2007-10-11 15:21:53 · 16 answers · asked by summerbrze 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Odds are, the person you are talking about was not late just that one time. What was his or her attendance like? If he or she was late or absent or left early half a dozen times in a couple months, the traffic was just the straw that broke the camel's back, and not the lone offense.
And...if you live in a "right to work" state, you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all, at any time.
2007-10-11 15:28:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but I would think there must be other problems with that employee previously for the manager to resort to such a reason for firing. If I were that person and I really believed THAT reason was the only reason for my being fired, I would ask to see my personnel file. If it is clean, then I would go to someone higher up the ladder for justification of my firing for such a reason. If he IS the higher up, too bad. Good luck finding another job. If there is other documentation on my record I would learn from my mistakes and try to do better on the next job.
2007-10-11 22:33:56 · answer #2 · answered by ganna 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Traffic is not a valid excuse. You know where you live ( I hope) and where you work. You better have a good idea how long it takes to get from one to the other! Now if there where to be some major accident or storm then yes, being late should be forgiven. Showing up every day blaming traffic won't fly!
2007-10-11 22:36:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
If it only happens once in a rare while and you got fired for being late, I would think that to be rather unfair and I might suspect your employer has some ulterior motive for firing you. But if you routinely run into bad traffic, it's really your responsibility to plan ahead and start out earlier.
2007-10-11 23:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Virtually all states are at will states. You can be fired for any reason except an illegal reason such as age, sex, or disability reasons.
2007-10-11 22:56:49 · answer #5 · answered by krollohare2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think so, because you could always argue that the person should have left earlier. If I were the boss and I could see that it was a legitimate reason I probably wouldn't fire a good employee over something like this. But if it happened repeatedly I might.
2007-10-11 22:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by drshorty 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. You are expected to make account for such things.
2007-10-11 22:28:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes..it's your responsibility to arrive on time...which means if you have to leave early to get there early then so be it.....your work starts at a certain time and you have to be at your position at that time....not just walking in the door...besides...it would take more than once to get fired.
2007-10-11 22:35:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
yes, if others get to work on time and you are late, do you think the fly above the traffic? or maybe they do something really stupid, like leave home earlier.
2007-10-12 00:30:05 · answer #9 · answered by ron s 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can, you should know the route and how long it takes in normal driving conditions and then factor in the possibility of delays and schedule you departure time from home accordingly to be on time.
2007-10-11 22:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by Realist 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋