I'm Embarrassed

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4.4 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 November 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Peter doesn't know how to explain to friends and prospective employers that he was fired. Searching for advice? Call 1-800-DR-LAURA / 1-800-375-2872 or make an appointment at DrLaura.com

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0:00.0	Thanks for listening to my call of the day podcast.
0:02.9	You can hear my live radio program Monday through Friday from 2 to 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Sirius XM Triumph 11.
0:11.5	Peter, welcome to the program.
0:13.9	Hi, doctor.
0:14.4	I've recently been let go without cause from my company.
0:23.4	And I had joined this company 10 months ago.
0:26.0	Prior to that, I've had long-term employment of 20 years and 5 years.
0:31.2	I'm 56, and I'm very embarrassed about this.
0:36.9	I did not do anything wrong, but I was let go without cause.
0:40.7	And so now I'm at a point where I'm trying to move forward.
0:46.9	I'm not even sure what to tell my friends, just a few family members know about it.
0:51.9	Well, I'm just embarrassed about it.
0:53.5	What did they tell you when they let you go?
0:58.4	It was simply, it was simply you're terminated.
1:04.6	Today is your last day and it's without cause.
1:08.1	So I have an idea.
1:10.2	You live in a state where that's legal? Yes. You know,
1:15.8	my employment lawyer said to me, if they don't like the color of your socks and because you're not
1:21.8	unionized, they can let you go for whatever reason as long as they pay you out. Now, but it wasn't a,
1:27.4	it wasn't a payout where I could live off, you know, for a long time for.
1:32.4	And what made you decide to take, you said you had long term 20 years employment,
1:37.7	what made you decide to leave that and do this company?
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