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I'm worried I'll be fired for something I did at work. What can I do to get ahead of it?

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    If it's an honest mistake that you can own up to and take responsibility for, do that. And apologize, do what you can to rectify it, and tell your boss how you learned something in the process that'll keep you from every doing something like that again. Good luck!

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    Be honest & take responsibility if you actually did something or made a mistake that is worth firing, or are not a valued enough employee to try to keep. Make sure your resume is up to date & should most likely start picking up/filling out applications.

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    Call the union

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    Get fired and collect unemployment

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    Take corrective actions and go to hr now.

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    Don't worry. If worry can solve any problem, yes, go ahead and worry all you want, but worrying doesn't add any solution to a problem, it gives more negatives even to your psychological and physical health. Therefore you should in anticipate on certain things, but try to find an action items instead of just worrying about things. It's best to tell them out of your mouth what you did wrong or that something that worries you before someone else finds out or discover by your management team. Honesty is the best policy. Ask if your manager if you can make a corrective action or make it up somehow, but if it's worth firing you for then might as you apologize and just resign. But in this process if the management see your heart and honesty and value then they will ask to stay. Otherwise, I think it's beset to move on start finding other job. I am not a robot, but life goes on. Worrying is a natural thing, so you may try but it's not going to be easy to get rid of that habit.

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    Acquire some whistleblower information to bargain with!

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    Do not lie about it. Go to your supervisor and talk to him about what you did. Being truthful is the only way to go.

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    Try to find reverse action and do it if possible. Otherwise, look for a new job I guess.

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    Admit what you did wrong and have a discussion with your manager. It's better to hell with your mouth than found out by others or management. If it's something that worth getting fired for then you should resign and look for other job.

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    Tell someone that you trust (in authority) in confidence. Showing that you're not going to hide something will go a long way in preventing your reputation from being damaged further than it should be. As the saying goes, "bad news does not age well".