How do they explain that?

Imagine a new employee starts, "Where the person who's employee of the month?"
"Oh they were fired a week before getting the title."

I guess he was the best employee and that is managements way if "rewarding" the best worker.

It's possible, especially in this economy, that he was laid off for non-performance-related reasons.

22: It's possible, but that's not the same thing as "fired"

Someone's unorganized. They should've gotten fired instead.

Wow, Fail

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You must be a damn good employee to one up the employees that are still...you know...employed.

Or maybe OP's absence made the workplace incredibly productive, and they want to show their gratitude.

Same thing I was thinking! Op must have a pretty poor work ethic to get employee of the month for being fired.

Well, you have something to show at your next job! Think positive :)

You should ask for a trophy. Fired or not, employee of month benefits should be given to you.

I feel like they sent you that to taunt you. A living reminder that you got fired before even being formally *the* employee of the month.

Now that is the kind of evidence to bring to Unemployment. Ask for an arbitrator. Good luck!

That's backwards as hell. I hope you'll find a better job!