tribal_turtle
Junior Member
What is the name of your state? - Maine
I was recently fired from my job. I was a Sales Representative at a local call center and was called into the office the other day and told that "I did not sound happy enough" on a phone call, and then I was informed that I was being let go. I was shocked, because for the last year and a half, one of the other employees in my department, Stan, has been coming in late for the last year and a half, stating that he had to be lat because he had to do laundry. He was warned numerous times, given 4 written warnings, a 45-day probation which he also violated by coming in late again, and instead of being terminated which was the stipulation of the probation, he was given a 3 day suspension and then allowed to return to work. One of the other employees (female) put in her 2-week notice yesterday, because she is so scared that she is going to be next. Also, I was the first female ever hired in my department since it opened 5 years ago. Prior to that, all they hired were ex-military men. I know that Maine is an at-will employer, but the disciplinary action given to me does not at all correlate to the disciplinary action taken toward my fellow employee, Stan. I have read some other posts on here, and I am not expecting a good answer, but thought I would at least throw this out there and see what others think.
I was recently fired from my job. I was a Sales Representative at a local call center and was called into the office the other day and told that "I did not sound happy enough" on a phone call, and then I was informed that I was being let go. I was shocked, because for the last year and a half, one of the other employees in my department, Stan, has been coming in late for the last year and a half, stating that he had to be lat because he had to do laundry. He was warned numerous times, given 4 written warnings, a 45-day probation which he also violated by coming in late again, and instead of being terminated which was the stipulation of the probation, he was given a 3 day suspension and then allowed to return to work. One of the other employees (female) put in her 2-week notice yesterday, because she is so scared that she is going to be next. Also, I was the first female ever hired in my department since it opened 5 years ago. Prior to that, all they hired were ex-military men. I know that Maine is an at-will employer, but the disciplinary action given to me does not at all correlate to the disciplinary action taken toward my fellow employee, Stan. I have read some other posts on here, and I am not expecting a good answer, but thought I would at least throw this out there and see what others think.