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I called in one day because I was unable to make it to work due to personal reasons and my manager got mad at the fact I couldn't make it in so she told me that this schedule i have with them is not working out for them anymore and she had me in total shock so I just responded ok and then she said that she expects my resignation letter the next time I'm in and I replied ok. I didn't understand what was going on because by the sounds of it she didn't want me there anymore but I truly did not want to quit I work very short hours but I try my best to do my shifts. However when I called her back on Saturday and I told her you are basically firing me/laying me off by the sounds of it but you do not have a valid enough reason to let me go because I have not told you I am leaving you just told me to bring you a letter so in that case I will bring you a letter of unemployment form not resignation for you to fill it because if I have no job I still need money(mind you they are hiring new people all the time thy jut hired 4 new people not long ago). She changed her story around and said I said it wasn't going to work for us and for you and I was fuming at that point because I know she was lieing about that part and I called her out for it and she kept saying I didn't say the words lay you off come out of my mouth and so forth she kept changing her words around and then I told her listen you wanna let me go or fire me do it but i don't want to leave on my own so you will fill out an unemployment form for me of your are telling me to leave nd then she was rude enough to even go on and say that do you really enjoy working her like once a month and I replied yes I do i have no problem with that. So I went into work today and carried om like nothing happned however she was in a bad mood because she knows i know what she was trying to do. And now I would really really appreciate some advice on where I can take it from here because she is manipulating me tp quit and mocking my Intelligence at this point and I feel like I am discriminated and being treated unfairly I will now go at no stop to complain to whoever I can to make sure that she does not take advantage of anyone else ever again.
Thank you for your question. It is important to note that if you resign from your position you will not be entitled to severance. Regarding your comments on discrimination/unfair treatment, you are not required to work in a hostile or "toxic" workplace. If your employer's behavior continues you may be entitled to treat this as a wrongful dismissal. Before taking any action, I would encourage you to call us and set up a consultation with one of our employment lawyers. I would also encourage you to visit the severance pay calculator our firm has developed to see what you would be owed if terminated(www.SeverancePayCalculator.com).