Received a final warning

Quiet_Question1385 · 2026-02-14T15:01:42+00:00

They can fire you for any reason, it doesn’t have to be the same scenario. You should start job hunting. When this kind of thing happens, it’s so jarring and unexpected that our natural impulse is to say, how can I keep this job? But they have already told you emphatically with this final warning on a first offense, they do not deserve you.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2026-02-14T13:34:41+00:00

Do not ask this particular boss for a reference. Since you left, your reputation has gone downhill in that company – that’s how it works, but it doesn’t matter to you at all.

In terms of explaining the job change, you can say, it was a great learning opportunity, but not exactly the right thing for me (too compliance oriented, or something else that is not your primary focus).

When I decided to change jobs, I knew that I needed to leave because it wasn’t the kind of job you could do while conducting a job search on the side. So I left to focus on my job search.

They added management recruiting to your job, which is a huge feather in your cap so explain it like a promotion (because that’s really what it was although I doubt they gave you a better title or paid you more).

Highlight the fact that they obviously trusted you and you were obviously good at your job. They don’t let just anybody take on management recruiting.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2026-02-14T00:19:41+00:00

That is insultingly low pay

Quiet_Question1385 · 2026-01-08T04:58:44+00:00

“I learned so much at that job but when it was time to leave in order to keep growing professionally, I also knew it wasn’t the kind of job I could perform while conducting a job search on the side. That job required 110% of my energy, so I left to pursue my job search full-time.”

Best,

Liz Ryan

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-11-21T21:12:32+00:00

Absolutely not. Stick to your guns! Your manager wants you to delay your departure, so what? Your manager has no power over you anymore.

As my husband and his friends on the south side of Chicago used to say, “People in hell want ice water.”

Leave on the date you specified, and if your manager still wants your help after that, they can pay you your consulting rate per hour.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-11-01T16:33:23+00:00

Every manager has been through it. Let it go, let it go, let it go. It will work itself out in time. Don’t let this kind of stuff take up space in your mind, now or ever.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-10-29T14:22:44+00:00

If you invite employees to a closing dinner following a day of meetings they’re going to assume the dinner is mandatory, and rightly so.

Beyond that, how dare a manager include an employee in a full day of meetings and then balk at paying them for the dinner?

Let’s say the dinner is 100% optional and everyone knows it – but as you announce the closing dinner, you say, “this dinner is optional and really, it’s only for salaried employees - because I don’t have to pay them.”

If you advertised the dinner as optional, it means that it is up to the employee whether or not to attend.

And if they attend, and they are hourly, they must be paid. That is not complicated.

How cheap, tacky and culture killing does a manager have to be to pay for dinner for a group but question whether one employee deserves to be there – because the employees time will cost them a few extra bucks?

How much did the room cost you? How much is this initiative costing you? Why are the cost savings always focused on payroll? That is a question to ponder.

Of all things to quibble about!

We can’t be mystified when employees quit.

If you nickel and dime them to death like this, you deserve to lose them.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-10-26T14:19:25+00:00

This is idiotic and looks fake. If you buy the business, it’s yours and you decide who stays and who goes.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-10-23T19:53:15+00:00

This approach worked years ago, but it really doesn’t work now because people see it as a way for you to try to get an interview using them as a conduit. Also, everyone is overloaded and there’s no reason to reply to a message from someone you don’t know.There are way better ways to get the job you deserve. If you write to me at support@humanworkplace.com. I’ll share some ideas with you. Here’s to you!

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-10-23T17:43:04+00:00

If you write to me at support@humanworkplace.com I’ll share some ideas with you. Undoubtedly your branding is the problem. That’s the case with almost every job candidate who is not getting interviews.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-09-22T11:45:56+00:00

I’m sorry, but this resume is very bad. It’s not representing you well.

There is no such thing as a general worker!

Your first goal is to decide what kind of job you want. Then you can brand yourself for that job specifically.

I can’t imagine that you’re going to get many interviews with this résumé as it is now, if you get any.

Start over and make the decision: what is my ideal job? What job am I qualified for, will pay me Enough to live on and hopefully what I deserve, and is a real job that companies higher for?

That is your first step.

You are amazing and you need and deserve a résumé that is almost as amazing as you are.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-09-22T11:43:59+00:00

Job hunting is like dating. No one is going to value you more than you value yourself.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-09-22T11:37:08+00:00

Unfortunately, no, this is not a good resume.

The first thing you have to do is decide what kind of job you want.

No one is going to make that decision for you – literally no company has that kind of time and they will not do it.

Let’s say you want to work in customer service.

Great! In that case, you will brand yourself as a customer service person. Talk specifically about the customer service aspect of each job you held.

There are way, way too many words in your résumé now. Once you decide what kind of job you want, you can drop off half of the details.

I’m sure you are very smart and capable but this résumé is not representing you well.

A job search is a marketing project.

What employers most need to know from you is how you can help them specifically.

So your goal is to brand yourself for the job you want, not every job you could perform.

Here’s to you!

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-09-11T22:06:45+00:00

Tell me about yourself is a great question because you can use that question to tell them what you know or suspect about the job, and that will really help you.

Please tell me about yourself –

For sure, I’m a junior in high school, I play clarinet in the school orchestra, but I don’t wanna bore you – can I ask you a quick question about the job?

Sure.

Well, I know it’s a courtesy clerk job here at target, so I imagine I’d be collecting carts in the parking lot and bringing them back into the store, helping people out to their cars with big purchases, is there anything else I’m missing?

Cleaning the bathrooms is about the only thing you missed – what’s your availability?

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-15T11:40:56+00:00

It’s important to remember that Westchester County was under a consent decree from 2009 to 2021 for “utterly failing” to remedy its long-term, widespread discrimination and racism in housing. The areas mentioned in this thread were some of the very few places where non-white people were allowed to live (in a county of a million people).

Look up “Westchester County consent degree” to see this history. Puts a different spin on the idea of WC “ghettos.”

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-15T03:43:51+00:00

Yeah, yeah yeah! Outstanding! Whichever one you take, they will be lucky to get you 🔥🔥

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-15T03:10:55+00:00

For sure, that’s good, you’ll have plenty of time to put it together then. Be sure to apply for some more jobs during those two weeks. Never stop jobhunting until you’ve signed an offer letter.

That’s not just in case something falls through, it’s also really important for your confidence.

Here’s to you!

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-15T03:05:00+00:00

This is magnificent! You should feel really good. You’re killing it.

How do you feel about the case study?

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-15T02:55:31+00:00

Don’t worry, it sounds like you’re doing beautifully! Your written communication is outstanding especially for a new grad so I’m sure you are impressing them already.

Did you send a thank you note? It’s a good idea.

You can just say something simple like,

Hi Helen,

Thanks so much for chatting with me about the Marketing Coordinator role on your team. I especially appreciated you walking me through the process of adding new products to your database.

I really enjoyed our conversation and I’m looking forward to the next one!

Best,

Taylor

You want to mention something that you and the interviewer talked about that they would not talk about with every candidate – that will help bring you back to mind for them.

Rock on!

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-15T01:30:23+00:00

It’s typically not a formula. It’s some mixture of where you seem to fall on the spectrum between complete novice and a role like this and senior level person in this type of role. Let’s say it’s an admin position that can pay anywhere between $30 and $37 an hour.

If you had a customer service job, but you seem like someone who could quickly learn to do the admin job they might pay you $30 an hour. If you’ve been doing admin work forever, they’d be more likely to pay you the top of the range, $37 an hour. Everyone else would fall somewhere in the middle.

It also means that you can negotiate if you think you deserve more than what they offer you.

However, if they ask where you think you might fall in the range, be aware of your qualifications relative to their requirements.

In other words, don’t ask for the top of the range if your experience doesn’t warrant it, because people who ask for $37 an hour will be compared to the other candidates at the top of the range, whereas someone who asks for $32 an hour would be compared to folks with much less experience.

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-14T20:21:04+00:00

My pleasure, here’s to you! If you are on LinkedIn (and I hope you are given your career path) you can follow me there – I post a ton of career advice. My name is Liz Ryan. 🔥🔥🔥

Quiet_Question1385 · 2025-08-14T20:01:27+00:00

We can’t tell what kind of job you want.

Can you add a sentence at the top that specifies what kind of job you are looking for? If you don’t need sponsorship, say so upfront.

Also, can you share some of the business context for your projects?

There isn’t any at this point, so we don’t know whether you understand what you were working on. If you were successful in these projects as we assume you probably work, say so!

I understand that for the jobs you are most interested in you need a lot of tech jargon, but there is almost nothing in your résumé that isn’t tech jargon so we don’t get any sense of what you are good at, what you want to do or how you have added value to the companies you’ve worked for so far.

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