TERMINATED AFTER 19 YEARS

[ksgirl]

Truckster, I am sorry you have to go through this. It seems to me like a lot of injured workers who have been with the company for a long time get fired. I wonder if it has something to do with retirement? Does anyone know?

[capricorn]

In my case ksgirl, no! I am waiting for a letter to arrive from my employer with some details as to exactly how they intend to terminate me as they haven't yet but it's right around the corner. I believe they want rid of all employees that could ever again cost them money. they want rid of us because we are damaged goods now. Sickening , isn't it.


CAP

[Tuffy]

KSgirl, why indeed! Why would the employer give you back your job after being injured? If you are a long term employee, and at the top of there pay scale, you are now a liability to said company and they can hire someone at the bottom of the scale , younger etc, and save the co money. We as long term employees are then forced into retirement, as where else or who would hire us for a few short years. But they continue to get away with it.

[CRABBY]

Truckster Wrote:HI ALL, I JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN TO TELL YOU THAT AFTER 19 YEARS OF WORKING AT THE SAME PLACE I WAS TERMINATED LAST WEEK AFTER REQUESTING REASONABLE ACCOMODATIONS FROM MY EMPLOYER...I HAD ALREADY FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE EEOC AND SENT MY EMPLOYER A LETTER ASKING THAT THEY REASONABLY ACCOMODATE ME AND THEN APPROX. 5 DAYS LATER I GOT A TERMINATION LETTER IN THE MAIL...THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO MY EXTENDED ABSENCE,WHICH WAS THEIR CHOICE NOT MINE. I HAVE SENT THEM ANOTHER LETTER AGAIN ASKING THEM TO ACCOMODATE ME,BUT HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RESPONSE AS OF YET...I REALLY WANT TO GET MY LETTER OF TERMINATION TO THE EEOC,BUT WHEN I FILED MY COMPLAINT,THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME A CONTACT # OR THE NAME OF WHO WOULD BE HANDLING MY CASE...CAN I FILE ANOTHER COMPLAINT WITH THEM FOR RETALIATION??? I HOPE YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING OK SINCE I HAVE NOT BEEN ON IN A WHILE!!!!!!

I filed on the website and received a case # and all the ifo I needed in an email...I'd reinerate your first claim and advise of the 2nd....real nice of your company....

[CRABBY]

ksgirl Wrote:Truckster, I am sorry you have to go through this. It seems to me like a lot of injured workers who have been with the company for a long time get fired. I wonder if it has something to do with retirement? Does anyone know?

I think it's because they feel we have no resources to fight them, and hope that after all this time, we'll give up and forget about it...some do...I'm sure....

[CRABBY]

Truckster Wrote:HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ME GOING UP THERE TOMMORROW AND APPLYING FOR MY BOSS'S JOB, OR MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE HR DEPARTMENT WOULD SUIT MY RESTRICTIONS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I would love to see their faces, and their response..bring a camera will you....

[sparkey]

That is really sad..so sorry to hear that Truckster. But personally it sounds right that they could save themselves some money now and hire someone at lower wages. Such a sad working world we live in. Ever notice how the people that dedicate their lives to their work and hardly ever call in or cause trouble and they are the first ones to be S*** on......

So sorry

[Confusedd]

Truckster Wrote:HEY, WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ME GOING UP THERE TOMMORROW AND APPLYING FOR MY BOSS'S JOB, OR MAYBE SOMETHING IN THE HR DEPARTMENT WOULD SUIT MY RESTRICTIONS BETTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is pretty much how i see things in the W/C system.

A life time of working for a company, and this how we get treated.

confusedddd

[Pooh]

hey truckster are you in the union by chance? if so don't forget you can always go the route of the greivence as well.

[rholmes]

ksgirl Wrote:Truckster, I am sorry you have to go through this. It seems to me like a lot of injured workers who have been with the company for a long time get fired. I wonder if it has something to do with retirement? Does anyone know?

Ksgirl,

You hit the nail on the head my commpany got them a nice AME to say I was a QIW. I have been on my job for 22 years full time with only one year left to retire. And now it seems I won't make it but i am fighting it right now we will see what happens.