<prompt> Human: I work for a small doctors office, one doctor and two assistants who handle everything that keeps patients coming and the business afloat. This job is a mix of medical assisting, administrative work, and business management.The doctor sat me down today and said that me working there is not working out, only after three months of being there. He says that I do not have the urgency to get things done and he thinks I am missing the idea that keeping the business afloat is my responsibility.I have been working very hard to do well, but I do agree with him to a degree because a I am not highly qualified and I suspect I only got the job because I worked at a school that his granddaughter attended, b there was absolutely no training provided and he does not know 90 of what we do so he cannot teach it he said he doesnt want to spend the money on training, and cI have not been on top of my game at work due to feeling down the past few weeks about a death in my family I have already told him this.Im very worried because a it looks very bad to be fired only after three months, b my pay is high relative to my experience and I may have to take a pay cutThis is really an interesting situation because Im not officially fired, but its definitely coming and he is most likely giving me two weeks out of kindness. Even if he does decide to keep me, I will try to leave asap because I do not want the added stress cloud hanging above me that my boss wants to fire me.Where do I go from here? How do I explain in future interviews why I was only here for three months? Should I reveal that I was fired and why? Or should I say it was a temp position? What can I do about references since I likely will not be able to use him as one? Has anyone ever been fired when you didnt necessarily do anything wrong, but were ultimately unqualified? TLDR: My boss says he wants to fire me due to not being satisfied with my work, but is giving me two weeks. Where do I go from here in this situation?Edit: Update: Hi everyone, thanks for the time you guys took to give some advice. After speaking to my co workers on where I could improve with my work, I took this info and made some points to my boss. I pointed out that I think the main concern was that I am very quiet and calm and from past experiences it can be taken as complacency or not taking initiative. He seemed to be receptive that I wanted to try harder. And apparently, he had forgotten that I had a passing in my family very forgetful, but we talked of the effets of that too. Anyhow! Not sure if Im still being let go in a few weeks, but hopefully not. I am still considering job searching in the meantime though.  <response>: In a close nit small-medium sized company or office everyone has to be hungry and want and learn and pull more weight than they think they should be responsible for. Thats the nature of small business. Im sure this wont be the last job where you will be in a position that requires you to dig, hustle, and just flat out figure shit out in your position despite not having complete training. Also at-will states help employers for this very reason , it allows them to move on if they hire someone that just isnt working out. Now to answer your question. First, do you want to keep the job or not? Either way your response should be the same. Sit down, seriously think about your job and where you need to improve. No excuses. Im sorry for the loss in your family but the reality is life is always happening and the people move forward professionally are those who can keep life from distracting from their work performance. Its unfortunate , yes, but it is the nature of the world. Make a plan on how youre going to hustle and do your job better. Like you mentioned in your post, you could not have a job in two weeks and you need something to tell a future employer, so this is what youre gonna say and do: After my boss told me I had two weeks to make things better. I sat down and evaluated my performance, my knowledge about the job, and the gap in my skills and knowledge to be effective. Then I talked to everyone in the office individually and asked them what they need from me to be better, I asked how they want things done right in their eyes or what have I not been getting right and filled in knowledge gaps. The last person I asked was my boss. When I did I told him what the other people said about my performance and told my boss how Im going to improve and told him that I will take him up on the offer and try and fix as many of the issues as possible in the two weeks that I have left. Then you go out and do all of that. 