Employee told they have to transfer to store 60 miles away or leave job of 8 years: ' I only got a 1 week notice'

Family drama is coming for this workplace!

A lot of people work with their family members for years, even decades, without any issues. So it's hard to imagine why it would be "conflict of interest" for this person to be suddenly employed under their uncle's leadership!

Just think about how many families you see running restaurants, laundromats, or clothing stores together. They work like a well-oiled machine because they know each other so well!

Yet for some reason, this worker got the shock of a lifetime when their uncle became the store director at their workplace: they're now going to have to move locations while their uncle settles in.

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To no fault of my own, I have to either transfer to a store 60 miles away or quit the job I’ve had for 8 years

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This is tough, and this person shouldn't have to deal with this kind of stress. One would hope that an employee could peacefully co-exist with an uncle, and even if issues arose, HR could get involved.
There probably aren't strings that the uncle could pull, either, seeing as he's new here.
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Good advice!

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If you quit, there's no money in it for you. If they let you go, you can get yourself a nice unemployment check to float yourself by for a few months!
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Yeah, it probably would get you fired.
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Great question! What could he have been thinking when he agreed?

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Maybe patience will help here. Once the uncle is instated, maybe then he can pull some strings to get this person rehired. In the same way that seasonal workers may leave and return, perhaps the same logic could be applied in this case here.
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This is such a shame

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There are 4 other options, and the AD couldn't let them work at any of those? Ridiculous.
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This doesn't seem quite right, either

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This is just one of those unfortunate life circumstances. Let's hope this person finds a job nearby soon enough!
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