This should have merited a warning not a firing.
Absolutely. I smell the makings of a wrongful termination suit. Unless there's something I'm not seeing in the story, this is ridiculous.
Fred: Oh my God! Angel, you're…cute! Angel: Fred, don't! Fred: Oh, but the little hands! And the hair! Angel: Hey! You're fired.
'Smile Time'
Spike's Bitches 28: For the Safety of Puppies...and Christmas!
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
EpicTangent - Dec 23, 2005 10:09:27 am PST #1421 of 10001
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
juliana - Dec 23, 2005 10:12:24 am PST #1422 of 10001
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
And, as protective mama bear, I know *you* and love *you* and want the best for you.
Thank you, loves.
Holy shit, Daniel. I'm sorry.
DCJensen - Dec 23, 2005 10:14:51 am PST #1423 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
There was no malicious intent and, unless there is something you aren't telling us, a first offense. This should have merited a warning not a firing.
First of this type, the only other warnings I've gotten, including a single written one, were for performance. The written was for my spending too much time between calls filling out customer requests in early November.
No conduct violations, except for one time when I was reading a book off a floppy while waiting for them to assign me more to do, and that was just a "don't do that" "okay" situation.
Anne W. - Dec 23, 2005 10:15:43 am PST #1424 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
{{{{Daniel}}}}
I hope that letter clear things up. I would also check with the unemployment office to see if the might be able to do anything about a wrongful termination suit.
Trudy Booth - Dec 23, 2005 10:19:46 am PST #1425 of 10001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
Daniel, are you getting health insurance through your job?
If there is ANY possibility they're looking to terminate your diabetic ass for being oh so expensive you might mention that, you know, casually.
DavidS - Dec 23, 2005 10:33:18 am PST #1426 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
The strange thing is, that it would have been an off-limits subject for me under any other circumstances, so how I got sucked into it, I'll never understand.
Man, that almost sounds like you were set up. Why would she keep coming back to it instead of dropping it? Sorry. I'm cynical about this stuff.
Deena - Dec 23, 2005 10:39:20 am PST #1427 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Yeah, that stinks a lot. I'm sorry Daniel.
Spidra Webster - Dec 23, 2005 10:49:27 am PST #1428 of 10001
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
Also boggling. I wish you good luck getting your job back, Daniel. Just amazing.
Juliana, you have my good wishes as always.
§ ita § - Dec 23, 2005 10:50:46 am PST #1429 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why would she keep coming back to it instead of dropping it?
Becuase minorities can be paranoid like that.
Doesn't make Daniel any more employed (man, that sucks, and I feel for you, DCJ), but I wouldn't try casting that big a conspiracy net without evidence.
Topic!Cindy - Dec 23, 2005 10:51:35 am PST #1430 of 10001
What is even happening?
Daniel, maybe you can get the employee who actually said the phrase to back you up that you weren't harassing, but that in fact, the woman who filed the complaint had been asking you what the derogatory name for the nuts was?