turdferguson
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What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Mississippi
Hey guys, I'm hoping I posted this in the right section. I'm looking for some advice.
In May, I was fired from a coffee shop that I worked at for almost two years. The reason I was fired was because I gave a customer one free cup of coffee. This was a customer who came in there very regularly. On this particular occasion he had forgotten his wallet and didn't realize it until after i gave him his drink. Now this wasn't an uncommon practice at my job. He had promised that he would come back to pay for it. Most regular customers like this person have accounts on the store computer/cash register. This account usually contains the customers address/phone number/ and e-mail address so getting in touch was the customer wouldn't be a problem.
what makes this a little bit confusing is that in april, a month prior to this incident, I had requested two weeks of time off in May. This really upset my boss and immediately after asking for time off she said "she didn't know if it would be possible". So a month goes by and the day before I am suppose to go on vacation she confronts me about the free coffee incident (which happened about two days prior) outside of the store and then proceeds to yell at me and curse calling me a "****ing thief" and saying that I stole from her family.
So after being fired, I filed for unemployment benefits. 5 or 6 weeks go by while they investigate my claim for unemployment benefits. Finally i get a letter in the mail stating that I was denied unemployment because i was discharged for unemployment. I immediately filed for an appeal and I finally got a letter in the mail stating that my court date for the appeal is next Wednesday.
at the time that I was fired, the customer still had not paid for his coffee drink. So when my boss brought that up I even offered to pay for it myself.
sorry for the long post, but if anybody does read this I would just like some advice as to what will happen with my appeal or if I have any real chance at winning this appeal.
Thank you for your time.
Hey guys, I'm hoping I posted this in the right section. I'm looking for some advice.
In May, I was fired from a coffee shop that I worked at for almost two years. The reason I was fired was because I gave a customer one free cup of coffee. This was a customer who came in there very regularly. On this particular occasion he had forgotten his wallet and didn't realize it until after i gave him his drink. Now this wasn't an uncommon practice at my job. He had promised that he would come back to pay for it. Most regular customers like this person have accounts on the store computer/cash register. This account usually contains the customers address/phone number/ and e-mail address so getting in touch was the customer wouldn't be a problem.
what makes this a little bit confusing is that in april, a month prior to this incident, I had requested two weeks of time off in May. This really upset my boss and immediately after asking for time off she said "she didn't know if it would be possible". So a month goes by and the day before I am suppose to go on vacation she confronts me about the free coffee incident (which happened about two days prior) outside of the store and then proceeds to yell at me and curse calling me a "****ing thief" and saying that I stole from her family.
So after being fired, I filed for unemployment benefits. 5 or 6 weeks go by while they investigate my claim for unemployment benefits. Finally i get a letter in the mail stating that I was denied unemployment because i was discharged for unemployment. I immediately filed for an appeal and I finally got a letter in the mail stating that my court date for the appeal is next Wednesday.
at the time that I was fired, the customer still had not paid for his coffee drink. So when my boss brought that up I even offered to pay for it myself.
sorry for the long post, but if anybody does read this I would just like some advice as to what will happen with my appeal or if I have any real chance at winning this appeal.
Thank you for your time.
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