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best way to explain getting fired in job interviews?

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Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
"A Reduction in Force was performed"
blue swashbuckling incel
  06/01/25
In real life higher-ups get fired constantly if the org goes...
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
I was fired from a completely unknown Startup
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
startup failed and laid off everybody
razzle-dazzle brunch
  06/01/25
That shit is so easy to spin imo.... getting fired from A...
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
Compared to that it isn’t a big deal. With somewhere l...
bull headed tattoo double fault
  06/01/25
idk it seems like if I look at Linkedin that being at a Tech...
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
I think it depends on how long you were there. If you were a...
bull headed tattoo double fault
  06/01/25
Sure but Top Firms probably give more merciful offramps irl....
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
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gold tanning salon
  06/01/25
how about "restructuring" i signed an NDA
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
they did "restructuring", which means they did lay...
razzle-dazzle brunch
  06/01/25
how about "my team was let go" my boss quit the...
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
that works even better "the whole team was abolished&q...
razzle-dazzle brunch
  06/01/25
"my position, and my boss' position were eliminated&quo...
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
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mentally impaired church
  06/02/25
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bull headed tattoo double fault
  06/02/25
If senior: Realized your vision didn't align with the other ...
mentally impaired church
  06/02/25
ok
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/02/25
Lmao
Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse
  06/01/25
Keep an active LLC in your name at all times
Arousing vengeful church building
  06/01/25
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Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse
  06/01/25
Hedgerow Capital
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
"I had sex with the ceo's wife"
Lime drunken associate
  06/01/25
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Useless Lake Hell
  06/01/25
They likely won’t even ask.
bull headed tattoo double fault
  06/01/25
Cr just be yourself and give them a firm handshake
Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse
  06/01/25
I've had 6 interviews and they asked about it in 5 of the 6
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
Did they just ask why you left? Just make something up
bull headed tattoo double fault
  06/01/25
Usually "why did you leave X" but sometimes "...
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
"I'm gay"
Lime drunken associate
  06/01/25
to me "wasn't a good fit" is euphemism for "f...
razzle-dazzle brunch
  06/01/25
No it's a euphemism for phenotype imho. Literal fit. Like ph...
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
cr
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/01/25
just make up some reason that was outside of your control li...
dull kitchen
  06/01/25
This guy Product Manages
Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location
  06/01/25
...
bull headed tattoo double fault
  06/01/25
I can't, my Gantt Chart
Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse
  06/01/25
It’s cute how honest people live their lives. If you a...
Geriatric Casino
  06/01/25
Right? Especially with cutthroat tech companies. You’r...
red adventurous half-breed nursing home
  06/02/25
How much can I lie about tech knowledge?
Impressive comical faggot firefighter
  06/02/25
Our core synergies weren't aligned
very tactful curious point
  06/02/25
why would you admit to getting fired? just say you left. bet...
balding bateful milk preventive strike
  06/02/25


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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:21 PM
Author: Impressive comical faggot firefighter



(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: blue swashbuckling incel

"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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: razzle-dazzle brunch

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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: bull headed tattoo double fault

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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: bull headed tattoo double fault

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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: gold tanning salon



(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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: razzle-dazzle brunch

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: razzle-dazzle brunch

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

"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: mentally impaired church



(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: bull headed tattoo double fault



(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: mentally impaired church

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse

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: Arousing vengeful 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: Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse



(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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: Lime drunken associate

"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: Useless Lake Hell



(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: bull headed tattoo double fault

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: Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: bull headed tattoo double fault

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: Lime drunken associate

"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: razzle-dazzle brunch

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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: dull kitchen

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: Primrose Bat-shit-crazy Persian Location

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: bull headed tattoo double fault



(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: Mahogany Nighttime Black Woman Meetinghouse

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: Geriatric Casino

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: red adventurous half-breed nursing home

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: Impressive comical faggot firefighter

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: very tactful curious point

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: balding bateful milk preventive strike

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)