It sucks. If I could put it into one sentence to sum it up for you that would be it. There isn't much more I can say. One minute I felt like I was a part of a family that welcomed me, then all of the sudden, it was over. Inside jokes, friendships, were all lost because I was forced to leave. When I am at work, I work. But at the same time, I know there is a time to not be completely serious and I guess some people are not okay with that. I don't slack off, but apparently that is what my boss thought. It's truly unfortunate that from my boss' point of view I was not successful at my job. But, I think now that I am gone, they might notice some things are missing. From my own point of view, I knew how hard I worked because all of the customers I served each day were satisfied, and even if there was a mistake, I would find a way to make it better.

Don't let one firing bring you down, because for all you know they may have fired you for different reasons than they expressed. Honestly, if they would have done it differently, it wouldn't have affected me as much. So this is also a message to employers, not just employees. Know that there is an amount of professionalism and respect you can have when you let someone go. Maybe let them know you appreciated having them there for a year, and maybe give them some pointers for next time. It would have been nice to know what my boss thought I did right before I left, instead of every single minor thing I did wrong as an excuse for me to leave. I am only twenty years old, and honestly, I will have several jobs after this one. This was just the beginning, not the end of my serving career. I know I am not bad at waiting tables, maybe I do need more practice, but I am not a failure at it. And that's a fact.

This was a good lesson for me to learn about not taking things personally. In these types of situations, you need to learn to be on your own side, especially when you know you did nothing wrong. It was only someone's opinion that you weren't "good enough" at your job. It's almost like going through a break up, you want to go back, but you know you can't. And you keep reminiscing about the memories and relationships you built with people while you were there, but you have to erase them all from your mind because you know it will hurt too much if you don't. Let go, realize that you did nothing wrong, and that there will be better places you will work at in the future. Lastly, remember that "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." (Semisonic)