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Today I have to let you know such sad news that I got laid off a few days ago.
Even though I always felt “I will be laid off today” every day, It is disappointing to actually hear it.
However, this is a good opportunity to look back on my short 2 weeks. So today just let me note some lessons I learned in my first time working in a Canadian company.
Firstly, needless to say, communicating is very important.
I learned it from one of my colleagues, who was really good at making people comfortable.
Every day, he talked to every person, How are you today? How was your weekend? How have you been doing so far? Whenever he has time, he dared to talk to someone even if it is not necessary. Afterall, this made our colleagues feel better to talk and ask him something. That means he got to be a strong team player who is necessary to the company at the earliest. I couldn’t do so. Unfortunately, they recognized me as an introvert person even though I was not and just avoided saying anything unnecessary. Definitely, I would be able to fix this point in my next job.
Second, being confident is essential. As previously mentioned, my coworkers saw me as an introvert person. One of the reason was that I was always sorry to ask something. At the end, My CEO said to me ”I know the Japanese style and I like it, but you should say things more clearly and loudly. Be cheerful.” That surprised me because I don’t notice I was doing like that. This might be a part of Japanese culture being humble and calm but that might have made my colleagues suspected my ability and skills. I decided to pretend to be confident. That’s pretty important thing.
In the end, honestly, it was the second time to be laid off in Canada. Compared to the first time I was laid off, I feel much better because I could think I did everything I can. Every day I went to the office 30min ahead of starting time, prepared by myself and at the end of the day, I previewed the things I learned before going to the bed. So these 2 weeks were a kind of miracle and it was a really great opportunity to learn a lot. I have to say to myself, just keep going on. To be proud, I resumed applying for a new job during the day that I was laid off and got an opportunity to have an interview during the same week. Keep going. Best wishes in my future. Of course you, too!
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By Charlie BlueTranscript ↓
Today I have to let you know such sad news that I got laid off a few days ago.
Even though I always felt “I will be laid off today” every day, It is disappointing to actually hear it.
However, this is a good opportunity to look back on my short 2 weeks. So today just let me note some lessons I learned in my first time working in a Canadian company.
Firstly, needless to say, communicating is very important.
I learned it from one of my colleagues, who was really good at making people comfortable.
Every day, he talked to every person, How are you today? How was your weekend? How have you been doing so far? Whenever he has time, he dared to talk to someone even if it is not necessary. Afterall, this made our colleagues feel better to talk and ask him something. That means he got to be a strong team player who is necessary to the company at the earliest. I couldn’t do so. Unfortunately, they recognized me as an introvert person even though I was not and just avoided saying anything unnecessary. Definitely, I would be able to fix this point in my next job.
Second, being confident is essential. As previously mentioned, my coworkers saw me as an introvert person. One of the reason was that I was always sorry to ask something. At the end, My CEO said to me ”I know the Japanese style and I like it, but you should say things more clearly and loudly. Be cheerful.” That surprised me because I don’t notice I was doing like that. This might be a part of Japanese culture being humble and calm but that might have made my colleagues suspected my ability and skills. I decided to pretend to be confident. That’s pretty important thing.
In the end, honestly, it was the second time to be laid off in Canada. Compared to the first time I was laid off, I feel much better because I could think I did everything I can. Every day I went to the office 30min ahead of starting time, prepared by myself and at the end of the day, I previewed the things I learned before going to the bed. So these 2 weeks were a kind of miracle and it was a really great opportunity to learn a lot. I have to say to myself, just keep going on. To be proud, I resumed applying for a new job during the day that I was laid off and got an opportunity to have an interview during the same week. Keep going. Best wishes in my future. Of course you, too!