Is getting sacked the end of the world?

johnryan10012

I am a very worried about getting sacked. If I got sacked, will I ever get another job? Also if I get sacked I will not be able to afford my rent and I will end up on the streets and then what?

suki1964

Being sacked is not the end of the world

If you are sacked , we have a very generous benefit system whisky you won't be eating clavier , and may run up some debt, you will still survive till you find new employment

Baby_Angel

Why do you think you are going to get sacked? If you are so sure can you not start looking for another job? There are loads of people in your position, not necessarily going to be sacked. However jobs are not always guaranteed to be permanently forever. Plan ahead for any eventuality, mentally and if you can financially, now itself.

Just this week our company has been taken over. Not sure I will stay in the job or any of my colleagues. We are all brushing up our CVS and networking already without even knowing our fate. We will have more information tomorrow. I need my job to pay my mortgage. The right attitude is important. Use your energy to plan your next step. I do hope that you will not be sacked. Good luck.

xapprenticex

imo while working you MUST save enough to look after yourself for at least a year with benefit assistance. 1.5 years even better. with that safety net, fear of job loss should almost disappear assuming you're somewhat employable.

p00hsticks

suki1964 wrote: »

Being sacked is not the end of the world

If you are sacked , we have a very generous benefit system whisky you won't be eating clavier , and may run up some debt, you will still survive till you find new employment

I'm not so sure about this. If you're sacked then - depending on the reason - you may find your JSA sanctioned, and if you're under 25 it's only £57.90 anyhow - hardly "very generous". If you rent you'd be entitled to housing benefit, but if you have a mortgage you'd have to be out of work for 13 weeks before you become entitled to any help paying the mortgage.

so if you are single with no children with a mortgage and little to no savings, I think you'd really struggle on benefits if you spend any time out of work.

scooby088

Depends what you get sacked for if gross misconduct it would be very hard to find another job without mentioning the reason why you left, and don't forget that as long as the reference is truthful there is nothing you can do about it.

Guest101

johnryan10012 wrote: »

I am a very worried about getting sacked. If I got sacked, will I ever get another job? Also if I get sacked I will not be able to afford my rent and I will end up on the streets and then what?

How old are you?


These questions suggest you probably shouldn't be living on your own? Do you get any support from any organisations?

ACG

When I was 17-19 I was sacked from 2 jobs - my first 2 jobs. They were pretty mundane jobs and I just had no interest in them.

I then some how walked in to a job with a bank and within 2 years had become a manager (albeit on a temporary basis but stll not too bad).

Getting sacked is not the end of the world, but if you can see it coming its probably not a bad idea to start looking for a new job.

DigForVictory

That's cascade thinking, & understandable, but there are all sorts of points where you can put a handbrake on circumstances.
Loosing your job is by no means inevitably a path to homelessness, but it makes far more sense to focus on avoiding the sack, looking for alternative work, accumulating savings to help you move onwards & above all by communicating with the right folk early.

Worried your work may fold next month? Talk to your mortgage lender this month, showing steady reliable payment history & just advising them you have concerns.

Sure your job will fold next month? Make sure all your bills are paid as far as possible, tell the mortgage folk, and the utilities, get an SOA up & get your outgoings down.

It isn't comfortable, but it isn't the end of the world. In fact, once you adapt a bit, it may open new unsuspected doors.

As far as possible, plan. Then communicate!
Best of luck.

RedfordML

"then what"?


You will have learnt a lesson of how not to act in the workplace?


You will likely be living with family & friends.


You will be signing on...


good luck!

Mrs_Ryan

I've been sacked three times now- I was sacked from my last job although I've been told if asked for a reference they will state medical retirement from that job as I was no longer able to do the job due to disability.
I was sacked from another job for misconduct and started another 24 hours later.
Third job I was sacked from was re-recorded as resigned as the nasty piece of power mad work who sacked me was himself sacked for gross misconduct for sacking people without authority. Karma
It is possible to find another job after you've been sacked....