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dismissed from work - advice for getting next job
Hi,
I needed some advice from you guys because my head is going crazy thinking about all this and what to do. I am very ashamed about this
A bit of background:
I was dismissed from my work place last week (i was working there for just over 2 years) for not following the correct procedure for absence reporting. I totally take responsibility for this and have learned from it and know what to do to make it better. (I emailed/text instead of calling before my shift to report absence, but called in later that day)
My work at my company was of a high standard and in my mid year review I got highly praised by my manager.
I have nothing bad to say about my previous employer as they have followed the correct dismissal procedure
In the space of 18 months I was given a 1st written warning, a final written warning and then this year i was dismissed.
I was dismissed instantly after being told the dismissal hearing outcome but was given payment in lieu of notice and nothing on the paperwork given to me mentions the words gross misconduct.
During the dismissal hearing outcome with my manager and HR i asked them about references and they mentioned that my work place only gives out dates of employment and will give out more only if an employer asks for it.
They said that I am allowed to be provided with a character reference on non-letter headed paper by a manager/another employee.
There were no hostile moments with my manager or HR and we parted gracefully.
What I needed to know was:
a) if you go through all stages of the dismissal process(for the same thing) and are dismissed, is that instantly counted as gross misconduct?
(In my final written warning it said that further occurrences could lead to gross misconduct, but those words were not said to me/written on any paper work given to me when I was dismissed?)
b) How do I explain something like this to potential recruiters or employers and even interviews?
I want to tell the truth to recruiters and let them determine if i should bring it up or not in potential interviews. But I am not sure what to do.
I have read a lot about dismissals and getting another jobs on various sites but for some reason they quite fit what has happened to me.
Also I told a friend that I got made redundant (too ashamed to tell him the truth) and without my knowledge he spoke to his manager who might want to interview me (under the assumption that i was made redundant) I don't know how to correct this without my friend being told the truth too.
Many Thanks for any comments on this and allowing me to offload this on whoever reads this.
I needed some advice from you guys because my head is going crazy thinking about all this and what to do. I am very ashamed about this
A bit of background:
I was dismissed from my work place last week (i was working there for just over 2 years) for not following the correct procedure for absence reporting. I totally take responsibility for this and have learned from it and know what to do to make it better. (I emailed/text instead of calling before my shift to report absence, but called in later that day)
My work at my company was of a high standard and in my mid year review I got highly praised by my manager.
I have nothing bad to say about my previous employer as they have followed the correct dismissal procedure
In the space of 18 months I was given a 1st written warning, a final written warning and then this year i was dismissed.
I was dismissed instantly after being told the dismissal hearing outcome but was given payment in lieu of notice and nothing on the paperwork given to me mentions the words gross misconduct.
During the dismissal hearing outcome with my manager and HR i asked them about references and they mentioned that my work place only gives out dates of employment and will give out more only if an employer asks for it.
They said that I am allowed to be provided with a character reference on non-letter headed paper by a manager/another employee.
There were no hostile moments with my manager or HR and we parted gracefully.
What I needed to know was:
a) if you go through all stages of the dismissal process(for the same thing) and are dismissed, is that instantly counted as gross misconduct?
(In my final written warning it said that further occurrences could lead to gross misconduct, but those words were not said to me/written on any paper work given to me when I was dismissed?)
b) How do I explain something like this to potential recruiters or employers and even interviews?
I want to tell the truth to recruiters and let them determine if i should bring it up or not in potential interviews. But I am not sure what to do.
I have read a lot about dismissals and getting another jobs on various sites but for some reason they quite fit what has happened to me.
Also I told a friend that I got made redundant (too ashamed to tell him the truth) and without my knowledge he spoke to his manager who might want to interview me (under the assumption that i was made redundant) I don't know how to correct this without my friend being told the truth too.
Many Thanks for any comments on this and allowing me to offload this on whoever reads this.
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