Employee gets instantly fired after asking to work from home during a snowstorm: ‘I got a call back from my boss and HR together’

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  • "We're moving in different directions. This is your last day with the firm”
  • Got fired for requesting WFH due to snowstorm
  • Ugh. I lost my job today because I tried leaving around 7:50am and the roads were bad. There was standstill traffic and it showed I would arrive at work after 90 mins as opposed to 24-30 mins as usual.
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  • My job allows WFH, so I called our HR department to let them know I'd be working from home.
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  • I got a call back from my boss and HR together in one call, and they said "We're moving in different directions. This is your last day with the firm".
  • I lost my job last year on January 23 because that firm was bought out by another and they were relocating to New Jersey (I live in Ohio).
  • I feel dumb. I've been struggling to make it in public accounting. I've always gotten great reviews on my work, but they've said my soft skills were lacking. It's hard, I'm 20+ years younger than the next youngest person at my firm and I guess it's hard to communicate or relate with them in the ways they want.
  • Babylon-97531 Been here, got fired at day 363 of employment so they didn't have to pay out the 40 hours of PTO I would have gotten at day 366. Also other reasons. move on to your next job and good luck.
  • karma_is_4_pussies It sounds like they have been waiting for a reason to do this, and you just happened to give it to them today. If it wasn't for this, it would have eventually been for something else.
  • Ok_Exchange_9646 Repeat with me: You are a cog in the machine, a number on an excel sheet, they don't give a f about you
  • beingafunkynote lol they needed you in the office SO badly they fired you? Morons.
  • brownbootwrx I could see why you're upset but why didn't you just call your boss and ask if you could work from home?
  • nfurnoh And this is the difference working in America. I'm in the UK and today the main roads are clear but my side road isn't, can't get my car out. I'm working from home on a day I should be in the office with absolutely no fear. The most my boss will do is roll his eyes because he thinks it's just an excuse. Absolutely no way I could get sacked for it.
  • annoncatmom Hey, this really sks. But I want to say that despite the outcome, you made the right decision to stay home. There is no work out there that is worth risking your life driving to work in a snowstorm. Ever. I'm sorry you lost your job but I'm glad you're safe.
  • LazerFace1221 Yep. The decision is usually already made and they just wait for a reason
  • helloxstrangerrr Working in the US is wild. If that happened here in NZ, employment court would have a field day and the employee would get financial compensation + apology, probably even a reinstatement.
  • nicklor Imagine if you have gone in with the snow just to get fired
  • Catch Melf YouCan09 My last role laid me off (canceled my much needed state compliance role) at day 361. Why? So they wouldn't have to pay me the remaining $1000 sign on bonus. That i needed to pay for surgery in 3 weeks. That i delayed 2 years to get.
  • FullExposure My boyfriend was forced to resign the day before surgery. Planned on using FMLA/short term. At least he was still covered by insurance because Cobra is a joke. Wild that one human can potentially destroy someone's life.

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