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Worked at a great retail store for 4 months and was recently told that I was let go because the stores revenue was too low to have me and several other employees employed. The very next day a former co-worker called me to say she was upset to hear I was let go and she informed me that my manager had told everyone I was let go because I ran out of punctuality points. Which is obviously not what I was told at the time of my termination. The company I worked for has a point system of 120 tardy points. Each tardy is 4 pts, partial day absence 6 pts, full day absence 12 pts. Each time you are tardy you must sign a communication form which shows you how many points you have left. My last communication form I signed showed I had 92 points left.
A little background on my job should hopefully paint a picture as to I why I feel that I might have been unfairly fired.
The clothing store I worked for sold gently used recycled clothing and we also paid cash to the public for clothing that was suitable for our store. There were lots of rules that came along with this. Buyers were not allowed to do their own buys or buy from friends. My manager and asst.manager would all the time, and I would call them out on it. This was my first retail job where I had worked for a total of 4 months and they would leave me on the floor alone to work the cash register, do buys, and watch for loss prevention so they could take smoke breaks. Of course, I would let them know I felt uncomfortable with them doing that because the company policy strictly said no smoke breaks while on the clock.
Also the day before I was terminated a woman had come into the store and offered me a job at her clothing store which had just opened next door. My manager witnessed this and was very upset that I talked to the woman. I was honestly just being polite and made no indications that I even wanted the job.
After all of that I still would like my job back because it really was fun! Is there anything I can do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?
Worked at a great retail store for 4 months and was recently told that I was let go because the stores revenue was too low to have me and several other employees employed. The very next day a former co-worker called me to say she was upset to hear I was let go and she informed me that my manager had told everyone I was let go because I ran out of punctuality points. Which is obviously not what I was told at the time of my termination. The company I worked for has a point system of 120 tardy points. Each tardy is 4 pts, partial day absence 6 pts, full day absence 12 pts. Each time you are tardy you must sign a communication form which shows you how many points you have left. My last communication form I signed showed I had 92 points left.
A little background on my job should hopefully paint a picture as to I why I feel that I might have been unfairly fired.
The clothing store I worked for sold gently used recycled clothing and we also paid cash to the public for clothing that was suitable for our store. There were lots of rules that came along with this. Buyers were not allowed to do their own buys or buy from friends. My manager and asst.manager would all the time, and I would call them out on it. This was my first retail job where I had worked for a total of 4 months and they would leave me on the floor alone to work the cash register, do buys, and watch for loss prevention so they could take smoke breaks. Of course, I would let them know I felt uncomfortable with them doing that because the company policy strictly said no smoke breaks while on the clock.
Also the day before I was terminated a woman had come into the store and offered me a job at her clothing store which had just opened next door. My manager witnessed this and was very upset that I talked to the woman. I was honestly just being polite and made no indications that I even wanted the job.
After all of that I still would like my job back because it really was fun! Is there anything I can do?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?