'They found out she interviewed for another job': Boss forces employee to resign just because they took an interview elsewhere

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Oct 6, 2023 2:00 PM EDT

There are several valid reasons for firing an employee, but this is beyond ridiculous. Employers are not within their rights to control whether or not one of their employees can get poached by another employer and recruiter. They cannot control whether or not you let that company or recruiter sit you down for an interview. Clearly, this employer thought otherwise.

They forced this Redditor's best friend, who had been at the company for two years, to resign simply because they caught wind that she sat down for an interview at another library. First of all, as several folks in the comments section pointed out, they should not be able to force anyone to resign (let them fire you so you can collect unemployment at the very least!). Furthermore, this employer hadn't even received an offer yet! What happens if they have resigned and they get rejected from this other opportunity? Not only will the employee be unemployed, but also the employer will have completely wasted their time firing someone and undergoing a whole new hiring process for no good reason.

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    Joint - "They made my best friend resign this morning"
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    Font - They made my best friend resign this morning because they found out she interviewed for another job She doesn't even know if she got the job yet, but her last day is 10/31. Literally came into work and they pulled her into a meeting and demanded a date.
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    Font - pulled She's been here 2 years and has pretty much singlehandedly our children's department off the ground; she was planning on sticking around for a few weeks and training whoever's coming after her, but that, I guess. 'em.
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    Font - I think we're up to eight people who have left since I've been here, and a lot of it is management. It is genuinely disturbing how corrupt even something as peace-bringing as a public library can be.
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    Font - NightmareTwily. 18 hr. ago Tell her to rescind her resignation and tell them she'll stay so she can claim unemployment all else fails 4.8k Reply Share
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    Font - pickingsunflowers. 17 hr. ago This is so important, she needs to make sure they let her go and it's not a resignation. They probably pressured her into doing so somehow. She needs a backup in case the other job doesn't move forward with her. 1.9k Reply Share
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    Font - stuloch 18 hr. ago "Made her resign" sounds like some sketchyChappened 1.4k ↓ Reply Share
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    Font - Koolest Kat 17 hr. ago 1. Never disclose anything to anybody at your job search. 2. Never resign, put the ball in their court to fire you. 3. You don't owe them anything. 931 Reply Share
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    Font - lydriseabove No one can make someone resign. They are either firing her or not. 290 16 hr. ago Reply Share
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    Smile - Dirty PenPalDoug 17 hr. ago Never resign.. make them fire you 142 Reply Share
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    Font - Ok_Independence_4431. 18 hr. ago How did they know she was being interviewed? So she told them her last date even she has not secured the job. 130 Reply Share
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    Font - GiftoftheGeek OP. 18 hr. ago She told her boss of sorts who she didn't think was going to immediately tell the director, just to give her a heads-up, but for some reason her boss went ahead and told everybody like she was definitely leaving. 164 Reply Share
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    Font - Reignbow87 17 hr. ago First lesson in life is Real G's Move in Silence. Gotta keep them cards close to the chest
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    Font - Diligent-Law-4275. 16 hr. ago They can't "make you resign." They can ask you to resign, but you can always say no. Let them fire you for a better chance of getting unemployment.
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    Font - lastrideelhs 15 hr. ago "You either fire me and I collect unemployment or I stay until when I want to leave. This is not a resignation and I'm not signing anything without my lawyer present."
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    Font - B Forever Forgotten 15 hr. ago They cannot force you to resign. They can attempt to coerce you, but they cannot force you. If the threat is, "quit or you will be fired," accept the termination (and the unemployment). Make sure the employment department knows why you were fired.
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    Font - Salt-Selection-8425. 13 hr. ago My employer is trying to get rid of someone this way right now. Every week they pressure her and ask her when she's resigning. They took her off the mailing lists for policy & procedure updates so she wilk up on the job (the team fills her in). She is stubbornly refusing to resign. This battle has been going on for two years.
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