Was your daughter wrongfully fired from her daycare job? #Teenager #Job #Daycare #Fired
Have you experienced a similar situation where an employee was let go unexpectedly? #Workplace #Unexpected #Firing #Employment
Is it ethical for an employer to inform other employees about an impending termination before letting the employee know? #Ethics #Employer #Termination #Communication
How does this situation impact your daughter’s upcoming prom? #Prom #HighSchool #Teenager #Event
Do you think the daycare owner handled this situation poorly? #Owner #Management #DecisionMaking #Handling
Eh. Tell your daughter to have an amazing time at her prom. There will be plenty of other jobs in her life, but likely only one prom (at least, that’s how my school did it). She’s better off not working for a crappy boss.
Merica!
Gotta love At-will employers. Tell her not to sweat it, and to be prepared for things like this to happen again in the future. Because it will.
There is no shortage in this world of shitty bosses. Or colleagues. No real loss here. And there are easier ways to earn minimum wage.
She can certainly leave a (strictly factual) review of her experiences so parents can know what kind of person they’re supporting if they send their children there.
Make sure she files for unemployment after prom!
So sorry this happened to her. It was unprofessional and cruel to do it this way and I wouldn’t want to send my kid to a place like that. Even if she isn’t willing to leave a review on Google or Yelp, you could maybe ask her if you can post on local Facebook groups, especially the Mom groups.
It’s a tough lesson to learn in this way and so young, but your coworkers are not your friends and your boss only cares about you as a means to reach team goals, make money, help the company turn a profit. But honestly when you’re young at least people try to still deceive you plus everyone knows that kids are likely to go to tiktok to tell their stories.
I’m sorry she’s going through this, especially so close to the prom. But she did learn some valuable lessons: No job is permanent, so always be prepared to leave; Employers keep you in the dark for their own reasons (and some of them aren’t good or moral.); Your job is not your life – and you should never make it that way.
I’d recommend if she is going to work full time in the future, that she should consider working for a non-profit or charity as well. I’ve always recommended that workers should donate time to charities, political campaigns and non-profits throughout their career. You’re not going to earn a salary (unless they’re hiring for a paid office position), but it offers some career advantages:
* Your charity work can be used to fills gaps in your resume during periods of unemployment. And the schedule is usually very flexible, so you can donate time even if you have a day job. (In fact one company I worked for would allow me to bill 2-4hrs of my charity time *during work hours* to a separate JO#… which pleased my supervisor to no end.)
* You meet and work with a diverse group of people. Depending on the charity or non-profit you choose, you may be working with executives from banks, CEOs, or experts in your profession. (I always work the Intel Science Fair and [ASME](https://www.asme.org/) for that reason. I’ve made many close friends who have helped me in my career, provided me references and job leads, etc.)
* Non-profits occasionally give you the opportunity to learn not only new technical skills (like Habitat for Humanity), you may be given the opportunity assume a leadership role. Political campaigns always need people who are organized, and can lead teams of workers to accomplish a goal (run a canvass, coordinate literature drops, run fundraisers, act as press spokesperson, call center supervisor, etc.) And you’ll collect business cards by the bucketful…
* Finally, working for a charity gives you a sense of accomplishment. We think our work gives us satisfaction; but there is much more to life than a paycheck from a high-stress job. Helping others in an atmosphere of camaraderie instead of competition is refreshing. You learn your true worth, and see that your efforts can actually change lives for the better.
Hope she enjoys the prom, and tell her it’s only a job; there will be others.
Be sure to have your daughter leave factual reviews on their Google reviews, Yelp, etc. especially if she witnessed anything that might cause a potential client to raise an eyebrow (improper food handling, neglect, things like that). As long as what she says is truthful, there’s no chance of a defamation case being successful.
Also, have her start applying for unemployment insurance.
There are good and important lessons your daughter is learning now:
* there’s no such thing as job security, you can be let go at any time for no reason or the shittiest of reasons
* no company or boss will put your needs above their own, nor will they really care about you the way you deserve
* the working world is about as unjust as unjust can be, thus expect nothing and always look out for yourself
My mom used to work in Preschool and daycare. She had a degree and experience and would barely make over minimum wage. That industry is notorious for cheap wages and shitty leadership. She lasted about 3 years. Your daughter is going to be able to find much better without much effort.
•Also, there are an infinite number of shit jobs out there. If you’re fired from one, oh well, there’s always another one to be had.
the upside here, is that if the crappy boss knew prom is 2morrow, she would have deliberately scheduled her 1 more day B4 firing her….just to mess with her some more.
Enjoy prom kiddo….there Will be another job.
Same. Happened to me as a teen and young adult as well. So sorry.
I had a boss that would do that. We worked in a small office of like 6 people. He fired three people while I was there. Everyone would learn that day of the fate of the fired person, except the fired person. He would wait until about 30 minutes before the end of the day and call the person into his office. Once the door shut, that was the signal for everyone else to leave. He wanted everyone vacated from the office before they came out to pack their stuff.
That’s terrible. What a jerk boss.
leave a few bad reviews. make sure you dont lie, and try not to use any charged words. the vibe should be “im not mad, im disappointed”
it’ll be hard for them to get it removed, and will no doubt bug the shit out of them
I cannot WAIT for my kids to get a job so that, if they have a shitty boss, I can light that mother fucker up.
That’s just awful.
Crappy teenage jobs are just that, crappy. She can apply for unemployment which her nitwit boss will try to get out of.
My wife used to work at a daycare the owner tried to “force her to resign” cuz they saw she was active on indeed looking at other jobs
IMO it’s better to work a whole shift and get fired than to come all the way into work to find out they’re firing you. Don’t have to come back the next day
You gotta wonder what your daughter did to get fired.