Comments on: Do You Shake Hands When You’ve Just Been Fired?

By: Iron Maiden DVDs

Iron Maiden DVDs — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:24:54 +0000

Maybe they seem hesitant because you are going overboard with it… pleeing for your job isn’t going to get you anywhere, you just need to start doing a better job so you don’t end up in the hot seat. Don’t pleed for your job. They aren’t going to give it back, if you are in the office they have already made up their mind. Why do you feel you need to be so polite? Are you planning to use them as references? Probably not. Maybe a simply thank you would be fine, or maybe you could thank them and shake their hands but not try and pleed with them and ramble around apologizing about stuff.
Overall, I’d say what you really need to be worrying about is how you can change your work performance in order to keep your job, not how to learn to make a perfect graceful exit. Its almost as if you are planning to have another!
Good luck- Susan.

By: Free Wordpress Plugins

Free Wordpress Plugins — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:58:48 +0000

i hope this is not a joke; please dont look to the future about getting terminated again and what to do. how about trying to figure out away what you must do for yourself not to get get terminated.

By: BRE

BRE — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:10:48 +0000

I would only thank them if i wanted to be fined….you act as if they were giving you a job instead of letting you go…

By: Ken C

Ken C — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:50:27 +0000

Yes. Right after you sneeze in your hand and wipe your nose. They will remember you….

By: Juney L

Juney L — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:07 +0000

No you give the sob a beat down!!!

By: T Davis

T Davis — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:00:26 +0000

Personally, as someone that has been on both sides of the fence, my hat goes off to you for your actions and words when you have been terminated.
Even when being terminated, you do not want to burn bridges, or leave on a sour note. You will definately be thought of when your replacement doesn’t work out, and someone may look back and wonder if they overreacted or acted in haste in terminating you.
By you leaving on such a pleasant and cordial note, you would more than likely be considered to be given another chance. So if you keep getting fired, keep doing what you do when terminated.

By: wltan702

wltan702 — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:18:16 +0000

you are very polite but some people just deserve it

By: Brian G

Brian G — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 10:29:39 +0000

I recently had an employee that I had just fired for very poor performance extend his hand, and I too was hesitant to shake it. I’m not really sure why after I thought about it, I guess it just caught me off guard. You don’t expect someone you’ve just fired to be courteous to you right away.

By: WP Robot

WP Robot — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:16:56 +0000

You have handled this uncomfortable situation in a very professional, graceful way. Kudos to you.
The act of firing or laying someone off is miserable, too, and people who do it are usually far more miserable about it than appears.

By: Imposter

Imposter — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:46:30 +0000

Why not ask how to stop getting fired? What are you doing wrong?
I think it’s probably a good thing that you shake their hands, but I’d really be concerned with that record.