Yeah, I'm about to get canned.
Are you wondering if your toxic boss is trying to
get rid of you, I know a lot of you that watch my
channel are great at what you do. And this is not
something that you should have to be worried
about. But you're in a toxic work environment, and
that creates unpredictability and instability. So
today, I'm covering the seven signs that you are
going to get fired, even if it's totally unfair.
Hello, my friends. And if you're new here,
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going to maybe get fired, tap that like button and
let's jump into it. So the first sign that you're
going to get fired is that you have a decrease in
your performance review rating, or you are
receiving negative feedback from your manager.
This of course, despite the fact that you're a
steady performer who is consistently delivering
results, because when you're digging into it, what
you're actually finding behind that feedback, and
behind those performance reviews is a lot of
nitpicking for example, maybe you achieve the KPI
like you hit your sales quota, but they didn't
like the way in which you did it. So they're
taking issue with that, even though the outcome
was the outcome that was necessary. Another thing
that arises is that a lot of the negative feedback
or the negative performance reviews is based on
attitude or fit. Now, of course, if you have an
attitude problem, or if you're a terrible culture
fit for the company, overall, those things would
be valid. However, the big issue that I take here
and get your tea ready for this run is that behind
those things, is really just saying you're not
like us. And this whole culture fit bs is
something that bosses in HR teams are hiding
behind in order to discriminate and to make sure
that everyone is exactly the same. It's how teams
utterly lack of diversity. And then they're like,
oh, what do I have a diversity problem anyways, I
could probably make an entire video. So I will
like cut that one off there for today. But if you
want that video, let me know in the comments. Now,
in some cases that I've seen in stories that I
have heard from people on this point is that
they've been doing the exact same thing, getting
the exact same results have no changes in their
general relationships with their teams and the
people that they work with. However, all of a
sudden, they're starting to get this negative
feedback, despite the fact that they previously
got positive feedback for exactly the same things.
The second warning sign that you might see that
maybe you're gonna get fired is that work that
would typically be assigned to you is being
assigned to other co workers. For example, if you
are the project manager for a particular client,
you've managed multiple projects with them over
the span of their life cycle with your company,
but all of a sudden, on the next project, you're
not the one being assigned to it, and it's going
to one of your co workers, or if you're in sales,
maybe leads that are in your region and shouldn't
be yours, or being assigned to one of your co
workers leaving you like WTF that should be mine.
Why am I being left out. And the reason why they
might be doing this and not saying that this
always means that you're going to get fired for
any of these signs, FYI, but the reason why this
can be a sign that you're about to be fired is
because your manager doesn't want to deal with
reassigning a whole bunch of work and things in
flight when they're not going to have the
knowledge behind it. So they begin to redirect
work. So it makes transitioning you out of the
business a little bit easier on your team who is
going to take on the work that you would usually
take on the third sign you're going to get fired.
This is a really big one. And this is a big red
alarm bell. If all of a sudden this starts
happening, your manager starts taking a lot of
notes and sending follow ups. After each
conversation that you have. Why is this such a big
blaring warning sign that you're going to get
fired, you ask because they're creating a paper
trail, especially in big organizations that are
worried about getting sued if they let someone go,
the reason why they're keeping records is to go
through the formal process that HR is probably
making them go through, they can't just walk in
and be like you're fired, at least not in most
companies because they are afraid of lawsuits. Now
if this is this situation, I want you to do two
things. First of all, make sure you are keeping
your own paper trail as well. Make sure you are
documenting the things that are happening. Make
sure that you're documenting any adverse things
not to get too dramatic, that are going to give
context to the situation. And hopefully this
is not something that is ever going to be needed
or escalate but just in case do you make sure that
you're keeping your own records. The other thing
is in those emails where they're you know, sending
the summary of this is what happened and this is
what I expect or if they're trying to convey that
you didn't do something that you Did or that
something was addressed standard when you know
that you hit the mark or something like that you
can also reply on those messages. Now, this is not
for an argument, it's not to debate, it's not to
be like, you're wrong, because guess what, they're
your boss. And that is not up for negotiation. But
when you reply, just reply with clarity on the
facts. And again, this is going to add to your
paper trail, and all you want to do there is to
clearly state anything that they have gotten
wrong, and to document actions that you are
taking, it's also a great place to request
clarification, the fourth sign that you might get
fired at work is an extraordinarily toxic
behavior. And that is, they are setting you up to
fail. And this shows up in a ton of different
ways. First, they're giving you the impossible
tasks, oh, this person has been working on this
problem for two years, you have a week to solve
it. Similarly, they might just be giving you too
much work where you know that the capacity is 2x
or 3x, what anyone else is dealing with and what
would be a reasonable workload, given the time and
importance of the work that you're doing. This can
also show up in sabotaging the work that you're
doing, such as leaving you out of key meetings on
projects that you're working on, or failing to
communicate important things that cause you to
mess up in the future. And again, I know a lot of
these behaviors are very prevalent in toxic work
environments. But getting fired from a toxic work
environment is also something that happens not
infrequently. While it's annoying and unfair when
your toxic boss is bearing you under a pile of
work in order to try to fire you. Sometimes when
you are being set up to fail, you can actually use
this as an opportunity in disguise, because when
they're assigning you to those impossible tasks,
what it really is is an invitation for you to flex
the ways that you stand out and your unique
awesomeness quotient, your UAQ. And yeah, maybe
it's not going to solve at your job at the place
that you're at, and who wants to stay in that
toxic work environment anyway, however, you can
think of this as ways that you're building your
resume and giving you reasons to flex on LinkedIn
so that your next opportunity falls into your lap.
Now if that sounds good, you need to make sure
that you know what your UAQ is so that you know
what you should be focusing on in order to stage
yourself for the next step in your career. If you
haven't already, download my free UAQ starter kit,
the link is in the description. And this actually
brings me to the next sign that you might get
fired from your job. And that is that
relationships that you have a work are starting to
become distant. Now perhaps your boss is becoming
distant and unavailable. Maybe you typically have
a regular one on one, but they're consistently
canceling them. Or maybe co workers that you used
to be close with and had lunch with and chatted
with all the time are now really starting to
distance themselves from you. Or maybe one of
those trusted co workers that you have that maybe
you've become friends with tells you about rumors
floating around about your future. The company is
the hot topic of the office gossip. Most people
want to distance themselves from someone who isn't
let's put it this way falling under the graces of
the boss. And if there is suspicion or some
semblance that you are going to be exiting the
organization unceremoniously, people might want to
distance themselves from that I'm not saying that
it's okay, I'm saying that this is sometimes
behavior that you can observe. And I know that
this can be particularly helpful if you have
developed friendships with your co workers. Or if
in general, you had a better relationship with
your boss. And this is one of the reasons why I
think that co workers really for the most part are
not your friends. But you already know my stance
on that. So on that note, let's move into the
sixth sign that you might get fired for your job.
And this is another big one. And it's that you're
placed on a performance improvement plan, also
called a pip for sure whether or not it's
justified, your boss and HR have conspired to put
you onto a performance improvement plan. And that
performance improvement plan is not one that
they're setting you up to succeed with. See point
four, one, a performance improvement plan is well
constructed and ton, the way that really they
should be is that it should be getting you the
tools and the resources and the focus that you
need in order to succeed and to improve your
performance. That's why it's called in a
performance improvement plan.
Unfortunately, too many organizations have
structured peb. So that there are a way of
coaching people out of the business and it's one
step away from cansail. And the way that you can
differentiate between this is a path that is
really structured to help you succeed, or one that
you're being set up to fail is really looking at
the performance improvement plan and assessing how
achievable it is, are they asking the impossible
from you and this is seemingly a formality and an
excuse that they're going to use in order to fire
you from your job, or is this something that
they're actually invented into you and is going to
help you in your career. Because if it's the
former, that's a sign that you need to get your
ducks in a row and quacking because they are
setting you up to fire you. And that brings us to
the seventh sign that you're going to get fired
from your job. And really, I think that this sign
is undervalued and under index, because I think
that there's a lot to this one. And that sign is
talking to God, you know, when you kind of have a
feeling that there's something funny going on,
heck, you might have found this video because you
were searching for the signs that you were going
to get fired, and you just found yourself a career
bestie. As a bonus, I truly believe that each of
us has some element of intuition, or just knowing
that there is something off because there was
conscious or subconscious signs that are being
thrown up. Or maybe there's these signs, you know,
like given the context and what's happening and
how I feel, this is the direction that I think
that we're heading in. And yeah, sometimes your
God is going to Mr. You because sometimes that
fear that you're going to get fired or that fear
that you're going to lose your job is anxiety or
other things that are happening. And it's
completely unfounded. However, if your gut is
telling you that something is wrong, and you see
some of these signs, or all of these signs, you
want to make sure that you're prepared. And the
most important thing that you can do to be
prepared in case you are fired from your job. And
you do have to activate a job search. And if
you're worried that you're about to lose your job,
you absolutely should be lining up a plan B right
now, today, and that is making sure that you are
building confidence. One of the biggest things
that happens when someone loses their job, whether
they're fired or they're laid off is that your
confidence takes a hit. Trust me people tell
themselves all sorts of stories. I'm never going
to find work again. I'm completely on hireable How
am I going to explain this in interviews and FYI,
people get jobs after they get fired all the time.
And in fact, even if you've been fired, you just
might find yourself in your next opportunity,
getting paid more having a better job title and
having more job opportunities. Oh, and hopefully
it's not a toxic a half work environment. So if
you're nervous that you are going to get fired
from your job, what I really want you to focus on
is building your confidence. In fact, I want you
to go and watch this video right now to help you
gain confidence when it's a little bit shaky. But
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much for watching. I will see you in the next
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