Posted by mair on April 12, 2003, at 22:23:40
In reply to Re: It's eating at me again., posted by noa on April 12, 2003, at 21:52:27
Noa
The only way that this makes any sense is that there is something about your colleague that they didn't like, and it doesn't sound like the clock watching thing. My guess is that you'll not find out what it was, but it was compelling enough for them to want to show her the door. (Maybe they just had someone else they wanted to bring in, or maybe it was just a personality conflict).
Employers would always rather fire someone for cause than not. If they can fire them for cause, the employee isn't as eligible for unemployment, or at least the employers unemployment rating (which determines how much Un-E tax they pay) goes up. Here they were willing to use cutbacks as an excuse which allows her clear access to benefits. That tells me that they may just have really wanted to get rid of her for some reason.
It sucks, but it is their prerogative, like it or not, to assemble the team they think will work best regardless of how flawed you think their judgment is, and if you blow them off, it's a moral victory at best - you've not done anything to help your colleague. Maybe if you stick around you might be able to effect some positive changes in the way management views staff. At worst, you've bought yourself some time to shop around for another job.
Mair
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