So I just got fired

[breaknwrite]

Retail store managers are notorious for being bitches. I am a supervisor at a retail store and have met a lot of managers. I think i have met one in my whole district that isn't a crazy monster power whore. My buddy works at a different store and i know he is a good worker. Just got fired because the manager their and him had a "Personal" confrontation. He got set up and everything. The manager told everyone that he was trying to find a new job and put in his two weeks notice before he fired him. He was a really good worker and everyone loved him so he had to lie so they didn't get pissed. (now there is only 1 supervisor there running photo poor guy).
So while YES the problem could be you, maybe who knows, but i will also agree retail managers are breeded to make employees lives harder. The key is to make sure they know they need you. But you gotta get through the trial period first. I fuck up ALL the time my job will never be in danger because for now i am needed. But not even my luck will last forever so i am starting to shape up lol.

[teamgtnfx01]

haha at least i feel like i got it all out, any questions my number is....

[kronus]

You got fead up trying to comprehend the text?

I was intimidated by the wall-ness of it and didn't even try.

[e34john]

Ok. Step back. Take a breath. Sentences and capitalization are your friend.

You got fead up trying to comprehend the text?

[kronus]

retail sucks to start. i am now 18 years old and summer 2007 i started working in a shop and i absolutly hated the boss. it was a small shop and i never really took the job serious because i felt like it was not worth all the shit i took from my boss even though he paid me without question. 2 months later i got fead up an asked to leave all the time, one day he asked me why i would ask to leave everyday and i simply said i hated him and cant stand working here. he told me theres the door feel free, i left with a huge smile on my face. i got a job at a loval CVS and i worked with all my friends it was great until the manager started walking over me and i didn't like it. about 6 months later i got fead up with that and started looking for another job. i found one is valet parking at catering halls and stuck with that (april 08 to current) and then in june 2008 i got word from a friend that my old boss was looking for me and wanted to know if i wanted to work again. i went in on a fresh slate and started working, i still to this day go to work and barely even talk to my boss, he is so hard to get along with. he tells a close friends of mine that i am more mature and dont mess around as much as the previous summer to i feel like i have a steady job. even though it is still not much money, i look at it this way im still in school and i have another job of valet so i manage to servive my monthly phone bill and my gas cost and my car hobby and of course my tool addiction. well thats my job story from the past year. now its time to go to bed so i can get to work at the shop at 8

Ok. Step back. Take a breath. Sentences and capitalization are your friend.

[teamgtnfx01]

retail sucks to start. i am now 18 years old and summer 2007 i started working in a shop and i absolutly hated the boss. it was a small shop and i never really took the job serious because i felt like it was not worth all the shit i took from my boss even though he paid me without question. 2 months later i got fead up an asked to leave all the time, one day he asked me why i would ask to leave everyday and i simply said i hated him and cant stand working here. he told me theres the door feel free, i left with a huge smile on my face. i got a job at a loval CVS and i worked with all my friends it was great until the manager started walking over me and i didn't like it. about 6 months later i got fead up with that and started looking for another job. i found one is valet parking at catering halls and stuck with that (april 08 to current) and then in june 2008 i got word from a friend that my old boss was looking for me and wanted to know if i wanted to work again. i went in on a fresh slate and started working, i still to this day go to work and barely even talk to my boss, he is so hard to get along with. he tells a close friends of mine that i am more mature and dont mess around as much as the previous summer to i feel like i have a steady job. even though it is still not much money, i look at it this way im still in school and i have another job of valet so i manage to servive my monthly phone bill and my gas cost and my car hobby and of course my tool addiction. well thats my job story from the past year. now its time to go to bed so i can get to work at the shop at 8

[xLibelle]

i got a job just to piss off a manager once. obviously the job didnt last long, but my REAL job was accomplished

[NOMAD]

Sorry to hear it. If you were the issue or if they were the issue it doesn't change your circumstances now. From this point forward you'll be on guard not to make those mistakes again, and we all know the economy is tanking, and that's not just talk, it's reality.
I'd guess that indeed Target is thinning the herd, even for the holiday season.
I don't have any suggestions on jobs, mine is rather involved to get into. I teach High School Science.
My suggestion is to pound the pavement and apply absolutely everywhere. Retail isn't easy but if it pays the bills then GREAT! You'll need to wear your best clothes, put on your best "amazing worker" persona every single dang day and get it done. If you beat out the others with your work ethic you'll eventually see successes.

You seem personable and articulate from our brief meeting for me to say that if you showed me drive, sincerity, work ethic and suitable skill that there's no reason I wouldn't hire you for any of those beginner positions.

Keep your chin up, put your game face on and don't have too much pride to stay with your family if you need to, till you can change your situation.

Good luck, I've been there.

[z31maniac]

Start fucking old women for money, then get your ass back in school and get an education.

Not necessarily a university, a trade or technical school would be a great idea as well. You need to have some skills if you are ever going to get well paying jobs.

[einstein57]

The less you get paid the harder you must work, go find a job that pays more :D I'm not kidding...I learned this many years ago.

Very true. Also the more you get paid the fatter you get. Back when i was working i weighed almost 260lbs. Now that i'm unemployed i weigh 185. And its not cause i can't afford to eat cause i get free groceries.

[napabavarian]

The less you get paid the harder you must work, go find a job that pays more :D I'm not kidding...I learned this many years ago.

[olskool]

Try seasonal work at UPS or Fedex loading trucks. Labor intensive, but good hourly pay to hold you over, if you are in good shape. It's ass busting work.

[Das Boots]

I'd never hear the end of it if I joined any branch other than the Marines. :P

I had two major abdominal surgeries last year, and my uncle, a recruiter, said that MEPS would DQ me instantly with my medical history

I do not know about you, but who cares what others say on which service you enter. It's your career and your life, not theirs. If your 'uncle' would DQ you on Marines, there are others who are probly better suited for you. Marines are tough.....all the other services could say is "No". No harm done. But you have not even tried. In fact, with you not even trying, you are already considered a failure.....is this what you want in your life?:(

[EN318isPDX]

Retail is the suck, i would avoid retail at all costs. Start browsing craigslist for a job thats how ive got my past 3 jobs.

[accident]

I wasnt hired for seasonal, my group was one of the last groups to be hired before they started doing their seasonal hiring. I don't really want to do retail, to be honest.