I want to know what to say when the question comes up on why did you get let go? I know others say to tell the truth, but that will not help me here. Since this is my first job in this industry, I don't want to lose out on other opportunities.

This job was at a small family run business, 3 family members and 2 non-family employees. They said I was being let go due to not enough production from my area. I did try my best to keep up with their very disorganized company. I worked hard, but I was usually getting buried in work. Part of the the problem was constant interruptions by the bully boss, I couldn't get my work done because of that. The other problem was them putting orders on my desk with little or no information, which meant I had to waste time guessing or hunt someone down to ask questions. Sometimes all I'd get is a snotty answer or be made to feel stupid by the bully boss.

It didn't help that the guy before me was there 9 years and ran the business for them. After he left, they were lost and it showed. Why he stayed that long is beyond me.

I was given no warnings to being fired, never had a review in the year that I was there. Unless you count being screamed at every other day.  I never broke the rules or did anything bad. Also, there were other things, like they were losing money each year and lots of talk about money the last few months. And, I was in the process of looking for another job when I was let go.

I am worried that my boss will bad mouth me to other employers, she would bad mouth anybody, even the customers. I do have good references from past employers in the over 20 years that I have worked, this is the only bad mark on my record. How do I get employers to overlook one bad apple out of the bunch? I can't tell employers I wasn't fast enough as the bully boss seems to think.

I am currently an A student and my teachers all praise my work. So, I know it's not me, it was just a bad job. How will I ever get a job in this field again? What do I say?