I was a State Employee for 19 years. Last year I was terminated for tardiness.?

Question

I decided I would take it to the board. Both sides settled on the advise of the judge. The outcome was the "termination" would be dropped and my personnel file would state "resigned for personal reasons." I would have permissive reinstate rights to work for any State agency except my previous employer. ANY mention of tardies would be purged from my file (including any appraisals) knowing no agency would hire me with a tardy problem, also to start with a clean slate. My employer stated other than tardies I was a very good worker and had never been behind in any assignments. Every appraisal "attendance and tardies" have always been marked poor. Recently I've gone to interviews and sign when asked for release of my last appraisal. They've been purged. One question allowed is "would you rehire this person again?" We agreed I would not return so others would not have me as an excuse when tardy. No appraisal in 19 years has to raise some eyebrows don't you think? No job offers. Any advise?

Answer 1

My best advice would be to determine why you were consistently tardy and had frequent absences. If it was because of the work hours or the care of children then explain that's why you're looking for a new position, i.e.: preferably one with flexible hours or with a later starting time. Turn the negative into a positive. Bring out the fact to your interviewers that "due to a "clerical error" your last appraisals have been purged and that you have been working with your previous employes to rectify the situation as soon as possible. However, in the meantime, please feel free to contact *insert reference name here* who can vouch for my work ethics." This will show them that you're aware of the situation and are offering them an alternative to locating your last appraisals.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

I think you should just own up to the fact that you were basically canned for being late. If you have no evaluations, they will assume the worst, like you were embezzling or something. Doesn't being late sound better than theft?

I agree with the other poster, though. 19 years and you never learned your lesson or took it seriously that your employer expected you to be on time? I think that is really just obnoxious. Do that sort of thing for 2 months were I work and you would have been out the door.

Answer 3

It sounds like you are well on your way to learning from what happened and now it's time to find a new job AND stop being tardy. I have a problem with it too and here's how I've helped myself lots:

I lay out my clothes the day before from underwear to shoes and all the rest.

I make sure on the weekends I have breakfast and lunch foods so I can make a fast breakfast and pack a lunch without wasting time scrounging in the cupboards.

I put my toothbrush, toothpaste, hairbrush and deodorant on the counter in the bathroom. Believe me, shaving off seconds helps!

I go to bed the same time on work nights and don't sleep very late on weekends.

I shower at night! I have very long hair and it takes ages to dry since I never blow dry it. You can control how long things take, much more easily, if you do it at night.

I have a wipe board on the back of my front door and keep lists of things to do. The number one most important chore is circled. Train yourself to check it several times a day.

I run my dishwasher at night, do most chores at night on weekends, and don't leave very much to get done in the morning before work.

I know several ways to get to work in case of traffic.

Get gasoline on the way home and on weekends. Don't leave it for the way to work. Figure out a realistic amount of time it takes you to wake up, (NEVER HIT THE SNOOZE ALARM), get dressed, fed, deal with your family if you have one, and get yourself to work not just on time but before you are due.

I worked with someone who liked to leave the minute her shift was done and I was always late to work but would stay late so they let me get away with it. That really didn't help me learn not to do it anymore.

Good Luck!

Answer 4

boy they've got a lot of nerve, firing you, for being late and tardy for only 19 years. who the hell do they think they are?
you are a TYPICAL gov't employee, and have proven how long it takes to get rid of anyone in the gov't. you'll be lucky to get any kind of job. should of thought of this when you were screwing off.

Answer 5

I believe you got screwed, blued, and tattooed.* Did you notify the National labor relations board?* You were definitely mistreated and abused unfairly and perhaps discriminated against.* Get a lawyer>* Sue em.*

Answer 6

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