many warnings over 4yrs..some were unfair & 4 same things others did but they got no warnings.Example: I said "son of a *****" @4am in laundry room when basket fell on my foot (4am peeps r asleep) but boss found out from co-worker & I got a warning & suspended (due to 4yrs of warnings) but 2 wks later the boss infront of me & co-worker said "f-word" twice during report...after 2nd time @11pm I mentioned it & she said "everyone's asleep".Another was cuz I didn't put laundry away yet others don't &they get no warnings. Why only me? I was suspended in May...came back& got my 3% raise & had no trouble for 4mths... off 6days then got fired over annonymous letter.. no investigation. Funny thing is... within 2wks of being fired (1)my name was scratched off b-day list & again for 2nd time after list replaced (2) cousin's job app. disappeared then the letter arrived. Anyone could've wrote it to start trouble & it worked/got fired. If I was that bad why keep me 4yrs? Think I can collect or not?
2006-09-19 18:28:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
If you feel you were treated unlike coworkers and it was because of your race, gender or religion, you might have a case with the EEOC. Otherwise, almost all states are what's called "employment at will" so you can be fired for any reason or for no reason.
2006-09-19 18:33:21 · answer #1 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SORRY to be a bearer of bad news but I can assure you that they probably have it all together to defend themselves. Usually a business does nor fire a person that they regard as "valuable". For some reason you got on the wrong side of somebody and the can very likely make a strong case as to why they fired you. What other people have done really has no bearing on what your failures have been. Just like you can't get off a speeding ticket just because everybody else was speeding, you can't get away with unacceptable behavior even if others have done the same .. they may be next in line to get fired, who knows..
In terms of filing an unemployment insurance claim, go ahead ...they may choose to not fight you and let you draw. In terms of trying to sue them for "unfair firing" you probably will not get far at all ... they will get the big guns out and make you look really bad .. don't waste your time..just go find another job!
By the way .. I highly recommend that you DON'T run your former employer down when you go apply for a job ... your potential employer will avoid you like the plague and think you are a troublemaker .. just tell them you went away for 6 days and they must of been desperate and hired a new person and had to lay you off when you came back ...
2006-09-20 01:42:19 · answer #2 · answered by MeInUSA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I recommend you contact personnel department. Tell them your story, so they can determine whether it was unfair or not.
2006-09-20 01:37:26 · answer #3 · answered by V 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋