What happens when you are praised for doing a good job and only worked seven days and you are told you are not a good fit?

10 Comments

1. AnonymousApril 28,2025 at 5:30PM UTC

   Something was off. It may have nothing to do with you or your work. They may have been confronted with a difference in job profile or need to go in another direction. Sometimes the reality of what is needed was misunderstood and they hired based on something else.

2. Janice MasonApril 30,2025 at 1:55PM UTC

   I did this. I accepted a position and after I was there two weeks I gave a two week notice. I was in tears driving home everyday! Not worth my mental health to be in a position that was toxic. To leave was the best decision I ever made. Now in a job that I love.

3. GirlBossanova934974April 30,2025 at 2:06PM UTC

   Not much you can do about the most recent job UNLESS you are a protected class aka over age 40. However going forward, you should be out the door as quickly as possible IF an employer demands you work 7 days per week when you are starting out. At that point, it is best to sending out those resumes ASAP, contacting staffing agencies, and getting off the burning boat ASAP. You don't have to make up stories either. Everyone will understand you are getting out of a very bad situation. You can phrase it as you were expecting X and they in fact gave Y.

4. AnonymousMay 3,2025 at 9:17PM UTC

   Even if you are a protected class. If the person who let you go was the one who hired you, it will not matter.

5. GirlBossanova934974May 4,2025 at 4:58PM UTC

   I am in a protected class. I filed an unlawful termination lawsuit against one employer and won a $190K settlement. I think the amount would have been much higher if the case had gone to court. So ah.........protected classes do matter. In this case, the employer is basically mentally unstable. Needs professional help.

6. AyianMay 1,2025 at 4:24PM UTC

   Often, this has to do with someone in a position of power over you not appreciating something you've said, your personality, or something they've seen about you, your methods, tidiness, etc. It can even be political if you've discussed your views at work. If it's not a fit for them, staying longer would only make the workplace hostile for you. More often than not, employers place a higher value on soft skills than actual capability, aptitude, and experience.

   You can either react and keep your interactions very superficial or you can keep looking for somewhere that you can be yourself while also doing the work well. Try not to let it get to you.

7. AnonymousMay 3,2025 at 3:06PM UTC

   If there is a bully in your midst that could be the issue. They are usually good at hiding it - at first - by pretending to be helpful or complimenting your work. You may even think this person is a friend or ally.

   However, the bully will convince someone else that you’re “not a good fit.” It’s all about power. If a bully feels threatened by you in any way they will work hard to get rid of you. Is there something about you that’s threatening? Are you younger? Attractive? Have special talents or accomplishments? I know it’s hard but you may have dodged a bullet - ie a toxic workplace.

8. AnonymousMay 3,2025 at 9:15PM UTC

   Been there. All you can do is MOVE ON! For what ever reason, it did not work out. The universe has spoken.

9. AnonymousMay 12,2025 at 1:12PM UTC

   Seven days is hardly enough time to determine whether you are a good fit unless there was some sort of altercation with one of the other team members, especially in a job that takes six months to acclimate. Trust me, you dodged a bullet and won't have to put this "job" on your resume, because the environment is very likely extremely toxic. Another thing that happens is that a job gets pulled shortly after hiring someone. This was their way of making it your fault—another sign of a chaotic or toxic environment.

10. AnonymousMay 14,2025 at 3:44PM UTC

    Were there skills or experience that maybe you don't have? Sometimes those skills, especially the soft ones are not stated in a job description and it's not until the person gets in the roll that you find it's not a fit.

    Ex: someone hired for 'analytics' because they have a really good math background and can create reports but they don't really do analytical thinking? Or they don't have strong customer communication skills but that's a vital part of the job that was not listed in the job description?

    I don't know that I would automatically ascribe "Toxic" to it as many people in the comments are, I think there is a whole lot of judgement and personal baggage being applied to a very vague situation.