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2 months ago I was fired from a job that I loved due to me running late a couple of times.

I can say that

• When I was at the company (actually, it was a school) I devoted my energy and heart into what I was doing when I was working there and I don't think I did a bad job


• I lost the job due to a very unfortunate circumstance at the exact
  wrong time.

I am currently trying to sort out my own feelings about this

Part of me misses that job and I wish I could be re-hired.

I believe I did everything within my power to produce satisfactory results and I felt as if I had the perfect skill-set for the job.

I'm worried because this dismissal doesn't just do me anminjustice on my resume, but also in my opinion also compromises my future job prospects.

Should I apologize to my former employer?

At this time, I do not think you should apologize as you don't think that you really did anything wrong, as you glossed over what you did and are chalking it up to "Unfortunate circumstances at the exact wrong time"

I suspect that the "unfortunate circumstances" involved you getting caught doing something wrong, and the "exact wrong time" is more along the line of it being the last straw with your employer.

Eventually, an apology may help when your next potential employer checks your references and employment history. However, to do that, you need to be able to first articulate to yourself

• What you did


• What was wrong with it


• What you should have done instead


• How it affected the person concerned


• What you learned

Then, include all of the above with a sincere expression of regrets.

Should I apologize to my former employer?

It probably won't do you any harm. But it probably won't do you much good either - they're not going to re-hire you, and they're not going to change anything they say about the reason for your dismissal.

Therefore apologize if you feel in your heart that you let them down, but don't do it if you're expecting something in return - that's fake and nobody likes a fake.

If you are asking whether if apologizing will help you get unfired, that will never happen. You were fired which likely means one of three things:

1. You were warned and went through disciplinary action and still did not show improvement in their eyes.


2. You were terminated simply because you were late a couple times and your employer did not care or value you enough to do anything about it except to get rid of you.


3. It was a position where punctuality really mattered and you showed that you could not be punctual.

There is no need to apologise after the fact or any way it can help you. I would keep looking for another job. Firings happen and they are generally no big deal to prospective employers.

Actually once an employee is dismissed it is last action which is taken when employer become fully convinced that improvement in performance or conduct of individual is not possible despite repeated warning. In this case you should seriously look inwards and find out your weaknesses. In my opinion you should not apologize with your employer for re hiring bcos it is also against your prestige and honour to continue the job after apologize. You should try to search new job bcos change of job is recurring process to raise the respect and salary.