Why You Discharge Case: Why Were You Discharged?

Why were you discharged?

Strong difference of opinions. There was never a specific reason for discharging me. At the time it was agreed upon between both parties that “going separate ways” was the best option.

Explain what the Employer said you did…

At the time of discharge there was not a reason given. However, there had been several months of turmoil prior to this imminent discharge. After having read through the appeal paperwork it seems the discharge reasons were: alcohol consumption on the job, refusal to do what was asked (insubordination), and tardiness. All of which, and then some, are addressed below.

-My hours were listed as 8:30 am to 5pm. Mike brought to my attention that he had noticed I had been tardy on more than one occasion.

Christmas Eve the shop gets closed to customer’s midday and employees/employer would partake in a Christmas party of sorts, off company time but on company property. Christmas, some might say, is a different story. The following is not: Jeff, co-owner of JMS, would regularly bring in a six pack of beer upon returning from the cities. Jeff would bring the beer to the break room and 9 times out of 10 leave the room with an open beer in hand heading toward his office, during company hours. More often than not the six pack was finished before Jeff would head home at the end of the day. On another occasion I was offered alcohol from Tucker. I told him no, I didn’t want to upset Mike. His response was that I take it, and if Mike had anything to say about it Tucker would handle it (I did not consume alcohol on this occasion). On yet another occasion, Mike himself was consuming a beer during company hours on company property and proceeded to pass on a half full can to customer Laura Rojina while her car was being looked over by another employee. All of these examples occurred prior to my incident. The owners of the company and other employees are allowed to break the rules when they see fit but its grounds for my