Curious Question! Employees Rights??

[FishermanTim]

You could ask "the powers that be" to show you in your employee handbook exactly where it states that your job REQUIRES you to take verbal abuse AND profanity from customers? Unless you were working for some 1-900 fetish phone line, I would be willing to say it doesn't.

That's when you mention "wrongful termination lawsuit" and how you know of a similar case where the employee won big $$.

Once again, good luck!

[luds]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

You could ask "the powers that be" to show you in your employee handbook exactly where it states that your job REQUIRES you to take verbal abuse AND profanity from customers? Unless you were working for some 1-900 fetish phone line, I would be willing to say it doesn't.

That's when you mention "wrongful termination lawsuit" and how you know of a similar case where the employee won big $$.

Once again, good luck!

Be careful with advise like this. The "employee handbook" may not say that you have to take that kind of abuse but it will also say that you can't say anything to a customer that is disrespectul and I'm sure use of profanity with customers is not tolerated. I would also be careful how you handle anything with Lowe's from this point on. You don't want to do anything that might motivate anyone there to try and keep you from collecting if you need to go down that road.

Good luck with whatever you choose to do. I'm sure things will turn around quickly bud.

[BigFish]

Yeah Salty I know you would have let it slide right?!

[UserRemoved1]

No Larry you are a representative of the company you work for. You just don't do stuff like that and expect to keep your job. You are the image of the company.

There's no grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit here. He openly called a customer an a$$hole. He was terminated for just cause based on this. I'm not an attorney but I'm willing to bet you could check with any attorney that specializes with labor claims and he'd tell you the same thing.

Edit and what Jenn said above is spot on.

Hope you find another job, it's going to be tough now with 10% jobless.

Originally Posted by BigFish

Yeah Salty I know you would have let it slide right?!

[BigFish]

It is what it is folks...there will be no lawsuits. I have many skills Scott......I am not too worried!

[Gloucester2]

I've met Larry, I've talked to Larry . . . I come up to about his elbow
This guy must have been nuttier than squirell %$%$%$%$

[striperman36]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

No Larry you are a representative of the company you work for. You just don't do stuff like that and expect to keep your job. You are the image of the company.

There's no grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit here. He openly called a customer an a$$hole. He was terminated for just cause based on this. I'm not an attorney but I'm willing to bet you could check with any attorney that specializes with labor claims and he'd tell you the same thing.

Edit and what Jenn said above is spot on.

Hope you find another job, it's going to be tough now with 10% jobless.

Don't forget MA is an 'at will' state. No contract exists between you and the employer. You can be terminated any time for no reason.

[likwid]

Originally Posted by #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&

No Larry you are a representative of the company you work for. You just don't do stuff like that and expect to keep your job. You are the image of the company.

There's no grounds for a wrongful termination lawsuit here. He openly called a customer an a$$hole. He was terminated for just cause based on this. I'm not an attorney but I'm willing to bet you could check with any attorney that specializes with labor claims and he'd tell you the same thing.

Edit and what Jenn said above is spot on.

Hope you find another job, it's going to be tough now with 10% jobless.

I'm not an attorney either but I manage a team of 20+.

Larry called him an %$%$%$%$%$%$%$ and he heard it.
Thats abusing the customer.
You will find most businesses have that as a zero tolerance item that is grounds for immediate termination.

People need to let go of abusive customers, yep, they're %$%$%$%$%$%$%$s, and you most likely will never see them or talk to them again in your life. So why let some retard jeopardize your income? Esp. in this economy?

[BigFish]

Because I refuse to be treated like crap for the paltry sum they paid me per hour! I would rather have my pride and self respect than that friggin' job! I made my bed and there are no regrets here!

[Backbeach Jake]

Originally Posted by BigFish

Because I refuse to be treated like crap for the paltry sum they paid me per hour! I would rather have my pride and self respect than that friggin' job! I made my bed and there are no regrets here!

I agree whole heartedly there, Larry. Your vacay reading assignment is "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand

[FishermanTim]

Originally Posted by FishermanTim

...That's when you mention "wrongful termination lawsuit" and how you know of a similar case where the employee won big $$....

This part was intended as a joke.

If you didn't get anywhere speaking with the head office muckity-mucks, and you really wanted to keep this job, you could consult with a labor attorney to see if you have a viable case.

[Jenn]

I dont blame you for trying to defend yourself but you shouldnt have called him an ahole.......Tell the guy you'll get your supervisor and if he keeps at it tell him your getting the manger and then go get the manager! Bite your tongue because no matter if the company feels for you or not they HAVE to take some sort of action to save company face....

Sorry....