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[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

For the most part, in my experience, don't be a fuck up and you won't get fired. Every company I've ever worked for has had very strict rules about firing people, It can take months for someone to get fired for anything short of violence, theft, or sexual harassment.

[-] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

Thanks for the answer. It’s clearer now.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Some companies having strict rules isn't a stand-in for decent workers protections.

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com -3 points 1 year ago

Employers don't have protections from employees flaking out either. It goes both ways.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, there's quite a power imbalance there ...

[-] lightnsfw@reddthat.com -3 points 1 year ago

Only if you're easily replaceable.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No, then there's still a power imbalance, only slightly less egregious.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

This is true. No idea why you're being downvoted. There are tons of protections in place for workers in at-will states.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Nope. You can just get laid off for "no reason."

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No you can't.
Labor laws are a very real thing.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yes, that's the entire point of "at-will" employment.

There are protected classes, but "for no reason" is quite legal in most states, which is the terrible reality. US labor laws suck.

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/law-and-life/what-are-your-legal-rights-if-you-are-laid-off/#:~:text=Federal%20Protections&text=Nearly%20all%20jobs%20are%20considered,long%20as%20it's%20not%20discriminatory.

[-] WarmSoda@lemm.ee -2 points 1 year ago

That depends on where you're working. If you're working for a company in an industry that tends to lay people off at certain times, then yeah you're probably to be laid off in the future. Most companies aren't like that though.

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