing keeping him there. We’ve all heard of people who ask to be laid off so they can move on. If that’s not an option, a firing will do!

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:55:29 +0000

While I would agree with the comment about people essentially firing themselves, I also feel that sometimes good people just make a bad decision and that’s unfortunate. So, yes, while I agree that people should accept the consequences of their actions, it will always bother me to be involved in the decision to terminate someone–because it doesn’t just effect that person; it often effects their family as well and they played no part in that employee’s actions.

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