I was fired for whistle blowing, and, of course, that is illegal, so I was fired for "performance" and have no disciplinary action in my file stating so. I was never told why, exactly, I was fired, and I have no termination paperwork.
Now, no one will hire me. I have been on interviews and when I call to check on status, my calls are ignored. I am getting unemployment, but, I would like a job. I do work for a staffing agency but the hours aren't consistent.
What can I say to get hired since I was terminated and the interviewer wants to know why? I can't say too much about what I reported to the state, but I will say the facility was given an IJ tag because of my complaint. And, I did go up my chain of command with my concerns before I called the state.....and my concerns were ignored, and suggestions ignored. And, of course, budget constraints cited rather than patient safety.
I know the budget is important, too, but, come on. Patient safety should be first, no matter what. Unfortunately, I opened my mouth and got fired for it. Trust me, I learned my lesson, I will never do that again! I will keep my mouth shut and I'll just have to learn to play the game. If I can get another job.
In response to cpl_dvldog, that is why one must begin with the EEOC. The EEOC first determines if you may have an action and give you the go ahead to take the action to the next step. fltnrse2
How are they for certain that you did the whistleblowing? Depending on the seriousness & if they did nothing to improve it within a reasonable amount of time, you are right in my opinion for doing so because you are first and foremost the patient's advocate.
I was fired for close to the same reasons however i did not exactly "bow the whistle" just told management about some unsafe practices and stated I was uncomfortable working as a new grad with 60-70 residents on various floors! when I was supposed to have around 30. We were always short handed and I was stuck with the extra. Soon after I was fired for "performance" as well even though I had never been called out on any issues and had been praised many times by ADON & DON on my work! I thought just telling the truth would work out in interviews but it did not. I went to 10+ interviews with experience and was not called back. Seems like they all had a "yeah sure" attitude and assumed I was making things up or not disclosing everything. Finally I stopped telling details and just said "my position was eliminated" and they did not ask any further questions. I would have someone call you former employer and see how much they disclose about you so you know how much u have to tell a interviewer.
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In response to cpl_dvldog, that is why one must begin with the EEOC. The EEOC first determines if you may have an action and give you the go ahead to take the action to the next step. fltnrse2