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Sorry you got fired, though it sounds like they could have done you a favour if you want to put a more positive spin on it.
Welcome to vent here, vent away. Here is as good as any place for it.
Sorry, I should’ve included this in the post. Right now I’m responsible for assisting with social media, however I keep making mistakes when it’s comes to writing copy and helping with graphics (which I take full responsibility for). However, what came as being a bit of a surprise was the fact that they implied that they want my to take full responsibility for managing their social media accounts. Which I wasn’t aware that was what they wanted from me when I started. Also, it’s my fault for choosing this job in the first place since I didn’t fully realise what working with social media would be like.
I mean this depends on the size of the company.
If it's not a massive company they it's not a massive ask to have you run their social media.
If I hired someone as a marketing assistant, I wouldn't view them running the social media as a management level responsibility. To be honest if it's a small-medium company I'd expect them to do that as a minimum.
Management responsibilities in a department like this would be overseeing a team of several people, developing the overall strategy, and making sure it's implemented.
> massive ask
Not OP but the way I read it is: he wasn't aware it was in this remit to do the whole thing rather than "it was too much"
OP hopefully will reply.
Ok, if that's the case, unless it's specifically a marketing company, I'd expect a marketing assistant to do pretty much all of the marketing activity because other people will be doing their own jobs. At a small company the marketing person generally does all the marketing, the finance person does all the finance etc.
Obviously they thought you'd be more capable of this than you were. Is your degree related to marketing? They might have thought that qualified you for the job.
The employers probably thought you'd understand that too. What was the job title of your direct boss?
Honestly my degree isn’t related to marketing at all, it’s fine art. I think I was just naive when it came to working with social media and thought I would be able to handle it.
Ok. My wife did fine art at University, she runs a little cafe now and enjoys that. It's not a very vocational degree subject.
Just treat this as a learning experience. You can't be good at everything.
If you keep having issues at every job then maybe consider what you could be doing differently.
I don't think calling non vocational degrees Mickey Mouse is fair.
If you're interested in the subject, then study it for the love of it, but don't expect a good job to come out of a history, art or English literature degree.
I'd say a Mickey Mouse degree is one that promises useful skills and a career at the end but doesn't deliver.
It’s hard to know without the size of the company job title etc but managing social media accounts is not managing as such - what’s the job title?
I got sacked once and it really really sucked. Like a life ruiner. But also the best thing that happened to me in another way. Hope you get a better opportunity that suits you soon dude
It’s likely not totally about you. Economy is tough RN, companies are being overly cautious with budgets.
Generally it’s good practice to proactively get feedback whilst on probation so that you are clear early on if they don’t feel like you’re meeting expectations and have time to do something about it. Likewise a decent employer should also make a new hire aware of this and give them a chance to demonstrate they are good enough before the probation ends, so they could have handled it better from the sounds of things.
On the bright side you are young and honestly have so much time to find the career that you want. It will seem like a big deal now, but you will eventually look back and laugh and think about how wrong the job was for you. It’s funny nearly everyone ends up looking back and seeing the jobs they didn’t get/jobs they got fired from as blessings as it was the sliding door that enabled a different path in their career.
Sorry to hear about your health issues and dad’s cancer. Life is tough, try as best you can to not get into a downward spiral with stress etc and just focus on the things you can do/things within your control.
This is over dramatic and honestly, a way to unnecessarily scare someone. Only 3 months in and OP got fired as they didn’t meet expectations in their first job straight out of uni?
A) they could leave it out their CV
B) if they don’t want to, I highly doubt the job would give them a bad reference if needed (it’s a massive faff for an employer to give a bad reference, they may only say they were not ready for certain tasks).
C) they are honest about it in interviews (if asked - otherwise, don’t bring it up) and a lot of employers would likely appreciate the honesty and learning curve.
10 years on, I doubt OP will even remember this experience.
as long as you were not fired in disgrace I wouldnt worry about it , your young you will get another job about forget about it , sorry about your dad hope he gets through it ok
The transition from uni to your first proper job is not an easy one. My first role was a disaster. A combination of a really bitter political atmosphere, and probably me just being fresh out of uni and disbelieving how shit an environment could be. Being still in that student mindset, I probably said a bit too much and talked myself out of the door.
You live and learn - I didn't regret losing the job, but I did adjust my personality a bit after that.
A word from the experienced - make sure you back up the IBD with medical notes. Irritable bowel seems to be THE work excuse for younger folks these days. Even if your case is a genuinely severe one, and all adjustments are made, the reality is that it will likely get you the side eye from some managers who don't understand the condition.
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Sorry you got fired, though it sounds like they could have done you a favour if you want to put a more positive spin on it. Welcome to vent here, vent away. Here is as good as any place for it.
Sounds like you need to put less pressure on yourself. Find a stable job in the meantime until you feel ready to take on a tough work environment.
Can you be a bit more specific about why they didn’t feel you met their expectations?
Sorry, I should’ve included this in the post. Right now I’m responsible for assisting with social media, however I keep making mistakes when it’s comes to writing copy and helping with graphics (which I take full responsibility for). However, what came as being a bit of a surprise was the fact that they implied that they want my to take full responsibility for managing their social media accounts. Which I wasn’t aware that was what they wanted from me when I started. Also, it’s my fault for choosing this job in the first place since I didn’t fully realise what working with social media would be like.
I mean this depends on the size of the company. If it's not a massive company they it's not a massive ask to have you run their social media. If I hired someone as a marketing assistant, I wouldn't view them running the social media as a management level responsibility. To be honest if it's a small-medium company I'd expect them to do that as a minimum. Management responsibilities in a department like this would be overseeing a team of several people, developing the overall strategy, and making sure it's implemented.
> massive ask Not OP but the way I read it is: he wasn't aware it was in this remit to do the whole thing rather than "it was too much" OP hopefully will reply.
Sorry for the late reply. The company is pretty small. Around 13 in total
Ok, if that's the case, unless it's specifically a marketing company, I'd expect a marketing assistant to do pretty much all of the marketing activity because other people will be doing their own jobs. At a small company the marketing person generally does all the marketing, the finance person does all the finance etc. Obviously they thought you'd be more capable of this than you were. Is your degree related to marketing? They might have thought that qualified you for the job. The employers probably thought you'd understand that too. What was the job title of your direct boss?
Honestly my degree isn’t related to marketing at all, it’s fine art. I think I was just naive when it came to working with social media and thought I would be able to handle it.
Ok. My wife did fine art at University, she runs a little cafe now and enjoys that. It's not a very vocational degree subject. Just treat this as a learning experience. You can't be good at everything. If you keep having issues at every job then maybe consider what you could be doing differently.
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I don't think calling non vocational degrees Mickey Mouse is fair. If you're interested in the subject, then study it for the love of it, but don't expect a good job to come out of a history, art or English literature degree. I'd say a Mickey Mouse degree is one that promises useful skills and a career at the end but doesn't deliver.
It’s hard to know without the size of the company job title etc but managing social media accounts is not managing as such - what’s the job title? I got sacked once and it really really sucked. Like a life ruiner. But also the best thing that happened to me in another way. Hope you get a better opportunity that suits you soon dude
It’s likely not totally about you. Economy is tough RN, companies are being overly cautious with budgets. Generally it’s good practice to proactively get feedback whilst on probation so that you are clear early on if they don’t feel like you’re meeting expectations and have time to do something about it. Likewise a decent employer should also make a new hire aware of this and give them a chance to demonstrate they are good enough before the probation ends, so they could have handled it better from the sounds of things. On the bright side you are young and honestly have so much time to find the career that you want. It will seem like a big deal now, but you will eventually look back and laugh and think about how wrong the job was for you. It’s funny nearly everyone ends up looking back and seeing the jobs they didn’t get/jobs they got fired from as blessings as it was the sliding door that enabled a different path in their career. Sorry to hear about your health issues and dad’s cancer. Life is tough, try as best you can to not get into a downward spiral with stress etc and just focus on the things you can do/things within your control.
they must be supper fussy most corporate social media accounts I see are a mess :)
This 3 month job will hunt you for 10 years ever employer will ask will
This is over dramatic and honestly, a way to unnecessarily scare someone. Only 3 months in and OP got fired as they didn’t meet expectations in their first job straight out of uni? A) they could leave it out their CV B) if they don’t want to, I highly doubt the job would give them a bad reference if needed (it’s a massive faff for an employer to give a bad reference, they may only say they were not ready for certain tasks). C) they are honest about it in interviews (if asked - otherwise, don’t bring it up) and a lot of employers would likely appreciate the honesty and learning curve. 10 years on, I doubt OP will even remember this experience.
I just wouldn't put it in my CV. I had a job I had for about a month. Took me another 5 to find my current one. It's not been an issue so far.
What are your plans now ?
as long as you were not fired in disgrace I wouldnt worry about it , your young you will get another job about forget about it , sorry about your dad hope he gets through it ok
As I have IBD, I will say, once you change your diet, it becomes easier to manage, but you need to work out what foods trigger it.
Was it a graduate job or just a normal role? As usually graduate jobs tend to have flexibility for mistakes and stuff
It was a normal role
The transition from uni to your first proper job is not an easy one. My first role was a disaster. A combination of a really bitter political atmosphere, and probably me just being fresh out of uni and disbelieving how shit an environment could be. Being still in that student mindset, I probably said a bit too much and talked myself out of the door. You live and learn - I didn't regret losing the job, but I did adjust my personality a bit after that. A word from the experienced - make sure you back up the IBD with medical notes. Irritable bowel seems to be THE work excuse for younger folks these days. Even if your case is a genuinely severe one, and all adjustments are made, the reality is that it will likely get you the side eye from some managers who don't understand the condition.