Can You "Quit" a job right before you get fired?

[PVarck31]

Re: Can You "Quit" a job right before you get fired?

This is sort of off topic, but I got fired from a job a couple of years ago. It had nothing to do with me not complying to rules, attendance, or anything of that nature. I simply did not meet my quota for the month (sales job). So anyway, whenever I apply for jobs, in the box where they ask why did you leave your last job (resigned, terminated, laid off, etc), I always put terminated because it was the truth. Now my question is, does it really matter if I say I got laid off? Termination makes it seem like I was doing something wrong, and there's really no way for them to check anyway because my supervisor no longer works for the company. I just feel like the fact that I got fired from my last REAL job has been the reason I haven't had much luck finding work.

Ah yeah, I wouldn't put terminated. A lot of employers see then and throw the app in the trash. Put laid off, or downsizing. You could rationalize both of those explanations imo.