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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
My boss just rudely fired me for no reason, what can I do? |
I have been a very good and loyal babysitter for a family for about 2 years now. Every saturday I stay with 2 kids from 12pm-7pm. I am 20 years old, and have always proved to be a fun, yet very responsible person with the kids. I was getting ready to go over to their house yesterday when the mom called me and said (this is not exact but as much as I can remember): "You don't need to come over and stay with my children today, I won't be needing you anymore." She said it in a very angry tone with no explanation. I asked her if everything was alright and what was wrong and she just said "I'm firing you, thats what this means, please don't call here anymore." And she basically hung up after that. Now, I am racking my brain and can't think of a single thing I could've done to deserve this. What should I do? Should I stop by and try to talk to her or call? I'll give you the benefit of the doubt, but you should stop by when she is alone, asking her for an explanation (maybe it was a misunderstanding.) And if she can't give you one, then maybe it something personal going on with her. Maybe she can't pay you? Or she had a fight with her husband, and you got caught in the middle? Sometimes stuff like that happens and we can't know the full story. But definitely rule out if it is a reputation thing with you, because if she has the wrong story, it can smear your reputation in some nasty ways! It could be alot more than you think, and you may not be the problem! Just realize that some things are unexplainable, and go find a real job. You're 20 years old, you need to start thinking about what your career is going to be. They have a reason. They are angry with you for some reason. They know something about you or something u did while babysitting that has made them fire you. Think back, have u looked through there personal belongings, have u had people over when not suppose to, something one of the kids could of told on you about, OR it could be a misunderstanding like a ring is missing and they assume u stole it. Sure i would go talk to them. Young lady... You are caught, so stop thinking you didn't do anything wrong.. Yep she caught you doing what ever you think you didn't get caught doing.... If she had cameras in your house what would she have seen? Find Out Why She Would Fire You And If She Wont Say Then Get Another Job Sounds like she was mad at you for something. Is she married or have a boyfriend? Maybe her hubby or boyfriend said something to make her mad at you and so she fired you. Regardless you need to find out. Give her a couple of days to cool off then give her a call and let her know that it is really bothering you that she fired you without explanation. Good luck Don't call her. They probably just didn't need your services anymore. As for her being snappy, she may have been having a bad day, or may be having marital problems. Maybe one of the kids blamed you for something they did wrong and the mom believed them. Maybe you really were doing something she didn't like and just don't realize it. Either way, you lost the job and she asked you not to call, so don't call. If you really want to know why they fired you send an email or letter in the mail explaining that you would like to know why you were fired because you thought you were doing a good job and were not aware of any problems, and that you want to learn from your mistakes (even if this isn't true, it would be a better way of getting info out of them). If they respond, great - you have an explanation. If not, forget about it and move on. |
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