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It's too bad you're getting downvoted. Even though the business owner's expectations of continued work out-of-hours are unreasonable, her method of letting this
by trevelyan 13y ago
It's too bad you're getting downvoted. Even though the business owner's expectations of continued work out-of-hours are unreasonable, her method of letting this guy go actually seems pretty empathetic to me too.
Honestly, I would much rather be treated this way than walked to the door and told to wait for security to come by with a box of my stuff.
- ctdonath 13y agoNobody is (or few are, I'm not gonna count) criticizing the termination process, as it's about as empathetic as can be realistically expected. The heat is coming from how she disavows that decision (and process), and is somehow surprised that he's not enthusiastic to not just put in the contracted paid-for time but won't go above-and-beyond to provide free services for her sole benefit. That's not "trying to be decent to people while trying to run a thriving business", that's expecting people to consent to be taken advantage of. BTW: being shown the door with a check for 2-3 month's pay (not unusual in the USA) is quite palatable. Shows due appreciation without expecting someone to labor under a dark cloud when they should be out looking for work.
- lilsunnybee 13y agoGetting a months-long notice period is required by law though. She hasn't mentioned doing anything more than just what she's legally required to do (oh except expecting a terminated employee to be on-call 24/7 and work unpaid overtime on request)