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Yeah, it sucks to be fired. But, if you were worth more to your company than you are being paid, then they wouldn't have fired you. This is tough to hear, but
by socrates1998 13y ago
Yeah, it sucks to be fired. But, if you were worth more to your company than you are being paid, then they wouldn't have fired you.
This is tough to hear, but it is the truth.
Some might say that the company was wrong, and that may be true, but if the company is wrong about who it fires and hires, it will no longer be a company.
Your company is extracting value from you, that is how they make money.
If you are not looking for a way out or up, then you are going to lose.
Managing your career is something people just don't think about enough.
They like to think, "If I am loyal and work hard, then I will always have a job."
That's bullshit. I have known lots of people who worked hard and were loyal, but still got axed because they didn't create enough value.
This article has a "it's not fair" quality to it.
Well, no shit it's not fair.
Because we spend so much time at work, we project loyalty and security onto our company. We are fooled into thinking they are loyal to us.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoNot the whole storey. E.g. I plant 4 tomato plants. When they are half-grown, I pull up 2. Not because they each aren't worth more than the cost to me; but because I have water, soil, light, room enough for only 2. So Its also naïve to think you're fired because you're not a profitable employee. Sometimes you get fired because it makes a large equation work out better.