I Think I'm Getting Fired Tomorrow, How Do I Prepare For This? 

I’ve been hired a one wage and got a lower wage. The person hiring me said oh no it was the amount your receiving that was negotiated. Which it’s was not cause I was already going to be getting less that I wanted but after probation it would be the wage I was looking for to cover my cost of living. I had turn down other jobs because they didn’t want to reach that wage.

It was in writing... what are you talking about? You think he can just say give me the $20k now instead of when the writing says he'll get it?

@@guppygb6078 mine was verbal. I had experience I was there for the interview got hired during the interview. We negotiated I said $15/h. Which I had turned other places down for not being able to pay that. That was my cost of living. He replied $14/h for your six months probation then a $1/h raise after six months. Because of when I started between their pay days. I had to work three weeks before I got my first check. It was $13/h.

Yes Great point!

Bingo

That was my first thought!

Yeah, I think that's exactly what's going on.

Yes, they are! They don't won't to give you the 20K.

Likewise, people should not idolize a company. I see people frequently with product logos tattooed on their bodies!

That's why they call you a resource. That's why your a commodity has a price you can negotiate. If not then let's all be friends. Not!

Exactly lol

The reason why unions will start to pick up again

​@@tcarp1616 Union thugs are thieves and crooks.

This is exactly what happened

exactly!! unless you can quantify the work ie. # of sales per month, % improved capacity of a machine.. ect...its very difficult to push back when management claims your work performance is not good. What I have learned is that the more you are seen the better others preserve you.And regardless of what metrics show management will likely give you a better review. I learned this the hard way.

I had a major company ask me repeatedly if I know what we do here I said no please give me a clear concise explanation they couldn't i was relised the next day. Lol

@@kennethb6211 you dropped the ball on that answer.

Probably intentional. This is an indirect way of laying off.

Many employers are like this.

Just went through this. The worst part is they were very unclear as to the exact reason as to why i was let go

I was working at macys and was brought in by loss prevention, I was so confused, they have this like backwards way of like explaining what you did wrong acting and assuming you just know what happened or what you did and then questioning you and making you out to be the bad guy. I made my quota every month, had tons of postive reviews, mostly made my sales goals. Oh no one tiny stupid rule and your done

For me it’s one of the best feelings

I’m going through this right now, they cancelled my shifts for the rest of the weekend and I’m due on Monday “for a conversation”. I know what’s coming…

Especially when no one wants to talk to you or gives you any indication about why you're being fired.

I prefer 20 years.

EXACTLY...!

@@blackworldtraveler3711 That’s even better!!

Well, duh. Thats always nice when you can do this but not always possible for those who cant

His work isn’t good

@@reese85 could be. Or it could be that it is an indirect way of firing him.

@@John3.36 the caller even said his work wasn’t good!

@@reese85 I mean if he was put into a position with no preparation in which he was expected to get results, then failed at it; he was being honest.

People get to used to routine human’s are very predictable

Same when it comes to women 😂

Yes! My son has three jobs. RU-vid, solar sales and amazon

This is a rarity but yes! Definitely say something if you think you'll be out the door if you don't otherwise!

Contingent fee only. Otherwise the attorney would cost more than he could recover.

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Unless he has something in writing or an official document that states the promised bonus then it seems like a waste of time and money to get an attorney.

@@candy2325 Indeed. Seems many here can't understand that.

Texas is an "Employment at Will State", meaning either party can vacate employment at any time for any reason except protected classes.

You sound pretty confident there bud

@@williamforsythe9180 I am pal.

@@RyanABC123 the Bible says to be humble chief. Do you know more than Jesus?

@@williamforsythe9180 of course you’re a Bible guy.

@@RyanABC123 are you autistic, son?

This is why he has an emergency fund

How do you ask for that without being offensive.

@@camxdidxthat be offensive if you have to be. Asking directly and politely for something should not be offensive to a good company.

Don't play that game at all. ALWAYS insist on FAIR business. You should be able to get anything in writing, and if they take offense to that, RUN. @@camxdidxthat

Nothing written down. Nothing can be done.

Roflamo if he's not doing the work he deserves to be fired

Yeah you can’t prove a verbal convo cuz they could say they promised the 20k if it worked out! But he’s getting fired for a bad work performance

@@jimmymcgill6778 Better Call Saul!

With the exception of Montana the U.S. is "Fire At Will" even if they don't like your shoes. You can thank the Corporatocracy which runs America. No Bonus 💸 Only a 🦴

@Eddie DimasYes, this is the typical way it's done. I felt bad for this caller.

Precisely correct.

It was done to keep him there while they were reorganizing the company, otherwise he would’ve been looking for a new job as soon as he saw his coworkers getting laid off.

That's what I'm thinking, too. They promised it to him in October and all of a sudden it's now in December. 🤔

Retention bonuses are typically not paid out until the completion of the retention. He would have had to agree to it in writing. If he didn't, he won't see a dime.

Dave has sound financial advice that is 90% common sense. However, he is from an era where people stayed at a job for 40 years and then retired with benefits/ full pension. That's not the case today. What happened here is the company knew they were going to lay him off but they needed him around a bit longer than his coworkers. To avoid him quitting when they started layoffs they pulled him aside, offered a promotion and 20k bonus if he stayed. Once they knew that his usefulness was done they put him on a PIP, and are now firing him for cause. He'll likely get no severance nor will he be entitled to unemployment benefits. You are right his termination was plotted in detail from the minute they decided to keep him.

If it is a large company and they benefited from having him, they will pay to get more of the same. Sounds like he was not as advertised.

Seems he just stayed but didn't earn it. If he was good enough to keep he would have gotten that bonus.

Well Said

So messed up

That $20k wasn't in writing. The guy was his own worse enemy.

@@blackworldtraveler3711 I missed that. You cant trust anything if its not in writing

Agreed. no way was he ever going to get the 20k they just played this poor dude like a fiddle.

@@workenhard Nothing in writing. The dude played himself ignoring keywords like “layoff”, “promise”, and especially “outsourcing”. He also ignored economic current events in the U.S.. At lease he was still getting a salary.

Idk about giving him more, if he wasn’t good at his job

The money was never actually on the table. It was just a carrot the company used to convince their staff to train their replacements. Lucy and the football

Exactly.

If it wasn't in writing then il as far as the company is concerned, they never promised it.

Stupid argument considering they hand picked him to stay aboard and keep things afloat until they were ready to move to a different company for his role (job=outsourced). If he sucked, why would they offer it to him? 90% likelihood is they never intended on giving him the bonus, it was just a carrot/stick to clean up loose ends before they hire the new company. Regardless of how you feel about HIS work, THEY held 10000% of the authority, and SHOULD bear the responsibility of making a poor choice, and promising you things they didn't want to pay out.@@reese85

I’m doing the same too. Working on my e-commerce project while I hang on to my 12 hour job.

What kind of e-commerce?

@@ilexevergreen5405 multivendor

join the masses

I guess you can always ask. What happens next is up to the employer.

You can count on them when in writing.

It would be great if we all lived on that planet.

That is a big red flag about the employer you are dealing with.

I'd be careful with that one depending on the state you could also lose out on unemployment benefits if you just resign instead of being fired.

If you quit, you can’t receive unemployment insurance.

Don't quit a job without another job secured first. Otherwise let them fire you so that you can at least draw unemployment.

Verbal is a just as good of an agreement

@@sglacf how can you prove that?

@@sglacf You need proof of what was agreed to, otherwise it just becomes a case of "he said, she said".

Yup where I worked bonuses,profit sharing,awards,gifts,etc. were all agreed upon in contract every seven or so years.. Set mine up to be auto deposited in 401k each year.

@@sglacf How? The business can always say that they didn't say that.

There are probably e-mails at least.

If you were involuntarily terminated for performance, then UI should be paid. If you resign, then you get nothing unless you can prove discrimination.

He has a youtube channel buddy

@@BattleFights does he? Link please?

And numbers.

Ok, I’ll fire you the next day

Yes. And call an employment lawyer to review the work contract and provide guidance on how to manage interactions with the company.

I was laid off yesterday and this was my exact sentiment. I trust God. He is the source of our resources!! All things work together for good to them who love God, to them who are called according to HIS purpose. Romans 8:28.

@@pamelaharris2725 He did it all and you seeing it beholding him in righteousness is everything. That's the secret of faith, faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things not seen. This means your belief in him cant turn into faith unless challenged, your holding on to his word threw the challenge makes your belief faith. So God leads you by telling you, then he creates the challenge not to derail you but make the thing he told you happen but by your believing threw the challenge he's acknowledged by faith which is what He is, making you his daughter by actions and deeds. Like david when God told him he was king , God also made it so saul would be his adversary that moment and goliath and so on and so on. But because of davids holding on threw so much not wavering, not only was he king but he's the only regular king that kingdom will never end as God says he sits on David's throne forever. But from the time of a kid david didn't stop believing threw everything, from battles to not killing his adversary saul because he knew it was the lord making saul do what he was doing and in the place he was in to do it. It's what happened to dave even if he doesn't understand it fully. Hes going along then heard gods word and believed it, the moment he did that God was going to send the appearance of trouble to try that belief in him it wasn't meant to hurt him but must happen to turn that belief in to tried faith. It made him look like he lost everything, because he was to be extremely successful he looked like he was going to have nothing. Instead of saying gods word is not true he ended up diving into his belief in the crisis and in time it was showed him that gods word is true. With out the appearance of loss dave would never see what he has today, his greatest blessing is the trial. same for you and I

What kind of work do you do?

@@genxx2724 IT

@@Bob-yh7ir People in IT seem to have a lot of options. On the other hand, it’s a function that can be outsourced to India.

@@genxx2724 Not anymore. IT currently leads in corporate layoffs.

IHeart radio has very little to no ads. That’s my usual way to listen.

Then the let the guy go who did all of the firing.