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esteeg

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Joined: 10 Dec 2004
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Job Interview - Another Update Posted: 12-18-04 23:25pm


hi there, just letting you know that I got fired... Guess why? Well, I told my "employer" on my first day of work that I am pregnant, the next day I got fired. Because "the air there is bad" and "i could get overrun by a forklift" and "i would have to lift heavy things" (in an office?!!) and so forth... Well, I have already contacted my lawyer... I'll keep you posted, if anyone is interested... Guess I gotta find me a new job... But how? If I tell them that i'm pregnant at the interview, i'm not going to get the job at all and if I tell them when I start work, then I get fired the next day... This is a mess... Hope you girls are doing better than I do right now... Well, at least I got my stolen bike back, its messed up but I got it back... estee

esteeg

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Posted: 12-18-04 23:51pm


Same here, i'm really pissed right now... but i'm also kinda - well, I don't know what I should do... On one hand I would reaally like to sue the guy (i could sue him for about $6400 which is a lot of money for me) on the other hand I am very cautious and believe in karma - if one sues, he might get sued too (if you know what I mean...) i don't know, i'm just pissed off... and I don't know what I should do in terms of finding a job... If I tell them at the interview, then they aren't gonna hire me in the first place and if I tell them at the first day of work then I get fired the next day... And if I don't say nothing at all they are going to find out themselves at least in the first week (the baby moves constantly, I am 20 weeks along and my belly is not to be hidden! No way!) well I don't know... Sueing the guy is probably the only way I will be able to make some money to pay the midwife and to put some aside for the baby... I hate this s(h)ituation! Help! estee

steen

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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
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Location: Upper Midwest

Posted: 12-19-04 01:53am


Karma is not to let others mistreat you, though. I do think somebody else had suggested working in a store for maternity clothing or something like that. I think that might be an excellent idea. The store should figure out that you can relate to the clients, and even if it is only for 7-9 months, it still means that there will be a group of clients going through pregnancy with you and thus developing a bond with you. That can only be good for business.

sandyallen

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Joined: 02 Feb 2004
Posts: 4580

Posted: 12-19-04 02:09am


Sometimes you are better off letting things go, especially being pregnant, you do not need the added stress right now, companies can usually get around something like this. Trying to tell yourself that the job was not meant to be is difficult, I agree and if you were to get your job back they could make it hell on earth, this is just my opinion though. Sincerely, sandy

Nikki n Rudy

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Joined: 09 Nov 2004
Posts: 642
Location: Fort Worth, Texas

Posted: 12-19-04 09:37am


Im sorry about your job. But since youre sueing, he may come up with 'just cause' as to why he did. It can be a lame excuse saying 'she wan't performing her jobs 100%' but I hope he can't come up with .C.R.A.P! As for finding another job, im not sure what kind of job the other one was, but find where there is a 'high volume' of pregnant women. I went to apply at babies "r" us and there were about 7 of them. Target hires, mervyns. Just keep a look out for the places you are noticing a good volume. At least you will know they arent fired for being pregnant.

steen

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Joined: 18 Nov 2004
Posts: 1797
Location: Upper Midwest

Posted: 12-19-04 10:57am


Heh, it seems that there are enough options that you have to fight them off with a stick. Remember to enjoy your time. Pregnancy can be a great period of joy. Best on luck to you.

:::bubblegum:::

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Joined: 22 Nov 2004
Posts: 83

Posted: 12-19-04 16:22pm


I cant beiev u got fired! How mean. Grr

Newmommy23

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Joined: 20 Sep 2004
Posts: 727
Location: Dyess AFB, TX

Posted: 12-19-04 16:31pm


I am sorry about your job! What a jerk. He does have basis to fire you though (sorry to say). If you didn't tell him you were pregnant when he hired you then they consider it hired under false pretenses. I would still fight it though b/c it is on the same note illegal to fire someone based solely on pregnancy if they can still perform the job at hand! Goodluck hun!

esteeg

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Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Posts: 106

Well Well Posted: 12-20-04 16:16pm


Thanks girls for all your advice... I am on my way to the adecco office (temporary employment bureau) and hope, that I will have some luck there. It is so hard to even find a job I would qualify for... And then this steadily growing belly - it really is not easy... I'll keep you posted estee ps: i've decided not to sue the guy so far (wow, how nice I am )... But I have to talk to my lawyer again, i'll meet him next week.

SamiNSunisMa

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Joined: 27 Nov 2004
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Posted: 12-20-04 16:17pm


Id sue!

esteeg

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Posted: 12-20-04 16:28pm


Well, sa I said, I have to talk to my lawyer again...

Newmommy23

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Posted: 12-20-04 17:21pm


The main reason I would sue is so he knows he can't get away with it and doesn't do it again. Goodluck with a new job and whatever u decide w/the law suit!

esteeg

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Joined: 10 Dec 2004
Posts: 106

Posted: 12-20-04 18:43pm


i really don't know what I should do... I am starting to get really depressed. All maternity clothing stores im my area aren't hiring (and there are no pregnant women working there either). Same thing with toys r us, kids r us, babies r us. Target and mervins require urine tests, which I would not pass. I called adecco and they told me (at least straight out) that there is very little chance for me to get a job there. I check the internet job sites back and forth and back and forth and there is either no jobs I qualify for or no temporary openings. If I send a resume to a place and they ask me to come to an interview, then I have the problem that 1. I tell them about my pregnancy right away and don't get the job to begin with or 2. I tell them on my first day of work (which really sucks, I like to play with open cards) and then they fire me the next day... My self confidence is like zero. I feel fat and ugly, not good for anything... I need money. I hate christmas, don't have money to buy presents, am not christian anyways, my family is like 2000 miles away and I can't go visit them. i'm really down right now. Sorry for bothering you guys. Just don't know what I should do. I even called my previous employer (not the one who fired me) and begged him to let me work there again. But I was working there only temporary (for a woman who had a baby) and now she's back working there again. My husband is at work all day long, I miss him so much... The only thing I do is eating, really... well, i'll leave you alone with my whining now... Hope you guys are doing better then I do... Estee

Tazzy D

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Joined: 30 Oct 2004
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Posted: 12-20-04 19:46pm


Also you can file a claim with the labor board as well as the bbb.

Newmommy23

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Joined: 20 Sep 2004
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Location: Dyess AFB, TX

Posted: 12-20-04 23:31pm


Awww hunny I am so sorry all this is happening to you!! I say just take it easy until the baby is born and get on wic and all that stuff. Then after you have the baby go look for a job. If you ever need someone to talk to feel free to e-mail me at redneckwoman19812204@yahoo.Com! Hope to talk 2 ya soon hun.

jessamyn

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Posted: 12-23-04 06:29am


Dont tell them then! That is sooo incredibly messed up that they fired you becuase you are pregnant... How far along are you? Gain their trust and show them how good of a worker you are with your next job before your tell them!

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