I interviewed with a major e commerce company coming in to help establish and run their new photography studio. The company builds websites for major retailors, offeres fullfillment and now decided to offer photography as another service. My interview was a four hour process, done by the new vp of ecommerce. The entire hiring procedure took about a month.
This company also called me to interview for this position. Once everthing was a go, they gave me a two week start date.
They also sent me a contract to sign, which I faxed in two days before my start date. I however was in constant contact with them because they would call and ask my opinions on procedures with different clients. The 1st week of my employment my vp and I set down and I forecast the business on a spread sheet showing them 3 to 4 different options on spending and revenue going forward.We turned this info into the powers that be. Three days later my boss was fired, 2 weeks me. 1 wk after, the company sold for 91.mil
2007-09-01 13:10:18 · 4 answers · asked by vperry6 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Corporations
I also found out that the company got major contracts never intending to do the work but needed to brand up for the sale. The contract I signed also had a very tough non compete claus. While working with this company , they started outsource business to my old clients via my advice while knowing they were selling. This also has put me now in a different light with clients. I was a consultant to these companies before accepting the job. I did my research on the company before taking the offer,but I guess that was not enough.
2007-09-01 13:29:11 · update #1
If you had a contract, you were not just a casual employee. And if you were fired, it had to be for cause. So -- what you have to do now is go through the documents you were given -- or contact personnel -- and find out what that cause was. If it was a made up reason, you do have grounds to sue for unjustified (unfair) dismissal. In a case such as yours, when a contract employee is a specialist, there is normally a compensation package that goes with severance of a contract emplyee - although if you had only been there for a couple of weeks it wouldn't be very large.
Regulations vary from state to state, country to country, but in your case it would be a good idea to contact a lawyer who specializes in this type of thing -- and yes, they do exist.
Go get em!
2007-09-01 13:22:37 · answer #1 · answered by old lady 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to the new world economy, where everyone is expendable! Hopefully your contract wasn't a no compete, that happened to me and I had to go to court over it, I won!
2007-09-01 20:20:50 · answer #2 · answered by IRONFIST-X2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't rerally have any recourse. It's a lousy thing to happen, but legal.
2007-09-01 20:15:41 · answer #3 · answered by Judy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tough luck
2007-09-01 20:18:59 · answer #4 · answered by w00189wr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋