Sexual harassment or not
I started a new position as sales manager in Sept 2016 and was let go on Nov 25,2016. What was so strange is my manager would get extremely mad when I spoke to men. He would alway insinuate that every man I spoke to was trying to hit on me. On the day I was let go... I helped transport our office stuff to the new location, set up my new desk. He was aware that I had a site tour with a client scheduled that day. He sent me a text asking me to meet him in the office. When I got to our office there was another manager in the room with him. My manager mentioned that my 90 day review is up and he would transfer me to another department but that is not a good look for him and he is letting me go. Not even 5 seconds passed and he said " I would really like to take you out for dinner and drinks" I was in a state of shock and I couldn't respond and I could use him as a reference. I packed my belongings and told my assistant. My manager said I gonna walk you to the train station ( 6 blocks) which is weird. I know in the past when I let an employee go I never ever walked them to their car or anything like that. You never know the other persons state of mind after being let go. Now fast forwarding to the present I still receive calls from past clients about business. I reached out to him just to let him know about these clients. I let him now I gave his number to clients and sent him a screen shot of the clients number. His response is thank you and we should meet up for some drinks. I'm currently unemployed and it's been so hard trying to find employment ... I'm not sure if I should leave this job off my resume. When I go on interviews I get stuck trying to explain why I'm not there anymore. I never got a valid reason on why I was let go and I'm just so stressed and confused. This particular industry everyone knows each other ... I thought of speaking with a lawyer about sexual harassment case... but I don't want to be ostracized from this industry. Any advice would be kindly appreciated.
Hi, Meeka. Something definitely seems fishy about this situation. First of all, your manager was completely out of line to act jealous or possessive when you interacted with men or to suggest that they were attracted to you. As your coworker, that is simply none of his business. Secondly, him asking you out seconds after firing you is just wildly inappropriate for more reasons than just one. Did he seriously believe that you would be up for dinner and drinks after being let go? This suggests to me that there is something seriously wrong here.
I'm not a lawyer, and I can't pretend to know for sure whether your employer broke or bent the law here, but I would strongly suggest that you meet with an employment lawyer to discuss your case and see if it is legally actionable. Some lawyers do not charge for their initial consultation, so that's a good thing to check up on before you meet with someone. Best of luck!
U have to prove sexual harassment so if u were going to sue where is your proof? That issue is time sensitive and I don't think u have enough proof so just move on....u can tell the new potential employer that your boss asked u out several times and u wouldn't speak u think he finally fired u and don't forget to mention the fact this the day u were fired u helped the company to relocate in a different area but be careful of what u say cuz if gets ear of it he can possibly sue for defamation of character. Pray and ask God for the words to say. You did nothing wrong so God will be there for u and he has your back!