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From Fired to Firefighter

A year ago I got fired from corporate America and I'm forever grateful.

I had never been fired up until that point and boy howdy have I worked a lot of jobs. But for the first time in my life, I was let go for being myself. They felt I wasn't a good fit. It was during my probationary period so there was nothing I could do but be professional and appreciate the opportunity they gave me.

I applied every where for 3 months. I probably refreshed LinkedIn 25,000x/day during that time. Nothing.

Now the next part is devine intervention.

For whatever reason I applied at Costco in July. I was way overqualified and they hired me on the spot. It was blow to my wallet and pride(also one of the best companies I ever worked for). On the third day of working there, a guy I grew up with came to my register. We were surprised and grateful to see each other! He told me that he was a firefighter in a city nearby. He told me they were hurting, not enough people had been applying. He invited me for a ride along at the department.

I went back to school. I got certified. I start my job at the fire department in 10 days and I could not be more excited! Don't take time for granted, you can change your whole world in 1 year! Whether you're at your lowest or your highest, you got this 🤘❤️

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From Fired to Firefighter