Why did you leave your last job? Explained

[@rishabramaswamy5761]

Hi Don, Thanks for the video! I left my old job voluntarily to find a new role. It was all on good terms :) My focus was to devote the time and find a firm that was doing things that’d strongly align with my career goals. My old company would have pushed me in an area I didn’t want to grow in.Was definitely a difficult decision but I had more interviews after I left. It just wasn’t a good fit and I was fresh out of a US school as an international so had to take it up.

[@DonGeorgevich]

Best of luck!

[@DPryorAustralia]

I am leaving my job because I was told it was Customer Service - which is great. What they didn't tell me was that a large part of the customer service is Service Technician on their systems. I am not a computer tech and am in no way qualified to diagnose anyone's system, over the phone, in person , or any other way. I left because the customer service they wanted me to give was atrocious. I was not allowed to ask questions to get help, to refer these customers to billing, or any other person to fit a situation I was not given access to do. I was not allowed to say anyone would call them back for important issues. No manager - (he walked out 3 weeks ago, and they haven't replaced him). There is one actual service tech for about 20 CSRs. The place is poorly run and I finally decided this was too much.

[@davidschwab7556]

Hey Don, I watched a bunch of your videos, applied what I could, and landed my dream job :) Thanks for what you do! High quality advice IMO

[@DonGeorgevich]

Fantastic!

[@Lady_in_Waiting]

I have an interview this week at the police dept. I put on my online application that I quit the last place because they wouldn't allow me my vacation, or any time off, and they still called. I hope for the best, studied up with you for a couple weeks and will see what happens...

[@Lady_in_Waiting]

I quit a law enforcement job, because the supervisor was trying to get me to quit, or find reasons to fire me. She got rid of 13 people every time someone new came in, she didn't like something about them, she got rid of them. I also wasn't allowed my earned vacations, because there wasn't any coverage. It was a very unusual case. After 4 years of bullying and nastiness from her, my husband suddenly died, I was in the middle of moving, buying a house, and I snapped, and up and quit. She wouldn't even let me go to the funeral, and got mad that I went out of town to the hospital he was flown too when he was on life support. So I quit, and took my social security retirement. A year later, I'm wanting to work again, I don't like sitting home. So, why did you leave your last job?? Ideas?

[@Star-vg7ix]

ALL companies now ask you to multitask and it works against you if you cannot pick up more work. They are all a burnout.

[@sangyaamalhotra6512]

I was forced to resign from my previous job and it's been 20 days I haven't found new job. I am afraid because I can't tell them they fired me because I resiged on my own, now the interviewer is gonna ask this question why did u resign

[@joshuablot4585]

Isn't Multitasking a skill employers value. I understand some are specialist and do one task. In some businesses you do different tasks which makes you well rounded worker in that job setting.

[@DonGeorgevich]

It’s been scientifically proven that humans are not capable of multitasking. We are however capable of switching from one task to another very quickly which we have come to label as multitasking but we can only do that for a very short period of time before we get burned out

[@rajeevchhibber]

Do a show when someone has left a job because of toxic environment and being asked to do unethical things.

[@DonGeorgevich]

you can, just be careful what you say

[@DonGeorgevich]

you are not alone

[@rajeevchhibber]

@@DonGeorgevich Looking forward to your show on these specific issues

[@lisareed5669]

I would like this, too.

[@chummiescatcat8696]

Me too

[@hannahmariee100]

Thanks for the information!

[@DonGeorgevich]

Any time!

[@doanngocdinh]

great lesson. thank you so much

[@DonGeorgevich]

Glad to hear that you enjoyed that one

[@michael567jober]

i always tell them i left for better opportunity and then they try to tell me to specify but i can’t think of anything other than crappy management. ik it’s not good to talk negative about management but what else can i say?

[@videosideas7539]

Thanks for another great video to help people with ideas and income. Your connect is always top notch!

[@DonGeorgevich]

Glad it was helpful!

[@prashant1160]

My real answer to this question in the interview- "I joined my previous company through a referral, believing it to be a great opportunity with ambitious projects and the potential for increased responsibilities. However, as time went on, it became clear that the execution of those projects never fully materialized. There were ongoing discussions about mergers, acquisitions, and even plans to go public, but the company's financial situation took a hit due to the pandemic. Export revenues from pre-COVID sales were not realized, which severely impacted cash flow. Unfortunately, this led to the company entering liquidation. It was a matter of timing and external circumstances, rather than the opportunity itself. While it wasn’t the outcome I had hoped for, it was a valuable learning experience."

[@kitty8257]

Don, I left due to a toxic environment, raging narcissistic boss with unclear expectations, directives, was all over the map and had to get in and mess up everything in the department; who used bullying tactics, pitted people against each other and drove everyone out, including me. I have been unemployed for a few months now but I really had to get out of this toxic environment. I have never had to leave a company without having another job lined up before and I stayed at the company prior to this for many years so I am clearly loyal and can build a successful career with an organization. So, how do you explain this? I can say the job didn't meet my expectations but most certainly they are going to ask me to elaborate. This is what I have in mind to say. (Some of it I have already said and the rest of it is only if I am asked to elaborate): "The company was not in alignment with my values." If elaboration is requested: "I need to work for an organization that sees my value and allows me to utilize my vast experience and skills in order to serve the company at my highest potential. I gave it everything I could because I'm a loyal employee and adaptable; however, I came to the difficult decision to move on and pursue other opportunities." This is my truth but is it acceptable?

[@DonGeorgevich]

You might consider providing a filtered version of that for perspective employers

[@kitty8257]

Don Georgevich Well, they didn’t even ask me about it again on my 5th and final interview and I got the job! I was fortunate that this company sees my value and wasn’t concerned about 1 short year of a long and successful career! Yay! I did have a very good and concise response ready, though, just in case. I incorporated some of your advice with my own truthful and justifiable explanation. Thank you!

[@ESLinsider]

What if that one thing was your boss? Loved my work but the interactions with my boss and his way of dictating, rude speech and lack of experience is what made me quit. Everyone is saying don't say anything bad about your boss so idk what to say.

[@Yaakoub490]

Thank u so much i do like your video i enjoy listening to them just to practice my listeing :D

[@DonGeorgevich]

Thank you so much. I’m happy to help you

[@kimstenning78]

My last job was with a very small business where the principal was my supervisor. I was a Uni student doing a junior role and I just think my supervisor was impatient and didn't enjoy training staff. I would get chastised like a child and think wow, I think she wants me to find a new job. Then, next day, she would apologise and be super nice. However, overtime I felt nervous and uncomfortable which had an impact on my performance. In the end I decided to look for another job but before leaving I made a couple of mistakes one day and was fired. It was a really hard way to start out in the profession. Many of my questions, she would have trouble answering and she was much more experienced and qualified than I was. For this reason, and the fact I achieved good results in my degree, and the fact this was my only bad employment experience, I am not ready to throw in the towel. Hopefully I am not delusional. I really do have many other good references. Any tips on getting someone else to take a chance on me? Would you hire someone who had been fired?

[@bigshotagee]

Don, I am currently on the job hunt, and was fired during my probationary period. I had just moved to the city and new. I don't drive and as a result I depended on Public Transit. The buses either showed up late, too early or not at all. And on occasions I was late and eventually fired. How do you state this to a potential employer/interviewer if asked?

[@terribletcm]

The interviewer would likely understand your pain, given you own up to not having reliable transportation at the time. You should then calm their worries about you currently having stable transportation, by telling them what you've done to fix your predicament, i.e. got a car, learned the bus route, etc.

[@DonGeorgevich]

It was long as you weren’t coming in late every day it really shouldn’t be a problem.

[@kingyt5400]

Interviewer : So why did you leave your last job? Me inside : well because I hated my boss because he was racist and so was my manager! And the work environment was more toxic than a nuclear poweplant. Me outside : Well I hate to do so perhaps it is a shame that I am leaving the job but I have to say that I am open to new experience, new people and environment and more responsibilities. BANG!!

[@DonGeorgevich]

That’s one way to put it

[@avader5]

My friend left his job in Silicon Valley because he was being verbally and physically abused in a toxic environment that was lying to the federal government about where they manufacture their products!

[@gretashapiro4118]

That's a pretty clear lawsuit

[@DonGeorgevich]

that does sound quite illegal.

[@ftra1987]

It would be good to leave the job if you're doing the work of the manager and three employees?

[@428topher]

What is an acceptable way to answer if litigation is involved and you can't discuss the circumstances of leaving?

[@michael567jober]

i got laid off cause of budget cuts yet i still get judged. some try to question me about more info and they frown when i tell them all ik is budget cuts. i have an email for proof. if i print it out and present it would that help?

[@gretashapiro4118]

I got fired , accused of falsifying documents. What do I do about that

[@DonGeorgevich]

that's a tricky one. did your boss make you do that?

[@gretashapiro4118]

@@DonGeorgevich it was a New HR and production manager. I was just doing our routine for years. My chart Temp didn't match the temp I wrote in the book, . we were told before, just write down the maximum temperature, which is what I did. Nothing illegal actually, and it was routine .but the HR tried to say it was. I wrote down the digital reading, not the pen reading, they didn't match, the chart wasn't calibrated. Not a big deal. But they were cleaning house, to cut back. And I was cut ... It started a year prior,but it's a long story and it was a personal vendetta . We argued and that was it.. One year later,I'm still working under the table as a mover, I believe she had me blackballed from the industry , it's been hell. Now this Wuhan flu has me on lock down

[@gretashapiro4118]

@@DonGeorgevich it was yogurt processing plant.of course I don't expect you to understand

[@lisareed5669]

She's fake.

[@H351gbgone]

i had too much question of this i cant tell them negative about this topic i had to swallow it down my throat .

[@DonGeorgevich]

Do what you Gotta do

[@H351gbgone]

@@DonGeorgevich I need to calm my nerves because I tend to get mad when interviewers question me this and is kind of challenging to answer it....

[@Amalthea11]

Dear Don, what do I say when leaving due to not having much to do in the last year at the company while dealing with "I don't care anymore as I tried everything I could here in 6 years" type of burn out and with very unprofessional working environment within the team? Also starting to look for a job in 5 months after leaving the previous one...needed to focus on my health and prepare for what's to come so I can dive fully in a new challenge when it comes. I felt that a break was needed...:( Also thinking about changing the work field (from logistics in biotechnology to maybe travel industry customer service, although I know now it's not the right time for that one due to the coronavirus...). I guess I should prepare for very nosy questions? Thought about replying that I needed to take on a new challenge. Of course I can't talk about any problems within previous team or with my health right? Any advice would be highly appreciated. Best regards, Eva

[@DonGeorgevich]

you can tell them the job did not meet your expectations.

[@Amalthea11]

@@DonGeorgevich Thank you very much :)

[@Vascodagam333]

Let's you listed your last employer as your current employer then your potential employer found out you no longer work there then it's a lie........it's definitely catch-22

[@ashley2812]

I was let go because I failed a certification test but I blame it on Covid

[@DonGeorgevich]

that works

[@aprilc.3697]

Unfortunately my search is on hold because of this pandemic. I’m in NY and it’s pretty bad for now. Had a second interview and had a great feeling and then the whole thing stalled 😫😖. Glad to hear these tips anyway. 🙏🏻

[@DonGeorgevich]

you are not the only one.

[@krassiem1206]

A Dutch company in the Balkans, obviously they are here to make money due to lower wages. So I had to solve some problems, computer software related, and guess what?! Not even a cup of tea or coffee at the interview. They're saying that is the best job market in Germany since... Guess what? I have a dozen questions and it's not worth it to list them. I have literally no interest in applying for jobs in the failed European union of the failed Eur single currency.

[@krassiem1206]

I meant that I have a dozen of examples that aren't worth it to list here and waste anybody's time, and yet... These examples are the motivation to not apply at the nationalistically radical companies in Central Europe.

[@DonGeorgevich]

I’m not sure what to tell you since I’m not from Europe

[@Stan-mh7bf]

Just never leave your job. Problem solved.

[@maiaallman4635]

How do you say you left to take care of and homeschool your autistic child because he just couldn't function in any of the available schools?

[@zebunker]

Don't. Then they will think you are autistic and that's probably true, to some extent, as its passed on genetically. And that's letting them know you have a disability which you should never do.

[@Madjod]

I left because my boss was caughting on my face and I was afraid to catch COVID-19. Can you say this as why I left my last job?

[@DonGeorgevich]

Give it a try and let me know how that works