How does firing from work looks in America?

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In American movies, I offten see the scenes where boss says somethin like “you are fired, I want your desk cleared by tommorow!”. And in next scene, employee is already on the curb.

Is this how firing really works? In my country, you have some time period before your contract is done and you lose your job (depending on reasons for being fired).

Comments

  1. sics2014 Avatar

    You get pulled into HR, they announce you’re fired, and your boss will escort you out of the building. You don’t get to stay.

    At least from the firings I’ve seen at my job.

  2. JoeMorgue Avatar

    100% depends on whether you have a union job or not.

    Generally speaking yes unless you have a union job you can just be fired and out the door more or less immediatly.

  3. Jets237 Avatar

    “We have put you on a Performance Improvement Plan, here is a list of unachievable goals you’ll need to reach within the next month or your employment will end.”

    Then you go home and start looking for a job while treating the next month like a test on how to do nothing while not burning bridges.