RE: “You should immediately contact the HR department and request a copy of all your performance evaluations and specific, written documentation on your dismissal. Often, that kind of request alone can put the fear of God into a company re wrongful termination lawsuits and you may have a job back- that, or a nice severance package.”
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Agree — Lisa should get copies of her “file” — what she is really looking for here is a settlement agreement with severance. Most likely she and the company would agree it best that she not return to that office. But the severance and unemployment would be really good and she deserves that.
Well, before I walked out, I had 4 “Above and Beyond” Certificates at my cube (I should have had about 20, some never found their way to me)....they give them out to the reps who are compassionate to customer having problems. Yet somehow, I was targeted, like I said before, for low performance, not on my tech skills, but on my customer service skills....?
I started out at this company as a customer service rep, and was thrown into Tech support after one week’s training. They turned the Columbus (Hilliard) center into all tech support. I didn’t know much about tech support, but did my best, and after that, The certificates for going “Above and Beyond”?...most of them stated that the customer was going to leave the company until they talked to me, and I worked them through their tech problems. Then I get targeted as one of the lowest performers, ironically one day after I made my complaint about having to listen to the Obama comments?...
OK, I’m exausted...thanks for listening all....goodnight.
Just as an aside, always, always keep copies of your annual reviews oe anything else you sign.
It makes a good argument, when a person has had "Outstanding", etc. reviews for years, then all of a sudden is "No Good".
The only political discussions I ever had at work usually ended when I said, "WHAT ELSE did the Boston Globe tell you to think this morning?". I did not bother arguing details with them. There was no point. The worst time for me was the Clinton Coronation.