YAY! Just been sacked... no wait....

Broken Hope said:
Surely they should be able to tell which machine had accessed the firewall and at what time?
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Firewalls have a logs, however it depends on the firewall as I know the ones we manage for custmors only take logs up to X hours, if it was a remote firewall, and within the X hours, they will more likely be able to see login/logout and change activity however it will be a source IP which will more than likely be the WAN IP address of which they were connecting from, if they were coming from the same WAN location, they will have the same source IP.

If they have separate logins for the firewall this might be identifiable, but most people just use a standard "admin" account
 
As always - we have one side of the story here and experience says that when one person tells a story some facts become distorted and other embelished.

For some reason the general feeling here is that those in charge don't know what they are doing.
Managers tend not to sack people if they know full well they would have a risk of "Unfair Dismisal" as it obviously ends up costing more than say making someone redundant.

Not saying the story isn't true.....

My big question would be if the OP has any authority to "play with the firewall" regardless of his attempting to get remote access working.
If anyone here outside of the IT core team (4 of us) started playing or requesting firewall changes without our say-so that would constitute gross misconduct (as it is a security risk) and could see someone sacked.
 
Calling this unfair dismissal is a bit of an understatement, any lawyer would love yo get there hands on this case, it should basically be a easy win for them.

Ive gotten a way with more at some of my old jobs.
 
DJMK4 said:
What is your job role exactly? are you authorised to admin firewalls? More details on the firewall rule? did it cause a major security threat?

Can they prove it was you other than it being called "Kevin Test" as anyone who has access can create a rule with any name, do you "not" get on with anyone in the office?

Seems a bit harsh really, I would have expected they would have just asked you about it, then gave you a slap on the wrist, unless it was causing a MAJOR security threat.

I deal with firewalls everyday.
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Network Support Technician. My job description states that I am responsible for the installation and configuration of hardware and software and providing support to IT peripheral devices. (those exact words).

The rule that i believe it was, was just trying to get RA to work, so port 3389 access. The rule was only applied to my PC though, so i don't believe it caused a major threat.

I don't believe they can tell who created it.

maccapacca said:
Sorry to hear that

How long were you there?

If you think it's unfair there are routes for unfair dismissal.
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5 months (still probation)

Deiwos said:
Sounds like your boss wanted rid of you.

Surely something like that is auditible? There must be a way of finding out who did it and then you can put the blame on them?
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He's an ********. He has wanted to get rid of me for a while and he recently employed 2 new people so i think he was just waiting for something like this to happen.
 
Casdawer said:
Network Support Technician. My job description states that I am responsible for the installation and configuration of hardware and software and providing support to IT peripheral devices. (those exact words).

The rule that i believe it was, was just trying to get RA to work, so port 3389 access. The rule was only applied to my PC though, so i don't believe it caused a major threat.

I don't believe they can tell who created it.

5 months (still probation)

He's an ********. He has wanted to get rid of me for a while and he recently employed 2 new people so i think he was just waiting for something like this to happen.
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ah well,

are you ok financially etc etc? and good luck finding a new job
 
I was not aware they had created this rule, i had no idea what they were doing in order to try and get this to work.
 
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XPE said:
any lawyer would love to get there hands on this case, it should basically be a easy win for them.
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depends how long hes' been there does it not, if hes' only been there a short time, is still on his probationary period, & is agency staff to boot, then oh dear, move on, chalk it up to experience.

EDIT just seen the response posted by the OP /\/\/\/\

still on probationary period so the manager was looking for an exscuse to show him the door.
 
Time to find a new job my friend, it's probably for the best in the long run just a crappy way for it to happen.
 
I would contact his boss from your personal email with an apology but also requesting an explanation into the reason behind his actions in detail or you will be taking this further with the company.

ags
 
Casdawer said:
I was not aware that Bistech had created this rule, i had no idea what they were doing in order to try and get this to work.
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If you can prove this - or rather if they cant prove you did it, then you can push for unfair dismissal. I definitely would. Write to the head of HR requesting a reason why, and what steps were taken to prove that you had created this rule. State that you will be seeking legal advice with a view to going to an employment tribunal. Send it recorded delivery.

@Mikoyan you can still be sued for unfair dismissal when firing someone within their probation period if you don't have good reason to do it.
 
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probation :S kind hinders your cause if not rules you out of having any comeback as a probationary period means they can release you from contact in which ever way they want :S i might be wrong however it would still be worth contacting someone of legal standing in the required feild for more information
 
Casdawer said:
I can afford my DD's for the next 2 months, then it's Credit Card time :(
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Mate believe me, you are so better off not working there! Boss's of small companies tend to have 'little Hitler' attitudes and best to stay away from them, find work in a much bigger company
 
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