Nobody likes getting fired, but to think about suing?
Hmmmm when I still had custody of my girls I busted MY ASS - was at work by 5AM most mornings and my exhusband, the guardian ad litem and the judge decided that this was bad, bad, bad behavior. So yea, I guess I fell into that 98% of mothers who DESERVED to have custody taken from me. Being the terrible mother that I was they took custody from me
that time because they didn't like the fact that a hard-working single mother busted her ass as a personal trainer to put food on the table for herself and her children (while the father routinely lied about his income to beat us out of support). Oct 05 I was stripped of custody pending the gym childcare being investigated because my ex alleged that my children were being abused in the childcare there, the same childcare I had used for YEARS, first as a member, then as a gym employee.
Those few desperately looooooooooooong months that I was only allowed to see my kids for a few hours one day a week and every other weekend for 8 hours a day (overnights were strictly forbidden) I threw myself into my work and when I wasn't working helping other people attain health and wellness through fitness and proper diet I LIVED at the gym so I wouldn't get too depressed and engage in activities that were harmfull to me. My children needed me to fight for them and to stay as healthy as I could regardless of how I felt like dying every minute of every day.
I was one of the top-earning producers during those months, no small feat as the chain of gyms had like 10 facilities or so. Anyways, the dude who ran the management staff held me out as an example of not only an exceptional employee but as an example of unbreakable spirit and mental/physical strength.
Well, I cut back on my hours (to regain my kids) in conjunction with the fact that all the allegations my ex had made against the gym (and me) were totally unfounded and he didn't feel like paying for a full-blown custody trial (but he took me to court shortly thereafter anyway to beat me and my kids out of money that he owed us from the divorce settlement) he "let me" have the kids back just less than half the time.
Once I told my superior, "Look there is NO WAY that I can keep working the hours I did before." that meant that my production would plummet in comparison to previous months.
You know what they did? (EVERYBODY knew about my maliciously litigious ex and my custody issues).
THEY FIRED ME.
And you know funny? When you are in an industry for a few years it becomes very small and everybody gets to know everybody. When I tried to apply to other area gyms they wouldn't touch me with a ten foot pole regardless of my excellent client and work references for performance/attitude.... why you ask?
BECAUSE THEY ALL FEARED THEY WOULD ALSO BE ACCUSED OF SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS BY MY EX LIKE THE LAST GYM WAS WHERE I WORKED.
The thought to sue never entered my mind.
Why?
The gym did me a favor. I was far too smart and had far too much value to continue to bust my ass for not nearly enough pay. I did enjoy my job, true because I helped so many people but at the end of the day I didn't earn enough to take care of myself and my children properly. We still needed FOODSTAMPS to eat.
There comes a time when people needa suck it up and move ahead regardless of how they have been wronged.
just my .02
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