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We're an employment-at-will country here in the US, you can be fired for (almost) any reason or no reason at all at any time.
by nateberkopec 13y ago
We're an employment-at-will country here in the US, you can be fired for (almost) any reason or no reason at all at any time.
- smtddr 13y agoYeah, we say that but I've never seen, or even heard of it, being used that way literally. When I was with $LARGE_TELECOM for 5+ yrs it was at-will but warnings+paperwork had to be done to justify firing someone. Or it had to be in a wave of layoffs. Definitely not: "We just got a new coffee machine in the lobby. It's great. How was your weekend Bob? That's nice. Oh by the way, did you get the news? You're fired. Extra cardboard boxes are by the printer. You don't work here anymore so don't touch the last bit of coffee; Susan's got a string of meetings this morning and hasn't had a chance to get a cup yet."
- jlgreco 13y agoEmployees are expensive, there is often little sense in throwing them away before seeing if you can fix them. Furthermore most bosses are, contrary to popular belief, decent people.