Today, I was let go from my stepmom's family business because she and my dad are getting a divorce, and she says it's too painful and awkward to have me still hired on. I can't afford a wrongful termination suit. FML
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Today, I got fired from my job. I worked for my parents. FML
Today, I was fired from my job. Why? Because my boss has been dating my newly divorced mother, and he didn't want family get-togethers to be "awkward." FML
Today, I got a notice in the mail saying I had been fired from my job. My dad's the boss, who I happen to live with. FML
Today, my boss fired me from my job at a local family-owned business. Thanks, mom. FML
Today, I was fired from my job. The reason? My boss didn't feel comfortable paying his son's girlfriend. FML
Today, I lost my job because my mom and stepdad forced me to go on our family vacation, even though my time off got rejected. FML
Today, I got terminated. I don’t know how to tell my family that I no longer have a job. FML
Today, I was fired from my job of 5 years. I was let go because I couldn't take the company to 'the next level'. My now ex-boss asked me if I could process my severance check because he didn't know how. I had to write myself my last paycheck. FML
Today, I was terminated from my job because my boss “felt like it.” My parents have made it clear to me that if I am ever fired from a job, for any reason, they will kick me out on the street and never speak to me again. FML
Today, I was fired from my job for "lack of work". What that means is that my boss hired his good-for-nothing lazy son, who then got too big of a mortgage, and he had to let me go to pay him a higher salary. FML
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Hangryko 32
Seek a lawyer who will accept contingency payment. In the meantime, find groups on social media that offer free legal advice from actual lawyers.
mike3775 39
At will doesn’t mean they can just fire you at any time. I live in an at will state and was fired because a co-worker was promoted to be my boss and he didn’t like me, thus a week in, I was terminated. I ended up with 12 months pay, plus the 6% 401k contributions they would have made if I had been working that 12 months, and lawyer fees. Basically not liking me cost the company way more than they liked as he was fired shortly after they settled. So at will still needs solid justification along with solid paper trail
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Hangryko 32
Seek a lawyer who will accept contingency payment. In the meantime, find groups on social media that offer free legal advice from actual lawyers.
stickyface 17
Texas has at will employment laws. What wrongful termination?
DLBL 23
There are still some parameters regarding termination, even in At Will states, but they vary, of course.
mike3775 39
At will doesn’t mean they can just fire you at any time. I live in an at will state and was fired because a co-worker was promoted to be my boss and he didn’t like me, thus a week in, I was terminated. I ended up with 12 months pay, plus the 6% 401k contributions they would have made if I had been working that 12 months, and lawyer fees. Basically not liking me cost the company way more than they liked as he was fired shortly after they settled. So at will still needs solid justification along with solid paper trail
Chazzster 32
In an “at will” employment state you can be let go for any or no reason. There is no legal case - OP just has to pick up the pieces and go on.
Morten Bork 6
Nepotism giveth, nepotism taketh away.