Advice needed

bustthewave · Feb 10, 2011

Wow... talk about a hostile work situation. I'm so sorry this is happening! It sounds like HR will have your back, and... it could result in the termination of your supervisor (in a perfect world). The good news is, you have documentation on the matter.

Unfortunately, I'm only speaking from my own work experience which is not nursing, but low wage retail or food type jobs owned by large corporations where HR is in another state and goes strictly by law to avoid lawsuites.

I am not a nurse, but I am interested in what others have to say. If you can afford it, I don't think it would be a bad idea in the least to set up a consulation with an attorney. A lot of times those are free I believe anyway. They can direct you from there, if HR isn't responsive. I would give HR 48 hours to reply.

StillSeeking · Feb 10, 2011

Wait, did you receive the letter from the manager or from HR??

MJB2010 · Feb 10, 2011

Wait, did you receive the letter from the manager or from HR??

The letter is one of those cobra letters regarding the end date of my benefits. From HR I imagine. I sent an email to the director I am calling HR in the morning.

thinkertdm · Feb 10, 2011

I am furious! I was not happy at my previous job so I found a new one. I attempted to give my director 2 weeks notice, but she was very angry that I was quitting. She refused the two weeks, told me not to bother coming in. She refused my resignation letter. I called HR immediately and they told me to email it to her. I did this, and cc'd a copy to myself so I know she got it. Today I got a letter from them saying I had been terminated. I sent an email again cc'd myself asking this to be corrected with HR. I think I need an attorney? I do not want them saying I was terminated when not only did I quit, but I attempted to give proper notice. What should I do? How can i make sure this is corrected?

Ok- first, cc'ing yourself doesn't indicate that the other person received your email, due to the way email works. It just means that it got to the server ok.

Second, in my experience, "terminated" simply means that you are no longer employed there. It doesn't indicate anything about the circumstances. It would still be "terminated" if your two weeks was accepted.

Third, your director is a real ***, rather, extremely unprofessional. It is every employees right to leave their job. I agree that she has the right to be upset if you had quit that day, and I understand that two weeks may seem like a short period of time, but it is up to the director to make sure people like to work there. She probably thinks that it is the employees fault that people hate it there and leave with two weeks, but it is really her fault. It's a relationship, between employer and employee, with necessary concessions on both sides.

Short answer: don't worry about it, be glad that you have another job, and are free of the ****.

wombatbullant · Feb 10, 2011

If you are a member of the nurses federation, a substitute for a union, go talk to them. If not see a public pro bono athorey. You do have rights , and that includes not having bad marks on your record as a nurse. However this is where they, say nurses are members of the professional health practioners now. That means having to fight for rights, and probably pay for a lawyer your self. Also if you are terminated with out notice see if you get servence pay for that. , and is it worth the fuss. Be glad you are out of there, and have a new job to go to. :uhoh3:

cb_rn · Feb 10, 2011

Agree with post about termination terminology.

Technically you terminated your ability to have the insurance as a regular employee, hence that nasty termination wording and would have to have COBRA if you so desired, as I'm sure you understood from the letter. I got the same type of COBRA letter when I left my last position. I think you are probably just suffering the ill effects of confusing wording. Hopefully a call to HR tomorrow will clear up the misunderstanding.

vald96 · Feb 10, 2011

even you are right just think of all the agravation,move on and be happy with your next job.

MJB2010 · Feb 10, 2011

I called HR and spoke with the same person who told me to email the resignation letter, she said she will fix this in the records and will send me somthing in writing verifying it has been corrected. So now we wait and hope they do fix it!

steelcityrn, RN · Feb 10, 2011

So it was the wording. Sounds like you will be fine.

autumnmom · Feb 10, 2011

I worked at a LTC where every time ANYONE tried to give their 2 weeks notice they were told to not bother coming back and would sometimes be escorted out of the building.

Jules A, MSN · Feb 10, 2011

I worked at a LTC where every time ANYONE tried to give their 2 weeks notice they were told to not bother coming back and would sometimes be escorted out of the building.

That really sucks. :down: