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This comes as no surprise. Running down an EEOC claim would be a waste of time and resources as they are for those “Being treated unfairly on the job because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age (age 40 or older) or genetic information.” Your former employer has enough evidence, including these Fishbowl posts, to show you were terminated for cause. I’m surprised you were offered a two week severance, they could have just shown you the door. Definitely take that money but review the severance agreement with a lawyer first.
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I just spoke to a lawyer on the Self help hotline and he said he thinks it would be a waste of time
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(CONTD) Also, I told them "this just came out of nowhere and did not see this coming." I also said I thought I was taking more of the initiative and working on my own more-but I guess I fooled myself.
My Supervisor's narcissistic and manipulative self said, "this position requires minimal supervision and working more independently and we just did not see enough of that. Your presence will be messed."
Like how the hell do you only give someone 1 DAY to review their termination letter and severance package with a lawyer--just assuming they have one (when I don't) AND then have a meeting with me at the end of the day when everything else is closed??? I need to know my rights-and honestly I'm leaning more towards pursuing legal action because there was alot of unequal treatment occurring at my job.
I was doing the work of 4 people at my job with barely any help from my Supervisor & I have been getting criticized left & right about EVERYTHING I do for the past 2 weeks!! Is EVERYTHING expected to be PERFECT when I'm overseeing 30+ people for 1 program, juggling multiple duties & issues in the program, in addition to calling clients, assessing, & resolving conflicts for people with no training.
Two weeks ago, my Director kept nitpicking my work. Then, a week & a half ago, she emailed me again about the same issue—2–3 payment reminders sent later than usual. She asked why they were delayed, if any were overlooked, and said sending them late makes us look bad. She also asked me not to send any other late notices and to provide the total number missed last month.
Then, before I logged off (& I should have logged off as soon as I was off, but I wanted to make sure everything got sent right away)-My Director sent me an email saying: "we don't need income info. from her roommate if they're not in her household. I did not ask you to request that. Don't send another email today. Just sit on it tonight and follow up tomorrow to let her know that we don't need income docs for her roommate."
She also told me to apologize to the client as well. Like how do you even respond to a NASTY email like that?
My Director nitpicks everything & even forgot to submit payroll last week, yet talks to me in a harsh tone over small mistakes.
I’m ready to leave this toxic job. I thought the affordable housing offer would help, but the rate isn’t actually affordable.
I was considering taking it even without another job lined up, but now I’m stuck since it’s not what I expected.
Here are some other issues that have occurred at my job:
🌟After doctor-recommended medical leave for stress, my Director required for me to track my time every 10-15 mins for 3 days straight, increasing anxiety without reducing workload.
🌟Requests for accommodations or workload adjustments ignored (especially when I suggested getting an intern) only superficial time management advice given.
🌟Performance reviews emphasize me needing to be more independent & demonstrate problem-solving but Supervisor complains about doing “double work” and me having lack of initiative.
🌟Unequal treatment: Narcissistic Supervisor excused from events and duties for personal reasons; you expected to cover without flexibility..
-**Ex.-she comes up with reasons why she can't attend events because she has graduations to attend, family reunions, birthday parties, family gatherings, etc. & my Director allows it.
My Supervisor is unresponsive & disciplines for multiple days at a time without speaking to me or checking in--while she is doing whatever she wants to do & not working--& my Director allows it. (Like WTF is wrong with this woman?!!)
-When I had an emergency with my car this year & my car was in the shop for a few days & told my Director I could not attend a work meeting, she just said "this is a really important meeting you dont want to miss" & said she wanted to help me find a way to get there.
Does anyone know if I would be better off signing the termination letter to receive my severance package ot filing an EEOC complaint or filing a complaint with a pro bono lawyer about the unfair and unequal treatment that went on at my job i just got terminated from?
OP so what you’re saying is this is a complete surprise? No midyear review, did everybody else get one?
You absolutely need to contact an employment lawyer ASAP. I don’t think giving you a whole day and it doesn’t even sound like it was a whole day to review. This is accurate or above board.
@CX 3 1 she is under multiple names and probably can’t use the last one given her racist language used about her boss as another commenter referenced. I assume she gets banned from one user name and creates a new account each time.
You could sign it but you have 7 days legally to revoke it… that should give you some time to have it looked over. Prepaid legal plans typically get back to you within a day or so. Sounds like a “rejection is protection” situation, though. They’re doing you a favor by letting you go.