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best way to explain getting fired in job interviews?

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Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
"A Reduction in Force was performed"
Hateful Brunch Athletic Conference
  06/01/25
In real life higher-ups get fired constantly if the org goes...
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
I was fired from a completely unknown Startup
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
startup failed and laid off everybody
aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction
  06/01/25
That shit is so easy to spin imo.... getting fired from A...
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
Compared to that it isn’t a big deal. With somewhere l...
cruel-hearted range
  06/01/25
idk it seems like if I look at Linkedin that being at a Tech...
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
I think it depends on how long you were there. If you were a...
cruel-hearted range
  06/01/25
Sure but Top Firms probably give more merciful offramps irl....
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
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Dark Theatre
  06/01/25
how about "restructuring" i signed an NDA
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
they did "restructuring", which means they did lay...
aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction
  06/01/25
how about "my team was let go" my boss quit the...
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
that works even better "the whole team was abolished&q...
aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction
  06/01/25
"my position, and my boss' position were eliminated&quo...
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
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Flirting indirect expression pervert
  06/02/25
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cruel-hearted range
  06/02/25
If senior: Realized your vision didn't align with the other ...
Flirting indirect expression pervert
  06/02/25
ok
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/02/25
Lmao
shivering place of business
  06/01/25
Keep an active LLC in your name at all times
Cracking University
  06/01/25
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shivering place of business
  06/01/25
Hedgerow Capital
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
"I had sex with the ceo's wife"
glittery half-breed yarmulke
  06/01/25
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bisexual coldplay fan
  06/01/25
They likely won’t even ask.
cruel-hearted range
  06/01/25
Cr just be yourself and give them a firm handshake
shivering place of business
  06/01/25
I've had 6 interviews and they asked about it in 5 of the 6
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
Did they just ask why you left? Just make something up
cruel-hearted range
  06/01/25
Usually "why did you leave X" but sometimes "...
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
"I'm gay"
glittery half-breed yarmulke
  06/01/25
to me "wasn't a good fit" is euphemism for "f...
aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction
  06/01/25
No it's a euphemism for phenotype imho. Literal fit. Like ph...
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
cr
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/01/25
just make up some reason that was outside of your control li...
Brindle juggernaut
  06/01/25
This guy Product Manages
Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office
  06/01/25
...
cruel-hearted range
  06/01/25
I can't, my Gantt Chart
shivering place of business
  06/01/25
It’s cute how honest people live their lives. If you a...
Razzmatazz magenta faggot firefighter box office
  06/01/25
Right? Especially with cutthroat tech companies. You’r...
grizzly azn trailer park
  06/02/25
How much can I lie about tech knowledge?
Crawly fortuitous meteor market
  06/02/25
Our core synergies weren't aligned
misunderstood massive bbw
  06/02/25
why would you admit to getting fired? just say you left. bet...
know-it-all racy main people
  06/02/25


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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:21 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market



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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:26 PM
Author: Hateful Brunch Athletic Conference

"A Reduction in Force was performed"

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

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=2Elisa#48978877)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:28 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

I was fired from a completely unknown Startup

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:31 PM
Author: aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction

startup failed and laid off everybody

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

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=2Elisa#48978893)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: cruel-hearted range

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=2Elisa#48978906)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:41 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

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=2Elisa#48978914)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:43 PM
Author: cruel-hearted range

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=2Elisa#48978919)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:45 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

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=2Elisa#48978925)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:26 PM
Author: Dark Theatre



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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

how about "restructuring" i signed an NDA

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:01 PM
Author: aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction

they did "restructuring", which means they did layoffs

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

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=2Elisa#48978959)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:03 PM
Author: aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction

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=2Elisa#48978963)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:07 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

"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=2Elisa#48978974)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:57 AM
Author: Flirting indirect expression pervert



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



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:09 AM
Author: cruel-hearted range



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



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:56 AM
Author: Flirting indirect expression pervert

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=2Elisa#48980412)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:22 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

ok

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:27 PM
Author: shivering place of business

Lmao

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:30 PM
Author: Cracking University

Keep an active LLC in your name at all times

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:32 PM
Author: shivering place of business



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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:33 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

Hedgerow Capital

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:34 PM
Author: glittery half-breed yarmulke

"I had sex with the ceo's wife"

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:59 PM
Author: bisexual coldplay fan



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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:36 PM
Author: cruel-hearted range

They likely won’t even ask.

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: shivering place of business

Cr just be yourself and give them a firm handshake

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:37 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

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=2Elisa#48978905)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:39 PM
Author: cruel-hearted range

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

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:41 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

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=2Elisa#48978913)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 2:43 PM
Author: glittery half-breed yarmulke

"I'm gay"

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: aquamarine hyperventilating dysfunction

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

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:04 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

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

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:07 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

cr

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:23 PM
Author: Brindle juggernaut

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=2Elisa#48978996)



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:30 PM
Author: Mahogany Titillating Marketing Idea Office

This guy Product Manages

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:44 PM
Author: cruel-hearted range



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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 3:47 PM
Author: shivering place of business

I can't, my Gantt Chart

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



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Date: June 1st, 2025 6:03 PM
Author: Razzmatazz magenta faggot firefighter box office

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=2Elisa#48979292)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 11:18 AM
Author: grizzly azn trailer park

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=2Elisa#48980582)



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:24 PM
Author: Crawly fortuitous meteor market

How much can I lie about tech knowledge?

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 9:58 AM
Author: misunderstood massive bbw

Our core synergies weren't aligned

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



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Date: June 2nd, 2025 12:26 PM
Author: know-it-all racy main people

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=2Elisa#48980825)