10 people who were fired before they became rich and famous

New Delhi: Getting fired, unfortunately, can happen to the best of us. Whether you're a young professional or an old-time executive, you just never know when you'll be given the pink slip. But after you get past the sense of rejection and loss - financial, you may realize that getting fired is usually the best thing that could have happened to you. If you think otherwise then read on to see how a pink slip turned out to be a blessing in disguise.J.K. Rowling: The daydreaming secretaryJK Rowling worked as a secretary for the London office of Amnesty International, but she dreamed of being a writer. She secretly wrote stories on her work computer but got fired ultimately. After parting ways, she finally decided to focus on writing. Today, she's the multi-billionaire author of one of the most successful book series of all time. Steve Jobs: The Comeback KingSteve Jobs was just 30 years old, wildly successful technocrat when it all came crashing down. After creating a personal computing revolution, he was forced out of the very empire that he helped build from the ground up."I was out -- and very publicly out," he recalled in a commencement speech at Stanford University. "What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating." He added, "I was a very public failure."But it worked well for Steve Jobs and his legacy. Getting fired gave him the opportunity to work on other things, like creating NeXT, a computer company that catered to the business crowd as well as a division of Lucasfilm's computer graphics division which later became Pixar. He later returned to Apple to herald the creation of the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and iPad. Lady Gaga After dropping out of Collaborative Arts Project 21 (a New York-based musical school), the international pop superstar Lady Gaga did some small gigs around town until she gained a loyal following. She then collaborated with Rob Fusari, a music producer, who cut some tracks in the studio and shopped to other people in the music industry.Things turned ugly when Lady Gaga was suddenly dropped only after three months of being signed onto a major label. The Lady soon picked herself up and gained fame subsequently. By 2008, she was already signed onto another label and released her debut album “The Fame” which has become one of the most successful albums in pop history. Walt Disney: Father of the world's most loveable rodent The revolutionary animator had many failures before creating one of the biggest entertainment companies on the planet.In 1919, working as a newspaper artist, drawing political cartoons and comic strips, he got fired from the Kansas City Star. His editor said he "lacked imagination and had no good ideas. Then Walt Disney hopped from one job to another until he put up Laugh-O-Gram Studio, which gained popularity but went bankrupt.After setting up another company called Disney Brothers Studio, Walt succeeded in creating the classic short called “Steamboat Willie” which catapulted Mickey Mouse as a great cartoon character. Michael BloombergMichael Bloomberg was a partner at Salomon Brothers, an investment bank. In 1998, they were bought out by the company that eventually became Citigroup. Bloomberg was let go. He used the severance money to start his own financial services company. Today, he's the country's 18th richest person and, the mayor of New York City.Anna Wintour recommends getting firedVogue Editor Anna Wintour's got fired as a junior fashion editor at Harper's Bazaar. She was told to leave only after nine months. Shortly after leaving Harper's, she became a fashion editor at Viva. Annabelle Gurwitch was told she looked "retarded"Woody Allen fired comedic actress Annabelle Gurwitch from his play and told her she looked "retarded." , "What you're doing is terrible, none of it good, all of it bad, don't ever do that again. You look retarded."In 2006, Gurwitch published a book of essays about being fired called Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed. Madonna lost her job at Dunkin DonutsBefore she became Pop Queen, Madonna worked at Dunkin' Donuts and lost her job for squirting jelly filling all over customers.The Material Girl went through several fast food and waitressing jobs before she was introduced to the city's punk rock music scene in 1979. Oprah was told she was "unfit for television news"The producer of Baltimore's WJZ-TV got fed up with evening news reporter Oprah Winfrey getting too emotionally involved in her stories. As a consolation, he offered her a role on a daytime TV show.But her sadness quickly faded as the show, People Are Talking, became a hit. Thomas EdisonFamous inventor Thomas Edison secretly conducted experiments in his office at Western Union. In 1867, he spilled some acid that ate through his entire floor. As a result he got fired and finally decided to pursue inventing full-time. Edison received his first patent two years later, for the electric vote recorder.

10 people who were fired before they became rich and famous

New Delhi: Getting fired, unfortunately, can happen to the best of us. Whether you're a young professional or an old-time executive, you just never know when you'll be given the pink slip. But after you

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