Tell me what u think about this: ok i was in missouri for my grandma's funeral and i was working as a receptionist @ this company and they told me to go ahead and go and while i was out there they called and left a msg on my phone letting me go .Messedup?
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Hmmm sounds like unfair dismissal to me - you guys do a lot of stuff with lawyers out there across the pond - you could sue?
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It's definitely messed up.
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I don't know about messed up, but it is certainly unprofessional, inconsiderate and disrespectful. There is no reason why they couldn't wait until you returned and have a face to face meeting with you at that time, assuming that the dismissal was lawful. If I were you, I would request a meeting with your ex-manager to find out the reason for the termination and to collect the paperwork that you are entitled to.
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Were you a stellar employee before the funeral. If you had a flawless record of attendance and performance before the funeral then I would say that it is messed up. However, if you had attendance issues, were consistently late or out of sick days, I would say that the funeral probably was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
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Messed up? Perhaps, but most states are now what is called "at will" employment states, meaning that an employer does not have to have a valid reason for terminating an employee, and does not have to even give a reason for your termination. It does not matter how long you have been working, or that your job performance was above reproach. It is the employer's perogative in this day and time to dismiss anyone he sees fit and he can hire anyone else in the same position, qualified or not.
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VERY MESSED UP. How long were you gone? If it was a normal amount of time, they were in the wrong. You can't give someone permission and then fire them. Period.
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Probably illegal. Do you have anything in writing allowing you to attend?
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Now a days almost all employers are at will employers meaning they can fire you for no reason times are tough but if you were an excellent employeefind a company that can apreciate you as an individual and next time just ask for a written statemnet stating that you were given permision for Berevement. Good Luck! :)
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That was not an appropriate way of handling it. If they were going to terminate you, it should have been done prior to you leaving, or after you got back. Most states are fire at will, so if the company has any documentation regarding poor work performance, excessive absences or tardiness, etc., they will be able to prove that the termination was justified. Just brush it off, cough it up to a lesson learned, and move on to bigger and better things. Good luck.
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they are an at will employer, but as far as i know they are not suppose to do it over the phone it has to be done in person.
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