I got screwed

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(02-27-2020, 08:29 PM)PhilHos Wrote: And not in the good way.

Nearly 3 years ago, I was forced to switch careers. It's a long story and I'm not getting into it. Suffice it to say, that I found myself with a pretty good job working at a bank. The pay was decent and I had an excellent group of coworkers.

Now, I didn't want to stay a bank teller forever (nothing wrong with the job, just wanted more from my career) so I would periodically look for jobs both within the company (which I really liked) and outside the company. I had some issues in December that really pushed me to look outside the company (the issues weren't with the company but rather personal). Earlier this month, I found what I thought I was looking for. It was a job with a different company but it paid more, the hours were better for my wife and I, and there were some other perks that made the job ideal for me. I basically gave my now former job a little over 2 weeks notice.

I started this past Monday and things seemed to be okay. I wasn't doing much but I was getting paid for a full day. Turns out they had hired 2 other people but they didn't start til next week so the plan was basically for me to just shadow someone, learn what I can and then start my official training next week.

This morning, I went in (5 minutes early like always) and was taken aside and told that even though everyone liked me, I was being let go. On my 4th day there, I was let go. They gave me some bullshit excuse that I had body order issues, told me they'd pay for the full day, but that I was being let go. I was too stunned to really say or do anything so I just said OK and left.

I immediately went to my former manager and told him what happened. He was understandably confused because he never had that problem with me not to mention that it's sort of a flimsy excuse to fire someone ON THEIR 4TH F***ING DAY! He's not sure if he can get me my old job back but he said he'd look into seeing what he can do. After that, I then immediately filed for unemployement but even if I qualify (which I'm reasonably certain I do), I have to wait 4 weeks before getting any benefits.

I did hear from one of the "talent acquisition advisors" from my previous employer and she told me about a couple opportunities that are available which I've now applied for so there's a little bit of hope. But, I can't believe this crap I find myself in. I've NEVER been let go before. And now, I have to find something quickly because I don't know if unemployment compensation will be enough to cover my bills (my wife does have a job, FYI, but still).

I really want to know the REAL reason I was let go. I'm like 99.9% positive I did nothing fire worthy (and I KNOW I don't have BO; I'm a big man and I know the issues us big guys have to worry about when it comes to BO so I make SURE that I never leave the house smelling badly) and yet, here I sit trying to understand what the hell's going on.

Anyway, thanks for letting me rant and giving me any hopes, thoughts, prayers and money you can spare.

Not sure what you mean by, "I'm a big man"? This sounds to me like you weren't the face of the company the company wanted projected to the public. Not trying to sound mean, but the truth is, some companies still are ran that way. 
 Anyway I hope you get your old job back or find something else.