Contract Renegotiation. Again

[awkward_as_heck]

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[theidolhands]

Yup, and I'm suspicious about WHY they put such pressure on her. This whole thing was incredibly strategic so that they had FULL advantage -- as if they were afraid she'd lawyer up or something: catching her fully off guard, putting in a request she was unlikely to fulfill to cast a bad light from the get go, tag team and two against one, and making her feel like she should practically beg to keep her job.

I tell you what, if she actually sucked that badly, I seriously doubt they would have bothered with all that shit. I have NEVER seen that level of strategy used on a piece of poop worker -- they either fire them or don't give a damn & keep them on with hardly a quick lecture.

This was some bunch of pressure tactics, I tell you. Desperate attempt to avoid paying unemployment or what?

I know so many employers bank on you not being able to quit and therefore they can bully you into their shit.

THIS, which is why it can be sweet revenge to find another job and give them a short 2 week notice (to which they'll balk because EVERYTHING should be done at their convenience like a bad relationship riddled with double standards).

These sorts of situations also play beautifully to backstabbers and people with nasty personalities (like narcism).

[awkward_as_heck]

The tag-team approach bothered me too.

This is the part I don't get, I didn't have a reason to leave the job, I was putting together stuff for new things. Why were they so intent on driving me into a corner?

I should get some redundancy if nothing else. Plus I've already had four bites from other companies so hopefully I'll have at least some part-time work to tide me over for now.

[theidolhands]

They saw you as too loyal (or a friend of) Boss Lady, they just didn't want you around -- unless you were willing to do double duty, or essentially be humilated, in which case if they could get extra work for no extra money...then you could stay, but they'd have the bonus of chuckling about how overworked and/or isoalted from their clique you were (which means you don't get promotions, etc).

God only knows how long that would've lasted, usually it lasts at least a year, often a few if they ever stop treating a person who committed no sin as a criminal for being buddies with the "wrong" person (usually a person with sense or reason); it's a tactic to put you in your place. To let you know THEY are in charge.

From my personal (repeated) experience, that is my best guess. As a woman (in some cases that is enough, in others it can be other differences) you're a threat to their paradigm -- who they want to favor -- how they want to run things -- your input is not welcome & are to be made to know it.

I should get some redundancy if nothing else. Plus I've already had four bites from other companies so hopefully I'll have at least some part-time work to tide me over for now.

That is good.

I didn't think you could do anything about "wrongful dismissal" if that applies in your neck of the woods, but what you stated above something. I hope you make them sorry that they got rid of you and I certainly hope they don't try to call/communicate with one of your prospects and try to sour the milk (put them off of you). Yup, I've been there too. Talked myself back into the job and proved what a bunch of lies what they were told about me were.