Fired in a dream

Dream about being fired

Dream About Getting Fired

What do dreams of getting fired mean? Being fired in a dream represents your anxiety at work. It is connected to the stresses and strains of work but also how you communicate with others.

This dream can also be associated with feeling isolated in daily life. Research has shown that 75% of America dreams about work every year - especially males. So, you cannot escape the work meetings, schedules, and office computers in your sleep! Dreaming of being fired can be connected to the fear and feeling of subconsciously thinking that this might actually happen in daily life. So many of our dreams are common when it comes to working.

They are associated with a hybrid of our needs and wants in life. It can be associated with removing ourselves from our job altogether and retraining. To have a recurring dream of being fired can indicate an unresolved issue at work. The dreamer may be trying to communicate with their own subconscious mind. To try to uncover the root of a problem. Maybe ambition is not being fulfilled?

It is also an anxiety dream and can be associated with feeling an obligation in life. To see yourself fired from your current job in a dream suggests that you are trying to move forward in life but feel everything is holding you back. In dreams, this can also indicate that you can change who you are for the better. Being fired is our worse nightmare, it makes us feel rejected and unwanted. From a subconscious perspective being fired in a dream might just be a “fear” dream.

What does it mean to dream of losing your job?

These generally dream about your anxieties. The dream is about your own ego. The ego is part of our whole self and dreaming of losing a job can represent egotism and difficulty in communicating and trusting others in daily life. On the other extreme the dream of losing your job can be regressive by your own objective criticism. Being fired in a dream can be unsettling and normally this dream is associated with defending yourself. If you have something important related to your job coming up, such as an interview, a presentation, or performance review the dream can be connected to your own fears. On a small number of occasions, this dream can predict that you are feeling (subconsciously) not secure in your job, and often these types of dreams appear when you are worried about your performance at work. Our dreams often compensate with our own lopsided conscious attitudes and there are mainly four types of dreams that involve losing your job or getting fired.

In your dream

  • You were fired in your current job in your dream.
  • You were fired in a previous job in a dream.
  • You could see many lay-offs in a dream.
  • You were made redundant in a dream.
  • You saw others being made redundant in a dream.

What does it mean to dream of being fired?

To dream your boss fires you are connected to your desires in life. To see a boss shout at you in a dream indicates a new start in life. It indicates that you are going to change your perspective in life. If your boss is different than your real boss in a dream it indicates taking a chance in life. To see yourself in an old job in a dream indicates a new passion for life and also lust.

Communication is the most important skill of life and dreaming of being fired is all about communication. Communication is a key skill that we use most of our day communicating. If you are unable to speak up or defend yourself from being fired in a dream this is largely about listening. Listening is the key to understanding what others say. Listening is more important than speaking. You will find it easier. It is not something we are taught. It is an essential skill for effective communication, the development of deep, meaningful relationships based on personal work, and simply understanding others' viewpoints. This dream is not normally a prediction but about how you communicate with others.

To be fired in a dream represents the worry of work but also that you feel other people control you. Being fired also means that you fear a new job or having a new start in life. To see coworkers fired in a dream can suggest feeling abandoned in daily life.

The work that you have put into a project has paid off, and it indicates you are harvesting for a better future. To dream of massive redundancies or to see people layed off in a dream indicates it is time to think about how you will approach your work life in the future. It can also suggest that you are engrossed in a work situation. The dream indicates that you are at a crossroads in life and you need to work hard in your life. To see others being made redundant in a dream indicates that you should not sit around and let people take the lead. Be in charge is the message. Be prepared to see how you progress in life, you are ready to make your move shortly.

There could be many factors in the dream that has led to you being fired such as redundancy, budget cuts, performance or just not turning up. The reason for being fired in a dream is not that important unless it involves other people. When you get fired in a dream you can feel that emotion, and it is a dream which tells you to move forward in life in order to make a positive change. Speaking to others well and listening actively in daily life is a key component of emotional intelligence (El). To dream that yourself or a team of people were fired in a dream is connected to a strong ability to both express yourself clearly and to attend to and understand others fully in waking life.
According to a general rule, if someone speaks to an audience, they are likely to hear only about 10% of the actual words. It is clear that most people don't listen or pretend to listen or listen only selectively.

To have a recurring dream of being fired is all about the preparation for endings and completion. This is a time to let go of things that don't serve you anymore; trust and think about your thoughts; forgive yourself and others; heal issues from the past; resolve outstanding conflict; heal relationships with family members; be compassionate; give freely of yourself; follow humanitarian, environmental, and explore your emotions. 

What is the spiritual meaning of getting fired in a dream?

Personally, my advice from me to you spiritually when having this dream is that you must be aware of the Law of Attraction. The law of attraction naturally allows you to attract the things you pay attention to. It is possible to attract recurring events into your life by simply focusing your attention on them. Recurring nightmares about losing your job, no matter if they were attracted to you or sent to you from the higher realms, can help you reestablish your life and decide if your job is really for you. 

What does it mean to dream of someone getting fired?

This can indicate that you are seeking comfort or want to give it, whether You see your family members or a friend get fired it can mean you want a better relationship with them. Losing a job is all about rejection in the dream state, it can also mean that you need to think about what role this person plays in your life. People are integral to our physical and mental well-being. If you see someone you know get fired in a dream in older dream dictionaries it can suggest that you will prevent psychic attacks. To see someone not leaving a job on their own terms can indicate that you need to reassess your wants and needs in the relationship and make positive changes. 

What does it mean to dream of your partner (husband or wife) getting fired?

This dream can indicate that you are feeling worried and anxious about your relationship if you see your partner fired from his or her job. Four years ago my husband was "let go" from his job and he had been working for the company for 8 years. I can remember the sheer terror, and I did have a few dreams after the event. His contract was terminated due to a difference in personality from his boss. Dreaming of your partner losing their job can indicate you are feeling vulnerable in your relationship with him. This dream could also be able spending less money and maybe you are feeling you have been spending too much and it is your mind's way of trying to prioritize your own spending and cut back where needed. 

What does it mean to dream of a coworker getting fired?

Dreaming of a team member or someone at work you know lose their job can be a sign that you want to get away from the problems in your work life and take responsibility for them. It can also indicate that you have attitudes that you can abandon. The other aspect of this dream is to see if the coworker deserved to be fired. Maybe they were unfairly treated? If this is the case then it can mean that you will have to protest against something important in waking life. If the co-worker deserved to be fired in a dream then this is a dream about being envious. It could be that you don't like the co-worker in life, we are not supposed to like everyone after all! If you don't think your co-worker deserves the job they have this often results in dreams of him or her being fired. 

Feelings associated with this dream

Worry of getting "fired in real life," difficulty in communicating with your boss in life.

By Flo Saul
Sep 5, 2017