I got fired. Now what?!?!?!

[Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN]

as a follow up to my last post, my supervisor wants me gone, I was fired. I dont understand why. I thought it was going well. I performed all aspects of my job the way i was taught, i thought things were going well. espeically since the office manager and the doctor said i was doing just fine. i am really frustrated and i dont know what to do now.

[Kwality]

Are you going to look for employment or just wonder what went wrong? Unless you plan on filing a greivance with them, I won't sit pondering their loss.:wink2:

[skittlebear]

I would try to find out more as to why I got fired. This could possibly help you with your next job. It would kill me to just get fired and not know the true reason for it

[RebeccaJeanRN]

It must be devastating to be fired- my sympathy! But its really important that you try to find out why. In order for people to be honest, you need to simply hear their explanations without arguing back or defending yourself (ie. "What do you mean I was not nice to patients? I'm always..."). If you've established yourself as not being able to handle feedback already, unlikely that anyone will tell you the truth. But if you aren't the defensive/argumentative type, and if you can find someone there who might be willing to spill the beans, good for you! Its crucial for you to understand why they wanted you gone- so you don't make same mistakes next time!

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

I went through all your previous posts, especially the ones regarding your CNA job. No one gets fired without being told a reason. As a manager, I've hired and fired, so I know you are not being honest and forthcoming with us. There has to be good reason to fire or the employer has to answer to the state unemployment folks. So, either you weren't listening and assimilating what you were being told, or you do not want to reveal the truth to us. You have lost two jobs in a relatively short period of time. What you have to do now is to seriously look at how you behaved toward your immediate supervisors and managers in these last two jobs. The blood sugar incident, for example. Even though the RN was wrong in what she told you to do, I found the way you reacted to her was insubordinate, disrespectful, and with a superior attitude. Did you behave this way at your MA job as well? You can technically be the best person for a job, but if you cannot get along with all the other people at a job then you become more trouble than you are worth. Until you are ready to change the way you react to people this is most likely going to become an issue for you again and again.

[Spritenurse1210, BSN, RN]

virginia is a right to work state. they can fire for any reason or no reason at all. it is clearly stated on all employment papers. i appreciate your advice and will use it so that i can have better career. as far as the blood sugar incident, what would have you done in my position?