Did I deserve to get fired?
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Did I deserve to get fired?
I worked for a financial institution; I’d been employed there for almost 3 years. My supervisor told me to process a transaction for her, which included overdrawing her account by $1000 which she paid back the following week by using her banks hour payroll check which is funded through direct deposit. My supervisor assured me that this was an okay thing to do and that all the managers did it. Fast forward, I was questioned about this. I admitted to everything that I said above and I asked the district manager if I was getting let go and he said that he didn’t know. He then asked me to write a statement about what I said above. I agreed but as I soon as I wrote the statement he told me that I was terminated. I have not been in trouble with my job ever. Was this proper grounds for termination? And did the district manager handle this situation appropriately?
Asked on March 23, 2017 under Employment Labor Law, Oregon
Answers:
M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
While unfortunate, you probably have no claim here. The fact is that unless you have protection against this action under the terms of an employment contract or union agreement, you were an "at will" worker. This means that your employer could have terminated you for the reason that you state, for any reason or for no reason at all, with or without notice. In most work arrangements, a company can set the conditions of employment much as it sees fit, absent some form of leglly actionable discrimination.
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