What can I do if I got fired due to another employee that told my boss that Isaid “I was never coming back”?
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What can I do if I got fired due to another employee that told my boss that Isaid “I was never coming back”?
I gave a 7 hour notice to my work (which only requires me to give a 3 hour notice) that I was not feeling well due to a medical problem and that I would not be able to make it to work that night. Later that night, I went on my online schedule to see what other days I work and it said that my account was “inactive” aka I was fired. I found out today that the reason I was fired was because a waitress at my work told my bosses that I “hated my job and was never coming back”.
Asked on December 4, 2011 under Employment Labor Law, Florida
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
First of all, you need to try and straighten this out with your employer. You may be able to still get your job back. If not, then unfortunately, there probably isn't anything else that you can do. The fact is that in an at will employment relationship an employer can discharge an employee for any reason or no reason at all (with or without notice). They have a great deal of discretion in setting the terms and conditions of employment unless there is an employment contract, union agreement or existing company policy to the contrary. Additionally, actionable discrimination must not have been a factor in the termination.
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