Pursue lawsuit? Even after 4 months??
I'm not sure what to do
I mean I don't even really have the motivation to rant 😭
I've had anxiety/depression since I was 12. I'm 21 now. I've been through several abusive relationships. I pretty much gave up on finishing college after mine completely shut down after I was there for 7 months...so I have no further education. I have my high school diploma and though that's great...it still sucks.
4 months ago I got a job at a preschool, which was seriously amazing because I love kids. When I got the job they told me they were going to hold my first check for a month until I got on the regular bi weekly rotation. So It was going great, I had called out a couple of times but still had my doctors notes like my employer asked. I went in the next day after calling out, and was pulled into the office. I handed my boss my doctors note and then she proceeded to interrogate me as if I had just committed a horrible unforgivable crime. She asked me questions that were none of her business
*Side note*
Regardless of what I called out for, whether I lie or not, in the state in which I live..she, as an employer has absolutely no right to question me as long as I have a note from a doctor.
She continued asking questions, and poking for answers, and finally came to say
"I took a risk hiring you, you don't have a strong work history that really showed me I could trust you, but I gave you a chance"
She then went on to say that clearly based off of my work history, being that it was all over the place, and that I couldn't really hold a job, I must be mentally unstable.
.....EXCUSE ME.....
I immediately started to cry, that's really not something you say to a person, she knew nothing about me, I was only there for a month.
I knew then that I was being fired.
But it got better...oh yes, way better
She started to write down the telephone number to the nearest counselor in my town.
What. The. Fuck.
I took the piece of paper and started to leave
And then she has the audacity to say
"Are you going to be okay?"
I replied...
"Nope"
And left....
A few days later I went back to get my check (it was finally the end of the month and I had that to look forward to at least)
When I got inside I was told that checks weren't in yet and to come back tomorrow
Okay. As if, right?
So I go back...the director of the preschool is there and after asking her where I would find my check she tells me that I was never put on the payroll.
Okay....are you freaking KIDDING ME????
So I start to walk out and this bitch tells me MY HAIR LOOKS NICE....
Oh boy...what a day
I immediately got into my car and called the Department of Labor to report them for denying me my check
The woman I spoke with told me she would handle it and get back to me
A week goes by and I'm still without my check
So I keep bugging them and finally....
I go back to get it
The woman at the Department of Labor said I could so I tried again
When I go in, I'm pulled back into the office
I'm standing there and the same woman who told me I was mentally unstable is now telling me she hasn't written me a check yet because....wait for it....
"What makes you think you deserve to be paid?"
"All you've done is cause me stress"
"What have you really done for this school"
All I "did to cause her stress"
Was call out for being sick 4 times out of the month I worked for them.
And I'm mentally unstable?
Oh but then, she asked me if a police officer ever stopped by my house the day I got fired
Uh...no????
"I called the station to see if an officer would check on you just to make sure you wouldn't do something stupid"
I WOULDNT DO ANYTHING
Who does this fucking woman think she is???
Anyway..
So I left and called the Department of Labor AGAIN
And finally a woman paid them a visit and a few days later I was given a decent pay check.
Since that happened...I have been jobless
It is impossible to get a job where I live
I try everyday
Constantly applying everywhere and calling everyday to make sure they don't forget me
I tried unemployment but don't qualify for some reason
I just feel so helpless
And guilty for not being able to help out my family financially..
I will keep trying
But it's definitely done a number on my self esteem
One good thing I have is my boyfriend
He's very supportive and very loving
I wish I could do more for him too....
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