I WAS WRONGFULLY TERMINATED
I was at Happy Valley Elementary School for 9+yrs. ,and I loved my Job there. When this New Principal asked me to do a job that normally took two people to do, and that was wiping down all the tops of the tables in the Cafeteria,and then expected me to do it along with my other responsibilities I had to do in just one hour . He knew that I had to have surgery on my both shoulders, and I told him that if he insisted that I do it, then he will be expecting a Law Suit. He then said to me, give me your keys and your are out of here.
I worked in a daycare for 3 years. They took advantage of me too. I was cleaning a lot and developed shoulder pain too. Trust me, they don't care. I got wrongfully terminated too. I didn't want to leave as I loved the kids but they wanted me to change my morals about what I believed was right. Avoid working for schools in the future, they take advantage and they don't care.
Did you have doctor's orders placing you with limited to very limited duties and on light duty as well. You may have a case I'd get on it right away.
I've been asked to tons of things that technically weren't in my job description over the years I just went ahead and did them to show I can take orders and that I willl get the job any job done for that matter. But it probably wasn't the best idea to threaten a law suit to a supervisor in the middle of a shift. Although he should have had another employee do it due to you disability at the time.
Paul,
That was a horrible situation that you just went thru!!! I am so sorry for you.
Are you unionized there where you had worked? If so, file an appeal and if the situation is what you stated, it should be and will be reversed. The whole premise of your termination is unjustified.
Now on the other hand, if you are not in a union, you will be fighting a very difficult uphill battle that might not be worth it. Yes, you could win your job back but without the backing of a union, the very vindictive and power hungry Principal with very low self-esteem would just find another reason to canned you. In his or her's pathetic little word, they need that kind of control to hire or fire anyone just to justify their miserable existence in this world. How sad that you became one of their victims. But cheer up Paul, you are still a teacher and you are a much better person than they will hope to ever be. Keep strong and believe in yourself. Take care - Greg
Wow he was wrong for that and you still have a law suit
well Paul I hope you get a good lawyer and you have a lawsuit,, it's definitely not right how people get treated at their job
Call or write www.nea.com,the national education department. Write or call the department of labor to the afl/cio. Doctors Without Borders also can help you with the incision on both arms for surgery, and what to do about them.
He was trying to get rid of you. He knew you had surgery coming up on both shoulders and he didn't want you around so he gave you an impossible task so he could wear you down further. Sorry you didn't catch on to that. Never threaten them, it is an easy way out for them to terminate you, unless of course you want out of there. They don't care about you no matter how long you work for them. There is no loyalty. If you cannot do the job whether it is realistic or not and you have physical problems on top of it which they are aware of you are history, no pun intended.