Re: I think I should have just stayed in bed this morning....

[Guest guest]

, I am so sorry to hear this. It seems unfair given the reasons why you were taking time off. And while the first conversation I suppose could be considered inappropriate if someone wanted to, how could the second one be inappropriate. It is a question of relavance to the children you care for! I am one of those who is a firm believer in things happening for a reason, have faith and the reason will present itself! In the meantime it sounds like you have a good case for unemployment.

STEPHANIE PLAIN <likeawillow@...> wrote:

After taking the past two days off (vacation time) to run both Sara and to appointments - I went in to work this morning ready to catch up on all the stuff that had not gotten done those two days because I wasn't there.I hadn't been there longer than a couple of minutes when the boss arrived and called me in to the conference room. He informed me that they were terminating my employment immediately due to "unreliability to work the hours I was scheduled" (8-1 daily - occasionally I would have to take Sara or to an appointment during that time if they could not schedule it at a time after I was off work but I always made up the hours.) He also told me that he had problems with my "boundary issues with the public" citing the time that I talked to the director of special needs while she was at the

site about my worries that was not in school and they had not yet found him a teacher and a time last week when I was in a discussion with a local detective about his perception that our county has the highest percentage of sex offenders in the state per capita. As this is an issue that has been a problem with several of the kids at the site I was concerned about this. The regional coordinator was there (this was last Wednesday) and was participating in this discussion. Had she thought it was inappropriate for me to be in this discussion I would have thought that she would have mentioned it at the time or before this. My boss has always had a problem with me that I am genuinely interested in the people who have their children at our site. I will always ask how they are doing and honestly care about their welfare. They often will tell me of problems that they are having with their children -

where they will not tell another staff. Many of the parents I have known for many more years than I have worked at this site (4 1/2 years) due to their children being classmates of .My first reaction to being fired was outrage although I certainly didn't let them see that. I voluntarily went to part time in March 03 to help the site's budget and enable them to keep helping the children. I have repeatedly asked for more hours but was told that the budget still didn't support it. It didn't occur to me this morning but did to my mom - when I told her what happened - that perhaps they were terminating me due to the workman's comp claim for my broken leg. I am still undergoing physical therapy on my leg. I don't know that is the case but will be even more angry if it is. That's illegal!I am already looking for another job. I will not be unemployed for very

long. I am so mad ... I haven't been fired from any job since I was 16!Sorry to vent. I'm ticked! I AM a good employee - I am loyal - I am a hardworker. I didn't deserve this.Steph__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I am sorry to hear that you were fired from your job, and it sure does not seem right if it is for the reasons that you mentioned. I hope you find a new job soon, and one you like better with more hours and benefits for you. I know it is so hard when others don't seem to see the effort we are putting into things, and they can only point out the negative. There is a LOT of that going on in this stupid world! I mean did the guy ever tell you what he did see in you that was a benefit to the people bringing their kids there, as well as to the kids themselves? Nope, they never do notice that! Anyway, we notice it, and are here to support you, and look forward to a good report from you soon.

Love,

Carolyn

I think I should have just stayed in bed this morning....

After taking the past two days off (vacation time) to run both Sara and to appointments - I went in to work this morning ready to catch up on all the stuff that had not gotten done those two days because I wasn't there.I hadn't been there longer than a couple of minutes when the boss arrived and called me in to the conference room. He informed me that they were terminating my employment immediately due to "unreliability to work the hours I was scheduled" (8-1 daily - occasionally I would have to take Sara or to an appointment during that time if they could not schedule it at a time after I was off work but I always made up the hours.) He also told me that he had problems with my "boundary issues with the public" citing the time that I talked to the director of special needs while she was at the site about my worries that was not in school and they had not yet found him a teacher and a time last week when I was in a discussion with a local detective about his perception that our county has the highest percentage of sex offenders in the state per capita. As this is an issue that has been a problem with several of the kids at the site I was concerned about this. The regional coordinator was there (this was last Wednesday) and was participating in this discussion. Had she thought it was inappropriate for me to be in this discussion I would have thought that she would have mentioned it at the time or before this. My boss has always had a problem with me that I am genuinely interested in the people who have their children at our site. I will always ask how they are doing and honestly care about their welfare. They often will tell me of problems that they are having with their children - where they will not tell another staff. Many of the parents I have known for many more years than I have worked at this site (4 1/2 years) due to their children being classmates of .My first reaction to being fired was outrage although I certainly didn't let them see that. I voluntarily went to part time in March 03 to help the site's budget and enable them to keep helping the children. I have repeatedly asked for more hours but was told that the budget still didn't support it. It didn't occur to me this morning but did to my mom - when I told her what happened - that perhaps they were terminating me due to the workman's comp claim for my broken leg. I am still undergoing physical therapy on my leg. I don't know that is the case but will be even more angry if it is. That's illegal!I am already looking for another job. I will not be unemployed for very long. I am so mad ... I haven't been fired from any job since I was 16!Sorry to vent. I'm ticked! I AM a good employee - I am loyal - I am a hardworker. I didn't deserve this.Steph

[Guest guest]

You should boogie on down to the unemployment office and file a claim

for wrongful termination! It will call for a hearing in front of a

hearing officer, and generally employers don't even show up for these so

cases are generally decided in favor of employees. And I think they may

have to pay you for the time you missed because they wrongfully fired

you. I had to do this once, back when I was still working. I won, too,

and eventually management changed where I worked and they asked me back!

Annie, who loves ya annie@...

--

Love is a choice--not simply, or necessarily, a rational choice, but

rather a willingness to be present to others without pretense or guile.

-- Heyward (theologian)

[Guest guest]

>From: Congdon-Barnello <Luvourlives@...>

>

>, I am so sorry to hear this. It seems unfair given the reasons

>why you were taking time off. And while the first conversation I suppose

>could be considered inappropriate if someone wanted to, how could the

>second one be inappropriate. It is a question of relavance to the children

>you care for! I am one of those who is a firm believer in things happening

>for a reason, have faith and the reason will present itself! In the

>meantime it sounds like you have a good case for unemployment.

>

>

Thanks for replying.

I agree that the first conversation could be considered inappropriate.

However I had been trying to get a hold of this particular person for days

and had not gotten a call back. I thought it best to " seize the day " when

she was there rather than to risk another non-call-back.

I am sure that he felt that the second conversation was inappropriate even

with the relavance to the kids that we served since I am " Just the

secretary " In general I am not considered " direct client care " even though

I do have contact with the clients on a pretty much daily basis. He's only

been site manager since April 2004. He seems to have fairly rigid

expectations and in his eyes - I am not meeting them.

I hope that this is the beginning of something wonderful. I pray so.

In the meantime - I applied for unemployment over the internet this morning.

Hopefully I will be able to get it and be able to take the time to find a

really good next job - not just grab at the first thing that comes along no

matter how ill-fitted I am for it or it for me. I am waiting to hear from

my attorney to see if the reasons that he gave for terminating me can be

used to deny me unemployment.

Thanks for thinking of me.

Hugs

Steph

[Guest guest]

>From: " Carolyn " <charper777@...>

>Hi ,

>

> I am sorry to hear that you were fired from your job,

>and it sure does not seem right if it is for the reasons

>that you mentioned. I hope you find a new job soon, and one

>you like better with more hours and benefits for you. I know

>it is so hard when others don't seem to see the effort we

>are putting into things, and they can only point out the

>negative. There is a LOT of that going on in this stupid

>world!

Thank you for the kind words.

I mean did the guy ever tell you what he did see in

>you that was a benefit to the people bringing their kids

>there, as well as to the kids themselves?

No he has never mentioned what he thought I did right about my job.

The funny thing is that before he became site manager - he used to work for

the site as an In Home worker. I had always liked the man - he seemed to

have a good rapport with this clients and always seemed to be nice. I

didn't realize how much different he was than my perceptions until he took

the site manager job. After that happened - nothing I seemed to do was good

enough. I couldn't do 40 hours of work in 25 and for some dumb reason I

thought that if he knew how many stressors we were going through with my

daughter's high risk pregnancy and 's problems that he would be more

understanding when I needed to take time off to take them to appointments -

I mean I DID make the time up. The only thing I learned was that he was

very rigid in his expectations of me and that there was not much room for

compromise.

Nope, they never

>do notice that! Anyway, we notice it, and are here to

>support you, and look forward to a good report from you

>soon.

>

> Love,

> Carolyn

>

Thank you Carolyn. I appreciate it.

Hugs

Steph

> I think I should have just

>stayed in bed this morning....

>

>

>

>After taking the past two days off (vacation time) to run

>both Sara and

> to appointments - I went in to work this morning

>ready to catch up

>on all the stuff that had not gotten done those two days

>because I wasn't

>there.

>

>I hadn't been there longer than a couple of minutes when the

>boss arrived

>and called me in to the conference room. He informed me

>that they were

>terminating my employment immediately due to " unreliability

>to work the

>hours I was scheduled " (8-1 daily - occasionally I would

>have to take Sara

>or to an appointment during that time if they could

>not schedule it

>at a time after I was off work but I always made up the

>hours.) He also

>told me that he had problems with my " boundary issues with

>the public "

>citing the time that I talked to the director of special

>needs while she was

>at the site about my worries that was not in school

>and they had not

>yet found him a teacher and a time last week when I was in a

>discussion with

>a local detective about his perception that our county has

>the highest

>percentage of sex offenders in the state per capita. As

>this is an issue

>that has been a problem with several of the kids at the site

>I was concerned

>about this. The regional coordinator was there (this was

>last Wednesday)

>and was participating in this discussion. Had she thought

>it was

>inappropriate for me to be in this discussion I would have

>thought that she

>would have mentioned it at the time or before this. My boss

>has always had

>a problem with me that I am genuinely interested in the

>people who have

>their children at our site. I will always ask how they are

>doing and

>honestly care about their welfare. They often will tell me

>of problems that

>they are having with their children - where they will not

>tell another

>staff. Many of the parents I have known for many more

>years than I have

>worked at this site (4 1/2 years) due to their children

>being classmates of

>.

>

>My first reaction to being fired was outrage although I

>certainly didn't let

>them see that. I voluntarily went to part time in March 03

>to help the

>site's budget and enable them to keep helping the children.

>I have

>repeatedly asked for more hours but was told that the budget

>still didn't

>support it. It didn't occur to me this morning but did to

>my mom - when I

>told her what happened - that perhaps they were terminating

>me due to the

>workman's comp claim for my broken leg. I am still

>undergoing physical

>therapy on my leg. I don't know that is the case but will

>be even more

>angry if it is. That's illegal!

>

>I am already looking for another job. I will not be

>unemployed for very

>long. I am so mad ... I haven't been fired from any job

>since I was 16!

>

>Sorry to vent. I'm ticked! I AM a good employee - I am

>loyal - I am a

>hardworker. I didn't deserve this.

>

>Steph

>

>

>

>