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Q: How many times in your career have you been fired?

Answered by 10,000+ others in All Departments

The most common answer was "Never" (66%)

Never
66%
1
18%
2
9%
3
4%
4 or more
3%

Gender

Male

Never
68%
1
18%
2
8%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 10,000+ Male employees

Female

Never
65%
1
19%
2
10%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 5,000+ Female employees

Ethnicity

77%
Never

Asian or Pacific Islander answered Never the most among all other ethnicities.

Caucasian answered 4 or more the least among all other ethnicities.

  • Caucasian
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • African American/Black
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Native American
  • Other
Never
69%
1
19%
2
7%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 10,000+ Caucasian
Never
59%
1
20%
2
12%
3
5%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 1,000+ Hispanic or Latino
Never
51%
1
20%
2
16%
3
7%
4 or more
6%
Answered by 1,000+ African American/Black
Never
77%
1
12%
2
6%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 1,000+ Asian or Pacific Islander
Never
42%
1
15%
2
20%
3
13%
4 or more
10%
Answered by 100+ Native American
Never
69%
1
16%
2
9%
3
2%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 500+ Other

Department

75%
Never

Engineering answered Never the most among all other departments.

HR answered 4 or more the least among all other departments.

  • Engineering
  • Product
  • Design
  • Marketing
  • Executive
  • Operations
  • Admin
  • Business Development
  • Finance
  • Communications
  • Customer Support
  • HR
  • IT
  • Legal
  • Sales
Never
75%
1
14%
2
6%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Engineering department
Never
70%
1
18%
2
7%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Product department
Never
60%
1
18%
2
12%
3
5%
4 or more
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Design department
Never
65%
1
20%
2
9%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Marketing department
Never
60%
1
24%
2
9%
3
4%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 100+ working in Executive department
Never
65%
1
20%
2
8%
3
4%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Operations department
Never
58%
1
22%
2
11%
3
5%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 500+ working in Admin department
Never
66%
1
19%
2
8%
3
5%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 100+ working in Business Development department
Never
68%
1
18%
2
6%
3
5%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 500+ working in Finance department
Never
67%
1
17%
2
8%
3
4%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 100+ working in Communications department
Never
59%
1
23%
2
12%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Customer Support department
Never
69%
1
21%
2
7%
3
2%
4 or more
1%
Answered by 100+ working in HR department
Never
68%
1
20%
2
8%
3
2%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 1,000+ working in IT department
Never
57%
1
18%
2
15%
3
6%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 100+ working in Legal department
Never
58%
1
21%
2
12%
3
4%
4 or more
5%
Answered by 1,000+ working in Sales department

Age

71%
Never

26-30 answered Never the most among all other age groups.

51-55 answered 4 or more the least among all other age groups.

  • 18-25
  • 26-30
  • 31-35
  • 36-40
  • 41-45
  • 46-50
  • 51-55
  • 56-60
  • 61-65
  • 66+
Never
69%
1
13%
2
9%
3
4%
4 or more
5%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 18-25
Never
71%
1
16%
2
7%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 26-30
Never
67%
1
18%
2
9%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 31-35
Never
64%
1
20%
2
9%
3
4%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 36-40
Never
64%
1
21%
2
9%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 41-45
Never
61%
1
22%
2
11%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ aged 46-50
Never
60%
1
25%
2
10%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 500+ aged 51-55
Never
63%
1
25%
2
7%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 100+ aged 56-60
Never
50%
1
29%
2
11%
3
3%
4 or more
7%
Answered by 100+ aged 61-65
Never
55%
1
17%
2
9%
3
8%
4 or more
11%
Answered by < 100 aged 66+

Education

74%
Never

Master's answered Never the most among all other education levels.

Bachelor's answered 3 the least among all other education levels.

  • High school
  • Some college
  • Associate's
  • Bachelor's
  • Master's
  • Doctoral or professional
Never
51%
1
21%
2
16%
3
5%
4 or more
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with High school education level
Never
56%
1
24%
2
11%
3
5%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with Some college education level
Never
53%
1
22%
2
13%
3
6%
4 or more
6%
Answered by 1,000+ with Associate's education level
Never
73%
1
17%
2
6%
3
2%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 5,000+ with Bachelor's education level
Never
74%
1
15%
2
7%
3
2%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 1,000+ with Master's education level
Never
71%
1
14%
2
8%
3
4%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 500+ with Doctoral or professional education level

Experience

68%
Never

3 to 6 Years answered Never the most among all other segments.

6 to 10 Years answered 4 or more the least among all other segments.

  • Entry Level
  • 1 to 3 Years
  • 3 to 6 Years
  • 6 to 10 Years
  • Over 10 Years
Never
60%
1
16%
2
13%
3
4%
4 or more
7%
Answered by 1,000+ with Entry Level experience
Never
66%
1
16%
2
10%
3
4%
4 or more
4%
Answered by 1,000+ with 1 to 3 Years experience
Never
68%
1
17%
2
9%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ with 3 to 6 Years experience
Never
68%
1
19%
2
7%
3
4%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 1,000+ with 6 to 10 Years experience
Never
66%
1
21%
2
8%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 5,000+ with Over 10 Years experience

Location

77%
Never

Boston answered Never the most among all other locations.

San Francisco answered 4 or more the least among all other locations.

  • Atlanta
  • Boston
  • Chicago
  • Dallas
  • Denver
  • Fort Lauderdale, FL
  • Houston
  • Los Angeles
  • Minneapolis
  • New York
  • Phoenix
  • San Diego
  • San Francisco
  • Seattle
  • Washington, DC
Never
62%
1
21%
2
11%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 100+ in Atlanta
Never
77%
1
14%
2
5%
3
2%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 500+ in Boston
Never
68%
1
16%
2
10%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 500+ in Chicago
Never
62%
1
23%
2
9%
3
4%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 100+ in Dallas
Never
70%
1
18%
2
7%
3
2%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 100+ in Denver
Never
58%
1
21%
2
7%
3
14%
4 or more
0%
Answered by < 100 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Never
69%
1
19%
2
7%
3
3%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 100+ in Houston
Never
63%
1
20%
2
10%
3
4%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ in Los Angeles
Never
47%
1
18%
2
26%
3
6%
4 or more
3%
Answered by < 100 in Minneapolis
Never
68%
1
19%
2
8%
3
2%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 1,000+ in New York
Never
59%
1
23%
2
9%
3
4%
4 or more
5%
Answered by 100+ in Phoenix
Never
72%
1
13%
2
6%
3
0%
4 or more
9%
Answered by < 100 in San Diego
Never
76%
1
16%
2
5%
3
2%
4 or more
1%
Answered by 1,000+ in San Francisco
Never
76%
1
15%
2
5%
3
2%
4 or more
2%
Answered by 500+ in Seattle
Never
74%
1
14%
2
6%
3
3%
4 or more
3%
Answered by 500+ in Washington, DC

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