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I worked for a large corporation until 02/15/2012. I was terminated due to poor performance. I know normally I could not expect a good reference, but the poor performance was related to a serious health condition-severe depression which has taken hold of me for the past year. I had good performance reviews for the first 8+ years I was with the company.
I had taken a couple of leaves this past year due to my condition. My condition was initially caused by work stress. I had simply put myself under too much pressure..worked long hours just to keep up. My employer was aware of it. I was really working in a toxic work environment..people were leaving in droves..some of them without job offers just to get out of there. I also had a couple of personal issues which came up during the year while I was still trying to recover from the initial depression which worsened my already bad situation.
I am just concerned about getting a bad reference from my employer, especially in light of the fact my poor performance was related to a health condition. My former employer was fortune 100 company..I don't think they would give out anything but name, rank, serial number, but I just want to protect myself just in case. I really think I could succeed weith another employer.
I do think my employer violated ADA in terms of some issues. Should I try to "negotiate" a mutually beneficial separation in light of possible misbehavior on the part of my employer? Or even if that is not taken into consideration, should I approach them and ask them to consider that option in light of the fact I was a good employee for 8+ years? Any assistance is appreciated,.
I worked for a large corporation until 02/15/2012. I was terminated due to poor performance. I know normally I could not expect a good reference, but the poor performance was related to a serious health condition-severe depression which has taken hold of me for the past year. I had good performance reviews for the first 8+ years I was with the company.
I had taken a couple of leaves this past year due to my condition. My condition was initially caused by work stress. I had simply put myself under too much pressure..worked long hours just to keep up. My employer was aware of it. I was really working in a toxic work environment..people were leaving in droves..some of them without job offers just to get out of there. I also had a couple of personal issues which came up during the year while I was still trying to recover from the initial depression which worsened my already bad situation.
I am just concerned about getting a bad reference from my employer, especially in light of the fact my poor performance was related to a health condition. My former employer was fortune 100 company..I don't think they would give out anything but name, rank, serial number, but I just want to protect myself just in case. I really think I could succeed weith another employer.
I do think my employer violated ADA in terms of some issues. Should I try to "negotiate" a mutually beneficial separation in light of possible misbehavior on the part of my employer? Or even if that is not taken into consideration, should I approach them and ask them to consider that option in light of the fact I was a good employee for 8+ years? Any assistance is appreciated,.