The movie has interviews with people who have been fired

The unfortunate reality of our economy is that many employees will experience being fired from at least one job during their career. They may be fired with a large group of their co-workers, or they might be fired alone. Understanding the dynamics and emotions of such events can lessen the trauma caused by them.

Those who are fortunate enough not to be fired will probably have a friend or relative who will be fired. “Fired” is a movie that also can help viewers to understand of the pain of a fired friend or relative.

This 72 minute, 2007 movie by Annabelle Gurwitch has interviews, skits, and comedy routines during which 25 people, mainly actors, comedians, and auto workers, talk about their experiences of being fired. This movie’s interview format is a somewhat similar to that of the book, “Working.” This book has interviews that reveal the work related experiences of employees in over 100 occupations. “Fired,” however, concentrates only on a much smaller and less occupationally diverse numberworkers who were fired.

The actors and comedians in this movie do not seem to be overly concerned about their firings. This could be because their careers often are not harmed by firings as much as are careers of most people, and especially the careers of white collar professionals.

Those whose careers are badly harmed by firings can be devastated. One way that fired people can regain the energy and confidence needed to seek another job is by joining job search support groups. It also is important for them to understand that good results can eventually come out of the traumatic experience of being fired.

This movie also included interviews with:

1. Former US Secretary of Labor Bob Reich and economist Ben Stein.
2. People at a local job fair.
3. Therapists and the clergy.
4. Personnel and training people whose job it is to help groups of employees dismissed from corporations such as General Motors to transition to new jobs.

Sometimes, the employees are at fault for their dismissals. In these cases, it is important for them to learn from their mistakes. They should learn, for example, to pick up on signs of disapproval or company peril. If they feel that they are in the wrong career, they might be wise to visit a state career center.

Have you ever lost a job? How did you react? What was the final outcome of your experience? Please comment below.