EPTI didn't want to work with them much longer anyway so it didn't phase me too much. It was work as a home-security dispatcher in a call center.
Have you ever been fired? - Page 2
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EscPlan9
United States2777 Posts
I didn't want to work with them much longer anyway so it didn't phase me too much. It was work as a home-security dispatcher in a call center. | ||
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Mastermind
Canada7096 Posts
On March 31 2011 11:44 des wrote: My girlfriend's friend got fired from McDonalds for similar reasons, but it happened to be just before he would have gotten a promotion for having worked there so long. Don't know if this is your situation but companies, especially retail/fast food, work pretty hard to make sure that their employees have a hard time advancing because it keeps labor costs low. This is quite true. I had a few friends in high school who lost their jobs at McDonalds right at the time they were suppose to get a raise. The thing is though, they wren't actually fired, they just no longer received shifts. | ||
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JSH
United States4109 Posts
On March 31 2011 14:16 Mastermind wrote: This is quite true. I had a few friends in high school who lost their jobs at McDonalds right at the time they were suppose to get a raise. The thing is though, they wren't actually fired, they just no longer received shifts. :/ I suppose they didn't want to pay the extra to the employees Eh... doesn't seem like they really had a good excuse to fire you though I got fired once, but it was definitely my fault Was a waiter at a Japanese Teppanyaki restaurant Then I uh carrying back plates and it slipped and spilled on a customer's bag/clothes And at the end of it all, I didn't somehow get all the money from them...? I could have sworn I swiped all the cards (Table of 12, all paid with individual cards...) but I was like one meal short So... I was fired :< | ||
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VonLego
United States519 Posts
At UPS, due to the union, it is very very hard to fire anyone. I knew of several folks that were "fired" that ended up getting their job back by getting the union to strong arm for them. You really had to have extensive documentation and every last T crossed and I dotted to get rid of someone wanting to stick around. Long story short. It is really really hard to fire folks from my limited knowledge. If you do fire them, be aware of unemployment benefits. | ||
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Ambulation
126 Posts
On March 31 2011 14:16 Mastermind wrote: This is quite true. I had a few friends in high school who lost their jobs at McDonalds right at the time they were suppose to get a raise. The thing is though, they wren't actually fired, they just no longer received shifts. This is actually called 'constructive dismissal': http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constructive_dismissal In most western countries, the ex-employee can be awarded compensation for 'hurt and humiliation' for being constructively dismissed. The problem is not many of them know to get themselves legal advice. It's often worth doing so as the awards are often higher than the cost of hiring a lawyer, but I guess most people have a stigma and fear of legal costs. | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10939 Posts
On March 31 2011 11:36 unkkz wrote: Pretty much, the reason i was given atleast. Lawyer? What about like making notifications of poor performance mandatory or stuff like that, cant see an issue with that? Yes i would agree with this, especially since i considered myself a good worker and would've tried to fix whatever was wrong. And i was completely oblivious, like lightning from a blue sky oblivious. I can imagine 2 reasons for why they would fire you for being 2 times 3 minutes late: A: They need to fire people due to some random reasons companies need to fire people for. B: You are not good at your work and they need a law-proof reason to get rid of you. | ||
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iPlaY.NettleS
Australia4438 Posts
On March 31 2011 13:07 SirMilford wrote: Currently i am working casual at a local McDonalds and rather than fire people, They will cut their shifts down to the bare minimum basically forcing them to quit and look for other jobs. This was happening to me but i went and talked to the shift manager and she said some bs about availabilities and i am getting more now. But basically i have not been fired...yet yes , classic tactics | ||
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ZERG_RUSSIAN
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bonifaceviii
Canada2890 Posts
But I've never been fired. | ||
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