I know this post pertains to work, (I did post it under other topics)but I also know there are some better than average people who hang out here so I thought I'd post this as I really need some advice on a job. After reading this I think most of you will be glad to be where you don't have to put up with this crap, I'm not quite there yet, but if this keeps up I may decide to jump ship a few years earlier than I have planned. I posted this on another message board and just copied it over to here so maybe some of you guys could give me some ideas on how to irritate this fellow a bit.
I was recently employed by an trim installation company in West Tennessee as a supervisor for about twenty guys. After I was employed for about three months I was asked to sign a non-compete agreement stating I would not hire on for one year with any of my employers competition or clients extending to a 50 miles radius around the city involved, in addition I was also asked to sign an employee handbook that required me to come in for an exit interview if I was terminated or quit from my job or else I would not receive my last check.
After a bit of time on the job I began to see a lot of things that I thought were illegal, guys being fired at a whim, paychecks being reduced on a per hour basis without informing the employee first, pay raises being promised but taken away at the last minute, I was even told that I was going to have to get on the stand and commit perjury in an upcoming case over one of these instances. I had twenty guys working legally, but at least twelve others that were illegaly in the country and being paid cash under the table through one of our regular employees. Finally I had enough and quit without any notice in a rather heated exchange with the owner (another violation of the employee handbook requiring me to give two weeks notice). Now I have been informed that by my actions I am not going to receive my last check and that I am going to be sued because I am now working for a cabinet shop now as a CNC operator unless I immediately quit. I feel this is forcing me into a hardship as my previous employer is now telling me that I cannot work anywhere near where I live in my profession. I am a bit unsure of my position but I feel that I have a right to work and not have to move out of state to do so. I also feel that I have a right to my last paycheck, as I earned the money and no one can say that I have to perform anything extra to receive it, as I have already turned in any company tools I had as well as uniforms and such. I've read this forum for a year now and I know there are alot of honest retired business owners that frequent these pages and I am hoping to draw on some of your knowledge on this situation, if anybody has any experience along these lines their advice would be gratefully appreciated as well. I know that laws vary from state to state but if you have any experience with this sort of thing let me know. I can hardly afford to hire a lawyer just to recieve my last check, much less fight a court battle just to keep my job. However I would love to put the screws to this guy and hey some of you may get a kick out of it messing with an employer who thinks he's above the law.
Alot of you guys have alot of time to sit around and think of getting even with a guy like this, so any of your ideas will be most welcome as well..
Jack
I was recently employed by an trim installation company in West Tennessee as a supervisor for about twenty guys. After I was employed for about three months I was asked to sign a non-compete agreement stating I would not hire on for one year with any of my employers competition or clients extending to a 50 miles radius around the city involved, in addition I was also asked to sign an employee handbook that required me to come in for an exit interview if I was terminated or quit from my job or else I would not receive my last check.
After a bit of time on the job I began to see a lot of things that I thought were illegal, guys being fired at a whim, paychecks being reduced on a per hour basis without informing the employee first, pay raises being promised but taken away at the last minute, I was even told that I was going to have to get on the stand and commit perjury in an upcoming case over one of these instances. I had twenty guys working legally, but at least twelve others that were illegaly in the country and being paid cash under the table through one of our regular employees. Finally I had enough and quit without any notice in a rather heated exchange with the owner (another violation of the employee handbook requiring me to give two weeks notice). Now I have been informed that by my actions I am not going to receive my last check and that I am going to be sued because I am now working for a cabinet shop now as a CNC operator unless I immediately quit. I feel this is forcing me into a hardship as my previous employer is now telling me that I cannot work anywhere near where I live in my profession. I am a bit unsure of my position but I feel that I have a right to work and not have to move out of state to do so. I also feel that I have a right to my last paycheck, as I earned the money and no one can say that I have to perform anything extra to receive it, as I have already turned in any company tools I had as well as uniforms and such. I've read this forum for a year now and I know there are alot of honest retired business owners that frequent these pages and I am hoping to draw on some of your knowledge on this situation, if anybody has any experience along these lines their advice would be gratefully appreciated as well. I know that laws vary from state to state but if you have any experience with this sort of thing let me know. I can hardly afford to hire a lawyer just to recieve my last check, much less fight a court battle just to keep my job. However I would love to put the screws to this guy and hey some of you may get a kick out of it messing with an employer who thinks he's above the law.
Alot of you guys have alot of time to sit around and think of getting even with a guy like this, so any of your ideas will be most welcome as well..
Jack