I was fired last week from ACN a day after being back from a one year mission abroad. I was a really cold mail invite for a f2f about personal development from an MD. He walks in and just says that I was not performing well and hence they were letting go of me. I was surprised because: A) I had a consistent with peers rating for the last two years B) I got 0 credits for the fact that they dumped me on a blueprint project abroad which was supposed to last two months but took a year. In hindsight it was possible to have seen this coming since I had to cancel my ACN university in Chicago three times for chargeability issues ACN wide (fyi personally I was at 105%). There were 0 opportunities in my home country published on the internal site and due to me being abroad the whole time I had no visibility. A couple of thoughts:- is this common practice at ACN? (anyone else experience this) - Do you tell other companies that you have been fired when applying there? (if not what do you tell?I am a little down because of the fact that I sacrificed a lot personally and getting treated like this feels a little off.

I assume you are not in the EU (or UK). You need to check what your local employment law is. In the UK that might be a case of unfair dismissal and you could take them to court.Are you crazy? Why would you tell other companies you have been fired?

I am in a EU country. I will get a severance package of about three months if I understood the MD correctly (I checked this with local laws and that seems to be correct).How will I explain the gap in my CV once I will find a new job 2-3 months down the line?

The way they handled this sounds absolutely awful.How long have you been with the company for? Provided that you have passed your probation period, it sounds like a case of unfair dismissal. They can't base your dismissal on the grounds of poor performance, as you have been receiving good ratings over the past year; also (at least in the UK) I believe they should put you through a Personal Development Plan before they can fire you (provided you are not on your probation). They have to prove that you have consistently under-performed despite their efforts to help you get better. I would talk to a lawyer, get all the facts straight on what rights you have, and go back to them negotiating on a longer notice (4 / 5 months should be a reasonable timeline to get another job) threatening a law suit if they don't oblige.

+1I've only ever heard of this when there has been demonstrable and consistent low performance which doesn't seem to apply in your case.As Phil says, push for a longer notice period so that you can find a new job so that you do no need to explain a gap in your employment.