My manager just casually gave me my resignation papers.

[the_alcatraz]

I'm not up to speed with Canadian employment laws, though if you've been with the company for at least a year I would have thought it would be very hard to "fire" you if it's anything like Britain where managers have to dot every i and cross every t when it comes to letting someone go (every fucker's part of a union and knows their employment rights).

If he's removing you on grounds of performance surely he's cataloged it all?

Been with em for 6 months only. I'm not part of any union bro, wish that I was. I can't do anything about it really. I accept defeat....

 

[the_alcatraz]

Hey when one door closes another opens. You might be more happy at the next. Everything happens for a reason.

I agree with this! I hope you're right. Thnx SS!!

 

[the_alcatraz]

Don't let this get you down. It is all water under the bridge now. Good luck finding a new job!

Gracias bro

 

[the_alcatraz]

Don't know Canadien employment laws but ina "right to work" state in the US an employee can be terminated for any reason, without cause as long as the termination is not prejudicial on a legally protected status. A business that loses a big client with a 10% decrease in revenue may very well let 10% of the staff go for no fault of their own.

I don't thnk it's much diff in Canada bro.

 

[roadwarrior]

I sww it a mile away when he was looking to hire an old employee back and when he gave me the first warning. I'm a little confused, because by virtue of it being a first warning, there should be a second and a third, no?

He casually said: ''we have decided to let you go..."

I saw it coming, and I kinda hoped it would come because I was getting tired of my monotonous job, yet I still feel kinda disappointed and frustrated.

Anyways, back to looking for a job now. meh.

Oh ... sorry to hear this happened. PM me what industry and what job type. I will pass along to our account managers to see if any of our clients could use a rock star of an employee.

S

 

[the_alcatraz]

Oh ... sorry to hear this happened. PM me what industry and what job type. I will pass along to our account managers to see if any of our clients could use a rock star of an employee.

S

lol thnx bro, but I'm trying to get out of sales....

I want to get into marketing, which is what I studied in the first place.

I'll send you a PM anyways

 

[AAP]

Thanks bro. My collegue told me that I worked too hard and was put in an unfair position and set up to fail from the start. I guess he could be right. I did work really hard and my conscience is clear.

Not sure how Canada is, but that is all you need here to file discrimination.

I worked in Motorola HR for 6 years. I can tell you the shit that goes on in HR departments... well it is amazing that any business around is still operating and sued to death.

If they gave you a warning one time - written, verbal, or telepathically relayed to your dead aunt to tell you through the Ouija board - they are SUPPOSE (here, not sure of up there) to provide you with additional counseling/training to ensure you succeed. For instance you cuss out a customer on the phone, bing! mandatory phone etiquette classes. You grab a female coworkers ass - oohhhh free doughnuts in the sexual harassment awareness course.

For real, it is 10x harder to legitimately fire an employee for common violations nowdays than ever before. You got to do something really really stupid or really really violent to get fired and not have a strong case.

 

[the_alcatraz]

I didn't do shit. All I did was not get my sales quota for two months in a row. They gave me one warning only. They gave me no training. I learned as I go. No training at all. I was put in a very bad position from the start. I guess a part of me wanted to leave the company because I was begining to hate my job, and that's why I went down without a fight.

Plus, in Canada, unless you're in a union, they can pretty much let you go just like that.

Not sure how Canada is, but that is all you need here to file discrimination.

I worked in Motorola HR for 6 years. I can tell you the shit that goes on in HR departments... well it is amazing that any business around is still operating and sued to death.

If they gave you a warning one time - written, verbal, or telepathically relayed to your dead aunt to tell you through the Ouija board - they are SUPPOSE (here, not sure of up there) to provide you with additional counseling/training to ensure you succeed. For instance you cuss out a customer on the phone, bing! mandatory phone etiquette classes. You grab a female coworkers ass - oohhhh free doughnuts in the sexual harassment awareness course.

For real, it is 10x harder to legitimately fire an employee for common violations nowdays than ever before. You got to do something really really stupid or really really violent to get fired and not have a strong case.

 

[gotmilk]

joosey juice distributor, Canadian division

 

[*ebony*]

thats horrible honey, good luck in finding a better job. doesn't sound like you liked the old one much, which means you might have evanually quit anyways.

best of wishes from moi to you babe.