Bad Employer?

Question

Hi, I recently got terminated. I am glad I got terminated because there was so many illegal things going on at the place I worked...unethical, and immoral, and illegal things... such as pressure to sell customers stuff they DO NOT need, gouging the customers prices, managers physically getting WAY TOO close to employees.

I've learned alot on what I do not want in a future employer, but I am having trouble trusting future employers after this one... especially because of the way this one went about terminating me... he sneaked around, interviewed a girl secretly, and hired her b/c of her butt and boobs... she has no experience at all... then hid her til the day i was fired, and had me train her a little on the day i was fired.

My question is: What do I look for in a future employer that will help me not worry about being screwed over as I was at this place, and how do I get rid of the negative prejudice Ive developed about managers?

This sneakiness of hiring someone behind my back by my manager was going on for about a month, and in that time, I was stressed in the back of my mind on what was going to happen... So that kinda scarred me into not trusting future employers. Ive never dealt with such dishonesty, sneakiness, and bs in my life. Past employers never pulled anything like this.

This was a private- family owned dealership, not one of those huge auto groups. I probably wouldn't have seen this at a huge auto group???

Stuart- good point- recently towards the end of my employment, i googled my manager, and found out that at his last dealership of employment, he was sued for sexual harassment, and he took a chair from under the woman in her pregnancy in retailiation for marrying the guy my manager didnt like.

Any future employers, I am doing extensive research on. Had i done this before taking this job, I would have probably declined knowing he had this suit against him. Does this tell ya'll how much this place is messed up and why im glad to be out?

Answer 1

Perhaps it would do you good to investigate the company you're considering applying for before you go interview.

They want to know all about you - why shouldn't you know all about them?

Talk to their current employees. Get a feel for the environment there.

In other words, make informed decisions about your career before you end up with a bunch of short term jobs on your resume.

Answer 2

Let me start by telling you I was a service advisor and a service manager for an automotive dealer, I can tell you that things go on in a dealership that do not happen in the "real world". I wish I had better news, but I do not think that your employer did anything illegal in terminating you. If you were an at will employee, and there was no discrimination, your termination was not illegal.
What I will share with you is how I got out of the business. I let the automotive industry to work for a national pest control company. I was surprised how much alike they were. They have a sales department and a service department. Sales is the same, and the service technicians develop skills that make then a valuable asset. I would suggest that you find another industry that can use your skills outside of the automotive industry. Best of luck!