burninmylight said:
We do, but as with any legal system, it can be bullshit, and it favors the company over the individual. I was being written up for things that, I will admit that they are mistakes that I made and shouldn't have made, but ultimately were pretty minor and trivial, especially considering other people were doing similar things and getting away with them scot-free. I could go into specific details, but I'd rather not right now, as the post may get pretty long, and I may get pretty emotional or frustrated when thinking about it. Here in the U.S., we have a thing called "at-will employment" in most states. The Internet could explain it much better than I can: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At-will_employment but the gist of it is that an employer can get rid of you at any time without a reason. Most companies do have a disciplinary or probational system in place to give employees a warning or a chance to patch things up before doing so, but you'd be amazed how often this is just a legal front to just to discourage potential lawsuits or have paperwork in place when making a case to block unemployment benefits. If your boss wants you gone, then you're toast. |
But that isn't really the case. Even in states with "At-will employment", you don't fire people for no reason. You leave yourself open for a discrimination lawsuit. That's why HR departments exist, to prevent those who hire/fire from bringing down the company.
Edit: I do agree that is they want you gone, then yes, they will find a way to get you out. Either by getting you to resign or finding some rule you've broken along the way.
