So, Like, I got Fired ...

wolf · 04-12-2011, 09:03 PM

As I quietly announced in my user title, I am unemployed.

Fired.

Shit-canned.

It's an entirely surreal experience.

The last time I lost my job, the company closed down.

That's what got me to the nuthouse as a temp. 19 years ago this summer. That's one hell of a temporary job, eh?

I learned a lot, my life headed in directions that I never expected.

But it's done.

Over.

The really short version is that although I am an awesome person, and really smart, and really capable, and know the law and the job really super well, I don't work and play well with others.

Because of something that I maintain that I did not do, I am sitting in my chair, with the television on for company, wondering what the fuck I am going to do.

I'm trying to start with the small stuff. I've been doing laundry today, and I threw some past-date stuff out of the refrigerator.

I also have started looking for an attorney. I know shit-all about choosing an attorney, so if anyone knows one with termination-of-employment experience, it would be helpful.

I have some documents that need to be looked over.

I am also looking for pointers on how to fill out the unemployment paperwork.

oh. fuck.

monster · 04-12-2011, 09:15 PM

wolf, that's horrible, I am so sorry. I wish I could help, but definitely fight it.

plthijinx · 04-12-2011, 09:18 PM

damn wolf! you do have the option of going to the state for a doc (dept of cor) job right?

wolf · 04-12-2011, 09:20 PM

Because of my current state of learned helplessness, I'm not sure that there is anything to fight for.

zippyt · 04-12-2011, 09:40 PM

Fight it Wolf !!!!

Wolf Helpless ??

I say BULL SHIT !!!!!

Nirvana · 04-12-2011, 09:51 PM

This is so WTF!

monster · 04-12-2011, 10:09 PM

use the anon account and tell us the story. in a different thread

anonymoo · 04-12-2011, 10:35 PM

I am so sorry to hear this. Our collective thoughts are with you. I try not to be confrontational and I would walk away and start over. I always felt that if they don't want me, then I don't want to be there.

monster · 04-12-2011, 11:14 PM

Yebbut cold card cash makes the starting over easier.

Cloud · 04-12-2011, 11:15 PM

what?!!!! omg awful! being fired sucks so hard I can't even say.

Bullitt · 04-12-2011, 11:33 PM

Sorry to hear wolf. Is PA an at-will employee state? If so then I'm REALLY sorry.

Undertoad · 04-12-2011, 11:36 PM

All I know is that I was allowed to file UI online for the first segment and then they changed to paper

It was not difficult to file -- it was always difficult to get real people on the phone if there was a problem.

Condolences over this injustice

tw · 04-13-2011, 02:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wolf

I also have started looking for an attorney. I know shit-all about choosing an attorney, so if anyone knows one with termination-of-employment experience, it would be helpful.

Search for court trails that involve that particular type attorney. Go sit in some courtrooms to watch those esquires in action. Sometimes the good ones are obviously better.

casimendocina · 04-13-2011, 05:09 AM

Give it a bit of time (about a week if you can afford to) and direction (in addition to what other Cellarites have posted above) as to what to do next will come. Wish I could help on the legal side, but unfortunately, our system is different.

Griff · 04-13-2011, 06:38 AM

I'm sorry wolf. Its hard to get moving after something like this but you gotta.

04-12-2011, 09:03 PM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	So, Like, I got Fired ... As I quietly announced in my user title, I am unemployed. Fired. Shit-canned. It's an entirely surreal experience. The last time I lost my job, the company closed down. That's what got me to the nuthouse as a temp. 19 years ago this summer. That's one hell of a temporary job, eh? I learned a lot, my life headed in directions that I never expected. But it's done. Over. The really short version is that although I am an awesome person, and really smart, and really capable, and know the law and the job really super well, I don't work and play well with others. Because of something that I maintain that I did not do, I am sitting in my chair, with the television on for company, wondering what the fuck I am going to do. I'm trying to start with the small stuff. I've been doing laundry today, and I threw some past-date stuff out of the refrigerator. I also have started looking for an attorney. I know shit-all about choosing an attorney, so if anyone knows one with termination-of-employment experience, it would be helpful. I have some documents that need to be looked over. I am also looking for pointers on how to fill out the unemployment paperwork. oh. fuck. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-12-2011, 09:15 PM	#2
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	wolf, that's horrible, I am so sorry. I wish I could help, but definitely fight it. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-12-2011, 09:18 PM	#3
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	damn wolf! you do have the option of going to the state for a doc (dept of cor) job right? __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

04-12-2011, 09:20 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Because of my current state of learned helplessness, I'm not sure that there is anything to fight for. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-12-2011, 09:40 PM	#5
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Fight it Wolf !!!! Wolf Helpless ?? I say BULL SHIT !!!!! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

04-12-2011, 09:51 PM	#6
Nirvana Back in 10 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,684	This is so WTF! __________________ Speaking simply... do not confuse this with having a simple mind.

04-12-2011, 10:09 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	use the anon account and tell us the story. in a different thread __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-12-2011, 10:35 PM	#8
anonymoo Disorderly Orderly Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 52	I am so sorry to hear this. Our collective thoughts are with you. I try not to be confrontational and I would walk away and start over. I always felt that if they don't want me, then I don't want to be there.

04-12-2011, 11:14 PM	#9
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Yebbut cold card cash makes the starting over easier. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

04-12-2011, 11:15 PM	#10
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	what?!!!! omg awful! being fired sucks so hard I can't even say. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

04-12-2011, 11:33 PM	#11
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Sorry to hear wolf. Is PA an at-will employee state? If so then I'm REALLY sorry. __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

04-12-2011, 11:36 PM	#12
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	All I know is that I was allowed to file UI online for the first segment and then they changed to paper It was not difficult to file -- it was always difficult to get real people on the phone if there was a problem. Condolences over this injustice

04-13-2011, 05:09 AM	#14
casimendocina Professor Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,622	Give it a bit of time (about a week if you can afford to) and direction (in addition to what other Cellarites have posted above) as to what to do next will come. Wish I could help on the legal side, but unfortunately, our system is different.

04-13-2011, 06:38 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm sorry wolf. Its hard to get moving after something like this but you gotta. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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