Employee gets fired after only two days on the job, HR refuses to give them a reason why: ‘I left my previous job for them’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Jun 12, 2026 1:45 PM EDT

Is it a risk to leave your current job for something new and better?

Well, it is always a risk to make a big change in your life, and changing your job might be one of the biggest changes of all, yet almost everyone does it. Unless you're my mom, who has been working for the same company for the last 35 years, it is okay to want to switch things up from time to time. That being said, it's also important to know the risks.

The longer you are at a job, the more security you have, usually. Proving your worth in a workplace takes time, and most employers would want to keep those who have done so successfully, rather than those who are still too new to be sure about. Also, if you ask me, those first few months at a new job when you constantly have to take action and show initiative are quite exhausting, so you should only do it if you are absolutely sure that is what you want.

Thousands of employees every day reach their breaking point at their current job and move on to the next, but they can never know what is waiting for them on the other side. The employee who shared the story below, for example, was approached by a non-profit for a job opportunity they weren't even looking for, but was simply too good to refuse. Before they knew it, they were handing in their resignation letter in their current workplace and getting ready for a new adventure.

The new adventure, as it turns out, was very short-lived, since the employee was already fired on their second day of the job. Without any explanation as to why, the (ex) employee was told it wasn't going to work out and was removed from the building.

As I said, you have to know the risks…

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