Best course of action when facing termination

[lemur21]

I am in New York State (Long Island). I believe I will be terminated in the near future -- almost certainly this week. I believe some part of this is due to the housing market/finances, and part of this is due to some dissatisfaction on the part of the company with me. However, in my performance review in December, I was told I was "exactly the kind of employee they would want working here," but, by late February, there were concerns. However, rather than providing me with an opportunity to correct these concerns, the executive board just wanted me terminated.

I would be interested in knowing 1) what the best course of action would be, should I be terminated and 2) if I were terminated, and some sort of severance package were offered, what would be fair? I've been with the company nearly 4.5 years in the role as a corporate communications specialist (which is a position I created for myself, after working in the company's Marketing department for the first 2-2.5 years).

I know I've only given you a rough sketch of my situation; feel free to request anything else you need to know. Thanks for your help!

Chris

 

[eerelations]

Based on the information you've provided it would be perfectly legal for your company to terminate your employment at any time. It would only be wrongful under the law if the termination was based specifically on things like having a workers' comp claim, or your race, gender, religion, or disability, or so on.

Employers are not legally required to offer severance pay, so "fair" would include any amount offered (even 0).