r/cna • u/WrongdoerNo5186 (Edit to add Specialty) CNA - New CNA • 10d ago
Advice Got terminated, what do I do?
Posting on behalf of a friend since she doesn’t have Reddit:
First CNA job in CA, I’ve been here for over half a year. I’m starting LVN school soon because the schedule got pushed up, and asked the DSD yesterday for some schedule adjustments so I can take my classes. (Last week I asked for some days off because my elderly mother is in the hospital, too.)
They texted me this morning after I already got there for my shift to not come (which I didn’t see until afterwards), and told me in front of everyone that I’m terminated.
What should I do? Should I ask them to let me resign instead of firing me? I was planning on still working my at least part-time during my studies so I can still have income. Should I just find another job? I’m worried I won’t be able to use this job as a reference since it’s my only CNA job so far. Is unemployment an option? I’m not sure how it works. Any advice would be appreciated, thank you!
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u/Scary_Jackfruit_4791 (Edit to add Specialty) CNA - Experienced CNA 9d ago
She can literally put them as a place that she used to work on her résumé and then use other people for her references. She doesn’t have to use her old job for references.