lost my job

legis225
legis225 Posts: 72
edited November 2013 in A Moving Train
I am a mid 40s professional and I worked my arse off to keep this low paying job with no benefits. My employer, a small law firm is hired a much younger attorney who has no family commitments. I had to take time off to take my ailing mother to the hospital and then to various doctor visits. Then he tried to make a case where he was firing me for cause so he does not have to pay unemployment. As soon as my mother got sick, everything I did was under a microscope and I could do nothing right.

Uggh!

Just had to blog about it.
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Pretty ruthless employer behaviour.

    Sorry, man.
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  • 78FLH
    78FLH Posts: 410
    Hopefully karma will slap your old boss in the a$$ with a bunch of bad luck :nono:
  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    78FLH wrote:
    Hopefully karma will slap your old boss in the a$$ with a bunch of bad luck :nono:


    78FLH... old shovelhead, custom or stock ?

    Godfather.
  • aerial
    aerial Posts: 2,319
    legis225 wrote:
    I am a mid 40s professional and I worked my arse off to keep this low paying job with no benefits. My employer, a small law firm is hired a much younger attorney who has no family commitments. I had to take time off to take my ailing mother to the hospital and then to various doctor visits. Then he tried to make a case where he was firing me for cause so he does not have to pay unemployment. As soon as my mother got sick, everything I did was under a microscope and I could do nothing right.

    Uggh!

    Just had to blog about it.

    Sorry about your job Sir.....
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  • jethrojam420
    jethrojam420 Foxborough MA Posts: 1,075
    Thirty Bills Unpaid wrote:
    Pretty ruthless employer behaviour.

    Sorry, man.
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,674
    Man, I am really sorry to hear that. Any company worth it's salt recognizes the importance of family and fulfilling family needs. I hope you find another employer who recognizes that and I hope the bums who don't fall on their faces.

    Good luck and hang in there.
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    -Roberto Benigni

  • Prince Of Dorkness
    Prince Of Dorkness Posts: 3,763
    well, the younger guy doesn't have family commitments... yet.

    Wait til there's a baby on the way... or a wedding to plan... or a psycho ex-GF wont' leave him alone.

    Employers need to focus on the quality of the work and the end result. Not just hours worked.
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  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    It's beneficial for anyone in a similar situation to document everything. Sad to say, but it's a sign of the times, and protection in fucked-up situations such as this.

    No one is immune to struggles, or tragedy, or illness, whether of themselves or loved ones...that's part of life.

    Time off is provided when someone welcomes a new life in the world. Why isn't the same extended toward those who are caring for/assisting another loved one?

    Wishing you well, legis. Hope you find something better. No one needs to feel like they're constantly under unnecessary scrutiny.
  • jumbojet
    jumbojet Posts: 1,484
    That's a bummer. Sorry man. I hope you'll find something better.
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  • backseatLover12
    backseatLover12 Posts: 2,312
    Sorry to hear this, it seems to be an epidemic among my circle of friends as well. Keep your head up, you will find something better.

    Fuck asshole employers.
  • EdsonNascimento
    EdsonNascimento Posts: 5,531
    Sucks you lost your job. Sorry that your mother had to go through what she did. But, in the end your employer may have done you a favor. Low paying job with no benefits and doesn't give a crap about your family? I don't know you and I KNOW you're better than that. Maybe, this was the kick in the pants you needed to seek out your true calling/job/whatever. Good luck in your search. Keep you chin up and your eyes open. Things tend to work out for the best. I hope it does for you.
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  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    I lost my job about a year and a half ago and have been working on my own, mostly unsuccessfully, but I've learned many valuable things about myself and about life in the meantime. For one, there's more to life than how much money you make or how many things you can accumulate and show off. Simplicity is better than complexity, in almost every situation. Look forward to better days, and forget about the bad ones. Take a moment, and SMILE. Listen to Pearl Jam every day. Don't stress, you'll figure it out as you go. We all do.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    MK13579 wrote:
    I lost my job about a year and a half ago and have been working on my own, mostly unsuccessfully, but I've learned many valuable things about myself and about life in the meantime. For one, there's more to life than how much money you make or how many things you can accumulate and show off. Simplicity is better than complexity, in almost every situation. Look forward to better days, and forget about the bad ones. Take a moment, and SMILE. Listen to Pearl Jam every day. Don't stress, you'll figure it out as you go. We all do.
    Nice outlook - an important one, too. I love complexity at times (it has its place), but so agree with you about minimalism. Stuff, in the end, is just that.

    By the way, I read the thread about your dad, and you attending an upcoming show with your mom. My condolences to both you and your mother (more than five years since my father died; I still, always, miss him), and good thoughts from here that the show is everything you wish and hope for.

    Bless the healing power of music :)
  • MK13579
    MK13579 Posts: 217
    hedonist wrote:
    By the way, I read the thread about your dad, and you attending an upcoming show with your mom. My condolences to both you and your mother (more than five years since my father died; I still, always, miss him), and good thoughts from here that the show is everything you wish and hope for.

    Bless the healing power of music :)

    Thanks for the kind words. I'll never stop missing my father, it's even still weird for me to believe he's gone. However, one of the benefits of having lost my job, it gave me endless time to visit with my father while he was in the hospital. I almost felt for awhile that it was fate that I lost my job, just so I could be by his side.

    In the ever inspiring words of Mr. Vedder, No matter how cold the winter, there's a springtime ahead. :o)

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