Employee relocated for new entry-level job, only to get fired a month later for “not having enough experience”, employee claims: ‘Nobody wants to train me’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Nov 11, 2026 12:30 PM EST

People always say that you can never make friends with the people you work with, but that doesn't stop some from trying. After all, you spend at least 8 hours of the day with these people, and you want to enjoy their company as much as possible. Which is why it was a real dissapointment for this new hire to move across the country only to find out all her new coworkers are middle-aged men who have no interest in warmly welcoming a new recruit, let alone becoming their friend.

This new hire definitely didn't make any friends at work, especially since they did not get to stay at the job for longer than a month.

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  • Sad young woman packing her desk after getting fired
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    Sad young woman packing her desk after getting fired.

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  • Laid off for "not having enough experience" in entry-level role

    Traveled 1700 miles for this job. Moved halfway across the country. Finally got a job with decent pay and benefits.
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • The work is out in a rural area. The moment I got there, I saw my co- workers. All older men, mostly boomers and a few
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • Gen X. Bad sign. On the job I find nobody wants to train me they expect -- me to know full well what we're doing despite it being an entry-level position. I do my best to learn through osmosis.
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • Clearly my lack of omniscience bothers them.
    via u/Thepopethroway

  • Getting along with your coworkers, while not a necessity, can be really beneficial in the workplace. Not only does it pass the time a lot more pleasantly, but having people you can count on at work can actually make your job easier. And that starts on day one. The minute you step into the office, you have to rely on the people who have been there before so you can do your job as best as possible. 

    When this employee stepped into the office on their first day and realized no one wanted to train them or help them learn the job, they knew their odds of succeeding were very slim.

  • They go out to the bar after work and invite me to come. I don't drink
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • After this, most of them still put up a facade of being sociable, but the mood has changed. I come to hear they've been stalking me to the boss behind my back.
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • Saying that I'm "not learning fast enough" despite literally ALL of them refusing to train me on any aspect of the job.
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • Concept of change from old to new job.
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    Concept of change from old to new job.

  • On Tuesday, an older gentlemen shows up on the job. Apparently has 20 years of experience. Suddenly nobody will talk to me. On Friday I'm laid off, after little over a month of working for them.
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • Now I'm stuck halfway across the country. Left all my friends, family, and life behind. Only a few thousand in savings. Stuck with a lease and a car
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • payment in the middle of nowhere. Tossed aside like trash, all so a boomer can get his.
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • How are young people supposed to make it in this world? Every thing seems geared to keep us down and out. We're never given a
    via u/Thepopethroway
  • chance. I don't know whether to feel depr sed or rage. It all seems so utterly futile and hopeless.
    via u/Thepopethroway

  • Starting a new job is always scary, but when you change your entire life for it, the stakes are much higher. Without the job, you have nothing to fall back on, which is why losing the job was so hard for this employee. The only thing they have left to do is to pick themselves back up and look for a better opportunity. Somewhere where they will not only be able to prove their worth, but will actually be appreciated. They deserve nothing less.

    Here are some other responses this employee received after sharing their story:

  • _borT I think skipping out on social hour is what cost you. Once you did that, I'm sure they all decided that you thought you were better than them.
    via u/_borT
  • I had a manager like that - I was very transparent that I'd be looking for a job that utilizes my degree and would leave if I found one (grocery store job just to make money). He would
    via u/_borT
  • always drop passive aggressive comments on how maybe I'll at least hire him on as the janitor when I make it big.
    via u/_borT
  • Bassracerx Find an employment lawyer see if you have a case for age discrimination and toxic workplace
    via u/Bassracerx
  • csc_spender I don't what's sadder: your story or the fact that boomers with 20 yeas of experience are THIS competitive about an entry- level salary.
    via u/csc_spender

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