Comments on: Crooked Bosses https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html Everything to make HR better Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:19:56 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 By: bigwag https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1924 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:56:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1924 Thank You for everybody. I totally agree, but things changed big time since I sent this letter. Just a few days later he gave me a letter stating that his office all the sudden ran out of money and he can not longer keep me and pay me. So, as of February 29 I was laid off. I filed for unemployment and he contested the unemployment stating that he did not lay me off, he fired me for misconduct??? How can he do that, I really have no idea. But for sure I will try to find out. This office is in PA, and I was the only emlpoyee and of course his wife, so I am not sure what I’ll be able to do ,but if nothing else I will try my best to get the words out there so it will not happen to an other pregnant girl again.
Thank’s for all your nice words!

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1923 Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:34:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1923 Regarding HRagitator’s comment:

Yeah, people screw their company sometimes by not coming back when they say they will…boohoo, the company can survive it (even a small one) and will hire another person. People quit all the time with little or no notice, not just because they are pregnant. So any excuse about the pregnant person screwing the company by not coming back when they said they would just does not fly with me as any sort of justification for a company hedging their bets and “laying a person off and hiring a temp” to then fire the original job holder….ewwww…the sliminess of it…..
Besides, if they hire a temp and try to fire you by claiming they don’t have the need for you anymore, they are shooting themselves in the foot with the use of the temp to do your job.
They cannot fire you for being pregnant, and have to tread very carefully if firing someone after “making the deal” this lawyer made.

You should definitely document all conversations, look for another job, but be ready to fight if he tries to terminate you after “laying you off”. I know you probably do not want to fight him since your BF is the wife of the lawyer…so looking for another job may be your best choice.
However, stick it out as long as you can and keep that health insurance until the baby is born. If he terminates you before the baby is born, go straight to the EEOC and the local bar assn with your documentation.

Have you thought of “jokingly” mentioning “you aren’t planning a repeat of “the secretary” are you?” and see what his reaction is?

]]> By: HRagitator https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1922 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:46:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1922 This is a very sad and unfortunate situation indeed. I wish the anonymous writer the best of luck.

Sadly, I’ve seen this go the other way as well several times. The employee becomes pregnant, swears they will return after their FMLA leave, and then doesn’t.

Clearly I’m not defending the corporation, but I’d say these cases are 50-50 in terms of who is screwing who.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1921 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:06:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1921 If it were me, I’d like to think that I would contact EEOC, get a lawyer, document everything, and then sue the bejesus out of him…or at least go to the Bar. The thing that stinks about getting a new job at this point, is that you won’t be covered by FMLA, and they might not be so understanding about morning sickness…I’d stick it out if possible, and then screw him. Why, you ask? Because the last woman didn’t, and you owe it to the future woman who might be in your position.

]]> By: HHmay78 https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1920 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:03:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1920 Check out our forum
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]]> By: HHmay78 https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1919 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:02:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1919 Unreal….one minute he tossed for you and the second he is planning to fire you.
I would take advantage of his offer to leave if your’e not feeling well…and in the meantime look for another job.
it might be tough on you to start a new job in your situation but if you are financialy tight this is a must do.
I would try to go for a bigger company, seems like the small business owners doesn’t always have constructed rules.
good luck!

]]> By: Wally Bock https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1918 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:20:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1918 I think “pond scum” is far too nice a description. Pond scum, after all, float on top of the water.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1917 Sat, 08 Mar 2008 19:12:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1917 All I can say is thank goodness I live in Canada where this could NEVER happen.

]]> By: another hr rep https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1916 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1916 Tell him to give that offer to you in writing. :p In the mean time, if you have written performance reviews, start collecting all of that and saving any documents (emails/notes) where he has commented on your performance. If he tries to claim there were performance issues with you, you have the documentation to prove otherwise.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.evilhrlady.org/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1915 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:24:00 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress/2008/03/crooked-bosses.html#comment-1915 Also, if he fires you for being pregnant, contact the local bar association he is a member of and try to report him. This might be unethical behavior (depending on the state) which could (depending on the state) get him sanctioned, maybe, I’m not a lawyer, but it seems like he is knowingly violating federal law.

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