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If you do get fired (not saying you will), it’s really not your fault and probably is just a result of the firm not being good an onboarding new associates. There’s no good reason that someone with 2.5 months of experience should be worrying about things that can’t easily be fixed
There is no way to tell if they’re going to fire you, but now is a great time to take inventory of things you feel you can do better and be proactive in fixing them/letting your superiors know you are trying to improve. Ex: if the deadline was clearly communicated to you, then you can practice better calendaring habits and take steps to ensure everything will be reviewed days ahead of when something needs to be finalized. Mistakes happen and are learning experiences. Look at them with curiosity instead of judgment.
Find a superior in your department and talk to them about performance issues and your plan for solving them. You don’t need to fall on your sword, just acknowledge that you could be providing better support and show action in moving toward that goal. Also ask them for feedback on that plan. If they don’t engage with you seriously, then at least you know you did everything you could and developed metrics for your own personal improvement and success.
Yeah I grew from it I'm way more conscious of it now
I’m sorry! That’s so painful and not fun at all. Doesn’t sound like a “safe space.” 2.5 months isn’t a ton of time to ramp up and get up to speed. Good that you’re doing better now! I would try to shrug it off and keep working hard, being nice/normal with everyone, and asking as appropriate what else you can do to improve, and ask for advice on how to do a great job there from multiple people. But if in the end it doesn’t work out or isn’t a great fit, there will be other jobs! Sorry you’re going through this. News jobs are always stressful, and sounds like this has been even harder. Good luck!
Look for a new job ASAP
Yeah I think you need to look for a new job. How did you have a deadline on the third day of your job? It doesn’t sound like the firm isn’t the right fit for you, much less the other way around.
I had to write a multi-million dollar proposal by the first Friday of my job
It is shameful to fire an associate that soon. But, running up against filing deadlines and missing a contract deadline are serious matters. Look for a job now. If your firm is the kind of place where people get fired quickly, do it ASAP. One piece of advice: Do whatever is necessary to make a good first impression at your next stop. If you move twice very quickly, few firms would consider hiring you.
They fired another associate after 8 months we had lunch out of my first week and my coworker was like I've told the owner to fire people before and he listens because I didn't have a great first week