Fired From My Job With No Explanation

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In supermarket/retail sorts of situations, "not putting you on the schedule" is sort of an unofficial "firing." If he was officially fired, he would probably be eligible for unemployment insurance. So they rarely "officially fire" someone.

Yes, there's lots of slick crap that goes on in these sorts of jobs.

Also: the burden is on you to prove that you were fired for an illegal reason. If you can get a lawyer "on contingency," that would be great. This means you don't have to pay the lawyer until you win the case.

That is what they did to me at a restaurant I was working at, I was doing dishwashing. But yeah they just stopped giving me hours not even so much as a text to tell me to stop coming in. It was terrible there anyways though, so I say good riddance to them to.

Seriously I applied for part time work...and they kept sneaking in more hours. Like one week I had 9 days straight of 8 hour shifts and I didn't even get breaks. I should have quit much earlier on than when they stopped giving me hours...but I was trying to stay strong and not give up. I mean I even went in the bathroom more than once during that job to cry not even joking.

But yeah that freaking suck.

Some companies abuse it to by throwing a bunch of extra work at the person for their last two weeks.

Unless you were fired for a reason that is prohibited by discrimination laws, you can be fired in the USA for any reason and without explanation.

As for the 2 week notice thing, it is a courtesy rather than something enforceable. The company can state in their literature that they want 2 weeks notice BUT if they tried to force you to work the additional 2 weeks, you would be the first. Personally, it comes to whether you need a reference or not from the company. If you don't mind burning the bridge, so to speak, then just walk away and not show up.

Finally, one way to possible get an explanation would be to file for unemployment IF you meet the working requirements in your state (the company can say you are part time all they want but I know in many states, if you worked 40 hour weeks for 6 months, you are likely to be eligible for unemployment). When you file, the company has a choice, either allow the claim to go through which means they don't have to say anything about your firing and you get funds for 6 months (and the company unemployment insurance premiums go up) OR they can fight the claim and explain why they are fighting it, including giving the reason for fighting that you were fired and why. Does not cost you anything to apply for unemployment benefits.

What Demeus said makes sense.

I would consult an attorney versed in labor law, especially if you apply for unemployment and are denied. If your attorney can prove that you were terminated without cause, you’ll be able to at least collect unemployment.

Food service jobs are not as terrible as some other service jobs, but they are pretty awful!

Unfortunately getting fired from jobs without being told anything might becoming more common considering the shape of our economy but I'm not sure. I've read other posts on this forum by members who had the exact same thing happen to them. Sometimes the companies fire people so they can save money & they just pick the people they feel are the weakest links. Other times they may wanna fire someone cuz they feel the person isn't fitting in well despite the fact that the person is doing a good job. In those situations the companies may be afraid to officially tell the person they're fired since the company doesn't really have a good reason to fire them, especially if the person is disabled. The company is afraid of backlash or a lawsuit for disability or other discrimination so the company fires the person as discretely as possible.

I worked at WalMart for over two years. I didn't do stocking or greeting thou, I did floor cleaning & other custodial type stuff. The job was OK in the beginning but gradually got worse. Part of my problem could of been that my department kept getting more & more shorthanded. A contract crew started helping us out but they kept screwing up & we had to correct things. Less than a couple months after I quit, my department was officially replaced by the contract crew & the people who were left were moved to other departments. The reason I quit is cuz I felt I was set up to get in trouble. A manger ordered me to do something & specifically told me to ignore all other orders till it was done cuz of how important it was or whatever. The head manager of the store had my paged to do something but she did not make the page herself so I ignored it & she chewed me out for it without even giving me a chance to explain. I would of had problems working in other departments cuz of various disabilities & they may of been afraid to fire me cuz of the disabilities act since I had good reviews & never been in trouble so I feel management wanted to push me out.

That happened to me with a previous job in a fast food place. I thought of it more as being laid off, which is what I put on applications until I got my current job. I wasn't working that many hours anyway, and before they quit putting me on the schedule without telling me, I was down to working only 3 hours a week instead of the 6 I had been working for a while. I basically called for a while asking if I was on the schedule before they finally told me to stop. My reason for doing that was that I was afraid of being fired for not coming in when scheduled. In the end, it was probably a good thing as I never really stopped looking for work after getting that one, and I would have eventually quit anyway.

Now, I have a great job that is actually secure, where I work full time, plus I get paid sick time and vacation leave, which is something that one job never had. If I called out, I just didn't get paid so there were times when I could have gotten customers sick because I came in anyway.

I have been fired for arguing with management.
Fired for fighting back against being bullied at work.
I have been fired for being too good at my job and refusing to attend work drinks.
Workers an be fired for minor issues when management/employer can easily replace us with someone else.

Same happened to my very first boyfriend, his boss just stopped putting him on schedule. I am pretty sure it was because he didn't very little work effort because he was always complaining about his job and the last straw was when he told his boss he couldn't work for 3 weeks because he wouldn't have a ride. I of course offered to take him and he could come to work with me and I will take him to work when it's time but he didn't like it. He had excuses.


My other work never gave me my regular hours back when business picked up again so they only used me whenever someone called in sick. I finally quit when I saw other workers had their regular hours back. Actually that is a lie, I quit when I got put to training for my new job (paid) and it was for at night so I needed to sleep in the day time and not go to work tired if I am put on schedule.

I don't know about the economy where your at but here in America rite now lots of people are unemployed or underemployed so it's fairly easy for employers to find replacements for most jobs. An organization that was supposed to help me find employment told me I needed to call places & ask them to review my apps after I've submitted them. Every time I called I would get told how the companies get a lot of apps & they don't have time to review them all. They were minimum-wage type jobs thou. What I needed help with when it came to me getting employed was getting my foot in the door. Companies needed to be encouraged to give my half a chance like review my apps, give me an interview & maybe hire me on a trial bases. My work ethic would of spoke for itself. But employment organizations & Louisiana voc-rehab didn't wanna do that for me. They kept telling me I needed to assert myself which I was already doing. Having monthly meetings & regular phone calls to only be told cr@p like that was a complete waste of me & my parents time. I really wish I could get a job with some kinda employment office where I only had to enter peoples information in the computer & then call the people up & sometimes have them come in & I only had to tell them they needed to keep asserting themselves. It's really no wonder why the government keeps cutting those organizations funding. Their doing jack f#cking sh!t to actually help someone get a job.

He sounds lazy & it's probably a good thing your not with him now. Lots of people thought I was lazy but it was never by people I worked with. People assume I was lazy when I wasn't working cuz I wasn't working even thou I was on benefits for being disabled & was doing my very best to find a job. & people assumed I was lazy when I was working cuz the jobs I had were minimum wage type stuff. People didn't notice or focus or care about the fact how I was working the whole time I was on the clock & volunteering to come in on off days & work longer hours when we were allowed to. I only called in sick for 3 weeks & they were due to two different situations. The 1st was cuz I got a sinus infection. I went to my GP & was put on meds. I'm also pretty sure I got the sinus infection cuz of my specific working conditions. Being around cold damp air for a week & then sweeping up around sawdust for a whole night rite before I got sick could cause a sinus infection. There was a remodel going on in the middle of winter. The other time I was out for two weeks cuz I stepped on something at home & sliced the bottom of my foot/heel open. I went to urgent care since it was after doc office hours & I would of had to go to the hospital ER if there wasn't an urgent care place around. I had to get stitches & my whole job involved me being on my feet. Both times were at my 2nd job which I had for 25 months. I was fired from my 3rd(which was my last) job after being sick a week. I have a tremor disorder that was interfering with certain tasks that I tried to get treated. One of the meds I was put on must of lowered my blood-pressure a lot cuz I felt like I was passing out & had some numbness in my arm. I had a few tests done to rule things out but they never figured out what the cause was. I was let go after being out a week due to company policy. They said they would rehire me if I would reapply but I didn't feel safe doing a couple aspects of the job cuz of my tremors. I didn't agree with what the numerologist insisted I try & he didn't listen to me about side-effect concerns & problems so I had to quit seeing him. I had that job for 3 months.

Work drink?

The nearest Costco is about an hour drive.