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"I don't do letters of termination"

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Submitted by 3LittleDragonflies on Mon, 08/26/2013 - 2:33pm

DH was fired today. No reason. His boss called him into her office and told him he was being let go, don't show up for work. DH was pretty calm about it. He came home, sat down, and just said "Deb fired me".
I asked if he'd signed a letter of termination. If they had cashed out his last paycheck. He said no. I told him to call her and ask for his letter of termination. She replied, "I don't do letters of termination." He asked what he was fired for. "Failure to preform the job you were hired to do and you admitted to a coworker you had gotten a new job." DH said "Yeah, I won't be starting for 3 weeks, I was going to give you my 2 week notice next week." She said, "Oh well." He said, "I would still like a letter of termination." She said, "Fine, I will try to find the time for it." and hung up on him.
I laughed. I know what she's trying to pull, it's a bait and switch that a boss pulled on me years ago. They tell you you're fired without actually terminating you, then put you in as a no call no show when you don't show up for work the next few days. He'll be at work tomorrow, on time, and wait for his boss to show up. He will again, ask for a letter of termination.

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Submitted by stormabruin on Mon, 08/26/2013 - 3:36pm

That's why it's best to keep any changes under your hat. I've learned that at my current job. People have been kind enough to turn in resignation with 3 months notice & then are let go the following week.

It pays to keep your business private when it comes to the workplace. Too many people talk too much.

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Submitted by amber3902 on Tue, 08/27/2013 - 8:47am

I-m so happy Yeah, that's how it is in my state at least. The employer can just say you were fired for cause so they don't have to pay the unemployment. I've seen it happen in two different states I lived in, the employer just said the person was fired for just cause and their unemployment claim was denied.

I'll have to look and see what states don't do this so I can move there. Smile

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Submitted by Drac0 on Tue, 08/27/2013 - 8:15am

Something similar happened to DW a few years ago. Her boss called her in and told her that she was being laid off. Her position was being abolished. She later found out through colleagues that she was friends with that her job was given to another woman who was working for less hours and less pay. When she challenged them, her (now ex) boss responded that DW wasn't laid off but was fired. HUH? DW had a letter clearly stating that she was laid off. So which was it?

Long story short, DW and the company went to a labor mediator and settled their differences without having to go to court.