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I was under the impression the point of at will employment is that you don't need a reason to fire someone. That's why most companies don't give reasons, or if
by jdoliner 9y ago
I was under the impression the point of at will employment is that you don't need a reason to fire someone. That's why most companies don't give reasons, or if they do they're generic and meaningless: i.e. "this isn't a good fit... culture wise."
- classichasclass 9y agoAs a practical matter, though, you probably have to come up with some reason to prevent the employee filling in the blank with some sort of protected-class discrimination. "Culture fit" does sound nice and generic for that purpose.
- lotsofpulp 9y agoTechnically, you don't. Push comes to shove, employee would have to prove discrimination, which is near impossible. But if the company has a decent amount of assets, some enterprising lawyer can decide to be a thorn and say well the company might settle to make legal costs go away. Which is where personal improvement plans come in, so that if you are threatened with a discrimination lawsuit, the accuser knows they're not going to get anywhere so they won't waste your time.