Belly up to the Bar (aka The Post Whorin' Thread)

[ceo012384]

Yay for my 10 minute forum break in between writing

[rogue]

One of the girls I used to work with just came by the house. She just got fired too. They did her the same way they did me. She's not had the first write up in three years, then 3 in two weeks....all bullshit. The three strikes you're out rule applied.

Sucks that the owners of this place that I first thought were good people are punting people out the door over bullshit that they should have never been written up for.

I also found out they're giving an employment reference of "not eligible for rehire" for everyone who's been fired or quit and may be why I haven't gotten a fucking job yet! Grrr....!!!!

[Rider]

All the contractors here at work were told they are getting a pay cut. Sucks for them but if it lets me keep my job AND current pay then so be it.

[zed]

Originally Posted by Rogue

I also found out they're giving an employment reference of "not eligible for rehire" for everyone who's been fired or quit and may be why I haven't gotten a fucking job yet! Grrr....!!!!

is that a standard operating procedures there? why would they want to keep anyone from getting a job?

[rogue]

Originally Posted by zed

is that a standard operating procedures there? why would they want to keep anyone from getting a job?

Dunno. That's what Becky, the girl who just got fired, told me. People have been calling for references and being told that whomever they're calling in reference to is not eligible for rehire. She knows a couple came in for me and a couple of others.

And the girl who got fired before me (she got fired at the beginning of January) is still waiting for her unemployment!

From what I could gather, between all who've been fired in the last six months are so (since the new central station manager was hired), we've all been done the same way. Model employees then 3 write ups back to back within a week or two...all bullshit. If they want to get rid of us that bad, fine. But don't make it difficult for us to get another job! Most of us have kids to support.

I'm getting really frustrated and stressed over all of this. I've even been putting apps in at convenience stores and little stores. I'll take just about any (legal) job as long as it's 40 hours a week, even at minimum wage. And for some reason I can't get past the first initial interview. Hell, I'll take 2 part time jobs...temporary jobs...anything to bring some money in.

[zed]

they never tell you untill after you quit or get fired that they have a no rehire policy. I have worked places that wouldn't rehire you even if you left on good terms. guess it keeps you from coming back wanting more money because you left and got more experience.

did you get to talk to the unemployment people? here anyway after you put in for it both of you have X amount of time to send in the paper explaining the termination. if you send your in and they don't send theirs in you win. they should tell you if your employer has sent in to dispute your unemployment compensation.

[rogue]

Originally Posted by zed

they never tell you untill after you quit or get fired that they have a no rehire policy. I have worked places that wouldn't rehire you even if you left on good terms. guess it keeps you from coming back wanting more money because you left and got more experience.

did you get to talk to the unemployment people? here anyway after you put in for it both of you have X amount of time to send in the paper explaining the termination. if you send your in and they don't send theirs in you win. they should tell you if your employer has sent in to dispute your unemployment compensation.

Each time I talk to them, they tell me the same thing. I won't receive the actual approval letter for at least 4-6 weeks, even though they've already sent me a statement showing how much my weekly benefits are and for how long AND the credit card. They've told me until the 6 weeks is up and I haven't received anything, they can't do anything for me. I've called several times and still get told the same generic shit.

[zed]

Originally Posted by Rogue

Each time I talk to them, they tell me the same thing. I won't receive the actual approval letter for at least 4-6 weeks, even though they've already sent me a statement showing how much my weekly benefits are and for how long AND the credit card. They've told me until the 6 weeks is up and I haven't received anything, they can't do anything for me. I've called several times and still get told the same generic shit.

that really sucks, would think they could tell you if it is going to go through or not. but, would think they would tell you if they had disputed it.