MrFedEx
Engorged Member
Depending on your state, they can fire you for no reason. Tennessee is a "as fit" state. California is not. They can fire you for any stupid small insignifigant reason they want. A cust. complained I threw a pkg.....which I DID NOT. Fred EX sided with the customer-so he could get a refund. The pkg was a fedex envelope. MGMT wanted me gone. I could easily GFT and win, but as my atty said....."do you REALLY want to work for them"????????
Answer......NOPE
This is a perfect illustration of an employee being eliminated. 52 years old, 16 years of service....a "liability" to the bean counters in MEM. If they want you gone, it's very difficult to avoid. There are, however, a few steps you can take that help:
1. Keep a daily journal. Write down anything that isn't per policy that management does. Include names, dates, and any witnesses who can support your claims.
2. Take videos and make recordings. You're not supposed to, but document whatever you can. It's easy with a smart phone. I have tons of incriminating video and recordings if they ever come after me. My favorite is an employee tossing a 50 lb box over a stacked slide, and hitting and injuring a fellow employee while the SM is standing there doing nothing. This goes on YouTube the day I leave.
3. Talk with your fellow employees, and get information from them. Management having affairs with hourlies, drug use, porn at work, and on and on are all ammo you can use against them when push comes to shove.
4. These are the items you roll-out when they start harassing you and trying to document you out the door. It's amazing what some inside information can do in terms of eliminating the pressure.
Don't be shy. Document, and wage war right back at them.