Comments on: Consider telling the truth when you are fired http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:53:37 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mike http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-137156 Mike Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:09:36 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-137156 Well, let me just say I've been in a position to hire people for years and would be extremely turned off by someone who told me they just got fired. I understand Gen Y "works different" but perhaps use some judgment when talking to Gen X or a boomer. Congdon and Jones aren't exactly everyman. Well, let me just say I've been in a position to hire people for years and would be extremely turned off by someone who told me they just got fired. I understand Gen Y "works different" but perhaps use some judgment when talking to Gen X or a boomer. Congdon and Jones aren't exactly everyman.

]]> By: Erik http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-805 Erik Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:54:54 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-805 The link about how absurd it is to use the excuse that you're taking time with your family is hilarious - great find! The link about how absurd it is to use the excuse that you're taking time with your family is hilarious – great find!

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Penelope Trunk Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:50:54 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-804 Yeah, that's a good point. You cannot be whiny. Just matter-of-fact. Inside the <a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2072" rel="nofollow">Jack Shafer article</a> that I refer to there's a relevant quote: "Richard Heseltine, the chairman of the Overseas Investment Trust, resigned earlier this month in opposition to the business plan forced on him by his superiors. Heseltine declined to enumerate his disagreements with his bosses but said: 'Put it this way, it's nothing to do with ill health, it's not to pursue other interests, it's not to spend more time with my family.'" Yeah, that's a good point. You cannot be whiny. Just matter-of-fact.

Inside the Jack Shafer article that I refer to there's a relevant quote:

"Richard Heseltine, the chairman of the Overseas Investment Trust, resigned earlier this month in opposition to the business plan forced on him by his superiors. Heseltine declined to enumerate his disagreements with his bosses but said: 'Put it this way, it's nothing to do with ill health, it's not to pursue other interests, it's not to spend more time with my family.'"

]]> By: Wendy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-803 Wendy Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:38:57 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-803 In saying "I was fired" shouldn't you also provide some story as to why? Presumably being "authentic" might lead to burning bridges in an industry, which could be detrimental to one's career. Saying nothing could invite as many stories and rumors as the age old "time with family" excuse. In saying "I was fired" shouldn't you also provide some story as to why?

Presumably being "authentic" might lead to burning bridges in an industry, which could be detrimental to one's career.

Saying nothing could invite as many stories and rumors as the age old "time with family" excuse.

]]> By: melanie gao http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-802 melanie gao Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:14:17 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-802 I subscribed to the RSS feed and will let you know if I get updates every time you correct a typo. I subscribed to the RSS feed and will let you know if I get updates every time you correct a typo.

]]> By: Penelope Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-801 Penelope Trunk Tue, 11 Jul 2006 00:37:25 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-801 Thanks for pointing that out, Mike. There wasn't any more. Just a flailing AND, now deleted. How to handle typos on a blog is a question in my mind. Having had a real, live editor for most of my writing life, I have not developed a great eye for a typo, and I am surprised (horrified) what spellchecker misses. I have taken to making changes to a post after I've posted. I'm not sure if this is okay to do. I'm not sure if everyone who has subscribed to the RSS feed received ten versions of my Amanda Congdon post because that's how many times it took me to get her name right each time it appears. I hope no one is noticing. But, taking my own advice, I offer this humble moment of proofreading transparency. Thanks for pointing that out, Mike. There wasn't any more. Just a flailing AND, now deleted.

How to handle typos on a blog is a question in my mind.

Having had a real, live editor for most of my writing life, I have not developed a great eye for a typo, and I am surprised (horrified) what spellchecker misses.

I have taken to making changes to a post after I've posted. I'm not sure if this is okay to do. I'm not sure if everyone who has subscribed to the RSS feed received ten versions of my Amanda Congdon post because that's how many times it took me to get her name right each time it appears.

I hope no one is noticing. But, taking my own advice, I offer this humble moment of proofreading transparency.

]]> By: Mike Duffy http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Mike Duffy Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:02:04 +0000 http://lolindrath.dyndns.org/lolindrath/wordpress/2006/07/10/consider-telling-the-truth-when-you-are-fired/#comment-800 The last sentence of the 8th paragraph is incomplete ("And" what?). Inquiring minds want to know. The last sentence of the 8th paragraph is incomplete ("And" what?).

Inquiring minds want to know.

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