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18 May 2007
I just got fired.→[More:]After being on the job for, I shit you not, a grand total of 90 days, I was fired.
With any luck, you were contagious, and the boss'll get it too. Only worse.
When you go back (find a reason) You'll want to be sure to wipe snot all over your hands before that final handshake. Make it one of those smarmy-politician sincere two-handers.
And that probationary period is usually (pause for dramatic effect) 90 days. Badboss made it in right under the line, but he's probably reading a Dilbert Human Resources manual that tells him "beware of employees who take off sick time even before paid sick leave is available". You may have had stomach flu, brina, but the system is sicker.
Hi all. Thanks again for the sympathy. A few notes:
I do work in NY, which is the at-will-forever state of hell.
My 90 days was technically up.
The company was so small there was no HR department.
Consider that, in three months, I had two paychecks bounce ... well. It's probably for the best.
My boss said, and I quote, "You were alive yesterday, and you're still alive today" as a prelude to firing me. Isn't that just lovely.
(Think I have moved from "denial" into "anger," no?)
on top of which, i've discovered that colorado can and will refuse to pay unemployment benefits if you are 'terminated for cause'. meaning: employers will go to any and all lengths to prove somehow that they fired you rather than laid you off.
Consider that, in three months, I had two paychecks bounce ...
I know that you feel hurt and extremely pissed right now. BUT a place that bounces paychecks, bounces fuckin' paychecks, is a fly-by-night operation that doesn't deserve you.
I've worked for some real shitheads in my life, places where I got the dry-heaves before I went to work every morning.
But I've never worked at any place that bounced paychecks.
Fuckin' sucks, man. But you'll get a better job.
employers will go to any and all lengths to prove somehow that they fired you rather than laid you off.
That fuckin' blows. Here in New York, most former employers just kind of suck it up and let you collect 'cause it's cheaper and takes less time and hassle.
lfr: do you have a legal aid society where you are, a group of young idealistic lawyers who could help you win this case? Or maybe you could get a big law firm to help you pro bono. You'd get the best legal talent in your area. Go for it!
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