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What is the name of your state? Mississippi
I have worked for the same hospital for 10 and a half years. I worked as a nursing assistant most of that time until I went back to school and graduated and became a counselor on the psychiatric unit of that hospital.
Recently, some of the administration was fired for embezellment to the tune of several million dollars! Due to this, they have had to have MAJOR budget cuts, including lay-offs of lots of people. I am on vacation from work until Thursday so I didn't realize anything about the layoffs until tonight when a coworker called me and told me she was laid off and that she was told that our position was cut from the budget. She said they did not tell her what they were calling her in for until she got to work. They then told her that she could either accept a severence package or resign without it. They told her that she did not have time to think about it. She needed to make her decision right then and there. They then asked for her keys and work badge and told her theywould let her know when she could come back to get her belongings from our office. No one called me in regarding this but according to her and several other co-workers, our position was deleted. (They probably didn't call me because I am on vacation and may think I am out of town.) I called work tonight and askedone of the supervisors what was going on. She said that the administrator wanted to talk with me about some "changes." I asked her if this meant changes or getting laid off. She said she was not at liberty to say and that I could come in and talk with the administrator in the morning or either wait until the end of the week.
After having a "heads up" on the matter and knowing that they will not talk about this on the phone and only get us in the office to sign forms with no prior knowledge of what is going on or time to consult with a legal advisor, I am thinking that before I go talk with him (even though I am not sure what it is about,since no onewill tell me), I am wondering if I need to take a legal advisor with me to look over any papers I am asked to sign and determine what my options are.
Can anyone give me advice on this??? I'm not sure what to do! Thanks!
Terri
I have worked for the same hospital for 10 and a half years. I worked as a nursing assistant most of that time until I went back to school and graduated and became a counselor on the psychiatric unit of that hospital.
Recently, some of the administration was fired for embezellment to the tune of several million dollars! Due to this, they have had to have MAJOR budget cuts, including lay-offs of lots of people. I am on vacation from work until Thursday so I didn't realize anything about the layoffs until tonight when a coworker called me and told me she was laid off and that she was told that our position was cut from the budget. She said they did not tell her what they were calling her in for until she got to work. They then told her that she could either accept a severence package or resign without it. They told her that she did not have time to think about it. She needed to make her decision right then and there. They then asked for her keys and work badge and told her theywould let her know when she could come back to get her belongings from our office. No one called me in regarding this but according to her and several other co-workers, our position was deleted. (They probably didn't call me because I am on vacation and may think I am out of town.) I called work tonight and askedone of the supervisors what was going on. She said that the administrator wanted to talk with me about some "changes." I asked her if this meant changes or getting laid off. She said she was not at liberty to say and that I could come in and talk with the administrator in the morning or either wait until the end of the week.
After having a "heads up" on the matter and knowing that they will not talk about this on the phone and only get us in the office to sign forms with no prior knowledge of what is going on or time to consult with a legal advisor, I am thinking that before I go talk with him (even though I am not sure what it is about,since no onewill tell me), I am wondering if I need to take a legal advisor with me to look over any papers I am asked to sign and determine what my options are.
Can anyone give me advice on this??? I'm not sure what to do! Thanks!
Terri