Random Thoughts Thread

**Beskar** · 09-29-2014, 18:33

Don't answer the phone, Vuk, then you cannot get called in.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 09-30-2014, 01:26

Originally Posted by Tiaexz

Don't answer the phone, Vuk, then you cannot get called in.

I am curious as to what kind of boss is willing to actually give overtime since a lot of companies don't like giving out that extra pay.

**Tuuvi** · 09-30-2014, 02:03

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

I am curious as to what kind of boss is willing to actually give overtime since a lot of companies don't like giving out that extra pay.

I got a job building trusses at the beginning of this summer. Since summer is the busiest time of year for construction we got a lot of overtime in June and July, for a few weeks we worked 9 or 10 hours Monday through Friday and then 6 hours on Saturday. The bosses had to give us overtime in order to get the jobs done on schedule, and the whole time they were always telling us we weren't working fast enough.

**Vuk** · 09-30-2014, 15:30

To those of a religious inclination, your prayers would be appreciated. Had some really bad news, and I'd really like for everything to turn out well.

**Vuk** · 10-01-2014, 00:19

Well, I was just fired. I left my family and everything I knew to help this company move up to this city and open some stores here, and I have busted my ass and put the company first every step of the way. My mistake? When the district leader up here was acting like an unethical, unprofessional douchebag and allowing the management under him to treat our new coworkers in a way completely opposite to our company's core values, I spoke to employees about it, documented several instances, and then reported him. Apparently that constitutes spreading gossip in the workplace and behaving in an unprofessional manner. You would expect HR to have my back when I risk my job to help the company and its employees, right? No, they threw me to the wolves.
Never at anytime in my entire life did I even contemplate that I could be fired, now I will have to live with that the rest of my life. I am a model employee, I work my ass off, come in sick, never miss a day, always follow policy to the letter and make sure that others do as well, answer the phone at any time of the night and come in, am always honest and ethical, etc. When I was first told that my district leader and HR agreed that "it would be in both of our best interests if we ended our partnership immediately". I was in such a state of shock and disbelief that I spent all yesterday laying in bed, sweating and shaking. I ate nothing and drank very little. I finally got up and called HR and tried to appeal, and just now found out it is definite. I actually felt relieved just to know for sure and have all that doubt off my shoulders after two days of pure torture.
No I have to try to find a job, with a termination on my record in a place where I know no one. I got deep in debt coming up here and was barely paying rent as it was. I gave the last year and a half of my life to that company, putting it about everything, including my social life and my health. I still haven't told my family, or anyone back home, and I don't know how I will be able to. Right now I am too full of shame to even go into the stores and face the people I used to work with to ask some of them for character references.
How is it possible to be such a good employee, and still get fired? Fucking corporate bullshit; brass covering brass.
I am giving myself tonight to finish getting adequately drunk, then in the morning I am off to collect references and start the nerve-wracking process of looking for a job all over again...this time right off of a termination. Please do pray if you feel inclined. I would appreciate any help I can get right now.

**a completely inoffensive name** · 10-01-2014, 00:37

Tell your family, ask for references, establish lines of support for yourself. Don't let pride or shame keep you from getting help out of a shitty situation. Next time, remember that HR is not there to look out for the workers, it is there to look out for the company and when you began organizing workers and documenting cases it scared them. I don't know the specifics so I really have no idea if your actions were justified, but you obviously hold yourself to a rigid moral standard. Getting fired is not the end of the world, I have never been fired, but as far as I am concerned if future interviewers don't ask why should you tell them?

I'm not a praying person, but I will keep you in mind and hope that things turn out better.

**Fragony** · 10-01-2014, 03:09

I am sorry Vuk, that really sucks.

**Vuk** · 10-01-2014, 15:32

Originally Posted by a completely inoffensive name

Tell your family, ask for references, establish lines of support for yourself. Don't let pride or shame keep you from getting help out of a shitty situation. Next time, remember that HR is not there to look out for the workers, it is there to look out for the company and when you began organizing workers and documenting cases it scared them. I don't know the specifics so I really have no idea if your actions were justified, but you obviously hold yourself to a rigid moral standard. Getting fired is not the end of the world, I have never been fired, but as far as I am concerned if future interviewers don't ask why should you tell them?

I'm not a praying person, but I will keep you in mind and hope that things turn out better.

Well, I went there to ask for references from my direct co-workers/bosses who have a really good opinion of me, and I was told that my district leader said that I am not allowed to talk to any employees, and they could risk termination for talking to me. lol So yeah, I am pretty much shafted. That shit aught to be illegal. I cannot even get a good reference from good people who know I am a good worker now.