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best way to explain getting fired in job interviews?

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Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
"A Reduction in Force was performed"
Jade chest-beating dingle berry
  06/01/25
In real life higher-ups get fired constantly if the org goes...
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
I was fired from a completely unknown Startup
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
startup failed and laid off everybody
Apoplectic institution mental disorder
  06/01/25
That shit is so easy to spin imo.... getting fired from A...
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
Compared to that it isn’t a big deal. With somewhere l...
Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/01/25
idk it seems like if I look at Linkedin that being at a Tech...
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
I think it depends on how long you were there. If you were a...
Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/01/25
Sure but Top Firms probably give more merciful offramps irl....
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
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razzmatazz goal in life den
  06/01/25
how about "restructuring" i signed an NDA
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
they did "restructuring", which means they did lay...
Apoplectic institution mental disorder
  06/01/25
how about "my team was let go" my boss quit the...
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
that works even better "the whole team was abolished&q...
Apoplectic institution mental disorder
  06/01/25
"my position, and my boss' position were eliminated&quo...
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
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Fear-inspiring Mischievous Forum Roommate
  06/02/25
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Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/02/25
If senior: Realized your vision didn't align with the other ...
Fear-inspiring Mischievous Forum Roommate
  06/02/25
ok
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/02/25
Lmao
cordovan useless native haunted graveyard
  06/01/25
Keep an active LLC in your name at all times
Charismatic candlestick maker church building
  06/01/25
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cordovan useless native haunted graveyard
  06/01/25
Hedgerow Capital
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
"I had sex with the ceo's wife"
startled underhanded rigor
  06/01/25
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Adventurous fishy filthpig tattoo
  06/01/25
They likely won’t even ask.
Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/01/25
Cr just be yourself and give them a firm handshake
cordovan useless native haunted graveyard
  06/01/25
I've had 6 interviews and they asked about it in 5 of the 6
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
Did they just ask why you left? Just make something up
Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/01/25
Usually "why did you leave X" but sometimes "...
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
"I'm gay"
startled underhanded rigor
  06/01/25
to me "wasn't a good fit" is euphemism for "f...
Apoplectic institution mental disorder
  06/01/25
No it's a euphemism for phenotype imho. Literal fit. Like ph...
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
cr
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/01/25
just make up some reason that was outside of your control li...
brass hyperactive marketing idea
  06/01/25
This guy Product Manages
Jet mind-boggling set
  06/01/25
...
Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap
  06/01/25
I can't, my Gantt Chart
cordovan useless native haunted graveyard
  06/01/25
It’s cute how honest people live their lives. If you a...
Rambunctious Sanctuary
  06/01/25
Right? Especially with cutthroat tech companies. You’r...
amethyst deranged lay
  06/02/25
How much can I lie about tech knowledge?
Beady-eyed Space Halford
  06/02/25
Our core synergies weren't aligned
razzle-dazzle autistic theater
  06/02/25
why would you admit to getting fired? just say you left. bet...
drunken elastic band
  06/02/25


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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:21 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978866)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:26 PM
Author: Jade chest-beating dingle berry

"A Reduction in Force was performed"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978875)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

In real life higher-ups get fired constantly if the org goes scorched earth (or last for years with low effort in other times). Layoffs happen to rank-and-file too. I mean, just call it a layoff and no one's the wiser unless they're savvy af and it's a public company where they'd know if there were layoffs.

In general it works against you in terms of negotiation and if your phenotype sucks and interest rates aren't low enough you might have to try a Worse Job or Lower Income that makes you an appealing prospect despite the Mystery surrounding your departure from your previous Firm. If your phenotype is sufficient I think you can convince them to look past it. Or if you're in Engineering just do White board shit to convince them you're a Nerd.

Source: MBA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978877)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:28 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

I was fired from a completely unknown Startup

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978884)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:31 PM
Author: Apoplectic institution mental disorder

startup failed and laid off everybody

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978892)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

That shit is so easy to spin imo....

getting fired from Amazon or something when there aren't mass layoffs seems way worse

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978893)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap

Compared to that it isn’t a big deal. With somewhere like Amazon, everyone is tapped into ur industry. With a random startup it’s already assumed to be a shitshow.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978906)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:41 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

idk it seems like if I look at Linkedin that being at a Tech Company is like being Anointed and even if the person sucks they get in everywhere they apply. I think HR Women scoff if everything on your resume is one of the 98% of companies that none of them have heard of.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978914)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:43 PM
Author: Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap

I think it depends on how long you were there. If you were at Amazon or Meta over 2 years then you are stamped at that level. If you get laid off or fired within the first year it’s potentially a flag and they’ll ask about it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978919)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

Sure but Top Firms probably give more merciful offramps irl. like biglaw. whereas evan39 fires on the first No Call No Show.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978925)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:26 PM
Author: razzmatazz goal in life den



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979004)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

how about "restructuring" i signed an NDA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978896)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: Apoplectic institution mental disorder

they did "restructuring", which means they did layoffs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978956)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

how about "my team was let go"

my boss quit then i got canned

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978959)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:03 PM
Author: Apoplectic institution mental disorder

that works

even better "the whole team was abolished", means it wasn't your fault

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978963)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:07 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

"my position, and my boss' position were eliminated"?

could never actually say "abolished" irl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978974)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Fear-inspiring Mischievous Forum Roommate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980416)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:09 AM
Author: Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980547)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Fear-inspiring Mischievous Forum Roommate

If senior: Realized your vision didn't align with the other key players in a very young organization (something about mission drift, blah blah blah) and decided to leave; amicable split all-round.

If junior: Entire project or team or department was eliminated due to shifting priorities from a young organization that is trying to figure itself out lmao.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980412)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:22 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

ok

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980807)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: cordovan useless native haunted graveyard

Lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978880)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: Charismatic candlestick maker church building

Keep an active LLC in your name at all times

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978889)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: cordovan useless native haunted graveyard



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978894)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

Hedgerow Capital

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978895)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:34 PM
Author: startled underhanded rigor

"I had sex with the ceo's wife"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978899)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: Adventurous fishy filthpig tattoo



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979065)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap

They likely won’t even ask.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978903)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: cordovan useless native haunted graveyard

Cr just be yourself and give them a firm handshake

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978904)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

I've had 6 interviews and they asked about it in 5 of the 6

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978905)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:39 PM
Author: Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap

Did they just ask why you left? Just make something up

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978910)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:41 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

Usually "why did you leave X" but sometimes "what happened at x"?

I've been saying, "it was a small startup, the role changed significantly and then was phased out."

Been considering just saying "wasn't a good long term fit."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978913)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:43 PM
Author: startled underhanded rigor

"I'm gay"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978920)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Apoplectic institution mental disorder

to me "wasn't a good fit" is euphemism for "fired"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978960)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

No it's a euphemism for phenotype imho. Literal fit. Like physical fit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978965)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:07 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978975)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:23 PM
Author: brass hyperactive marketing idea

just make up some reason that was outside of your control like your project being canceled, layoffs after two bad quarters, etc.

don't tell them you were fired. they can't verify that, anyway, because nearly all employers will not give out that info. most of them will only confirm dates of employment and job titles. anything negative they say exposes the former employer to legal risk that an 85 IQ HR ninja will tell you is too risky.

source: going through management training at two jobs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48978996)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:30 PM
Author: Jet mind-boggling set

This guy Product Manages

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979009)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: Cream Metal Trailer Park Mad-dog Skullcap



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979039)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: cordovan useless native haunted graveyard

I can't, my Gantt Chart

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979051)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 6:03 PM
Author: Rambunctious Sanctuary

It’s cute how honest people live their lives. If you actually have the skill set, you can easily create a largely fake resume and no one will even notice. Once you’re hired people won’t even remember your back story after about 6 months.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48979292)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: amethyst deranged lay

Right? Especially with cutthroat tech companies. You’re supposed to be dishonest and sleazy with them, that’s their language.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980582)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:24 PM
Author: Beady-eyed Space Halford

How much can I lie about tech knowledge?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980814)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: razzle-dazzle autistic theater

Our core synergies weren't aligned

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980418)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:26 PM
Author: drunken elastic band

why would you admit to getting fired? just say you left. better yet just leave it off your resume and put in some made up freelance/contract work to fill the gap.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5732185&forum_id=2#48980825)