Girlfriend just got fired!

EGuitarStar · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:23

She had been with an accountancy firm just over 6 weeks they were desperate in November and today they called her to a meeting and told her that the new manager didn't approve of her (no reason as to what) and because she had a 6 month probation period today was her last day.

She worked really hard to help them get all their end of year stuff done often working over time without any additional pay.

We live together and now have to be very careful with spending over Christmas and new years. Our rent is due on Monday.....

Souleh · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:26

Sounds like a horrible experience and I dont want to sound cold but she wasn't really fired? Good luck to getting something sorted matey.

theukmoog · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:27

The Friday before Christmas... name and shame the firm on Facebook!

chief barker · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:27

Redundancies and sackings? why is it nearly always this time of year?

Black Dynamite · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:45

Probably needed somebody to help out with year end but not the rest of the year. Terrible thing to happen this time of year, just hope she didn't leave a comfortable job for this one!

Also, if she's good looking, i'll pay her for some "work" over this Christmas period.

Spangles · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:53

Black Dynamite said:
Also, if she's good looking, i'll pay her for some "work" over this Christmas period.

Nice to see the OCUK Christmas spirit is strong here. One guy gets a ton of money and equipment donated, and you want to donate your equipment so you can then give her some money.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Black Dynamite · 20 Dec 2013 at 15:58

Spangles said:
Nice to see the OCUK Christmas spirit is strong here. One guy gets a ton of money and equipment donated, and you want to donate your equipment so you can then give her some money.

Merry Christmas everyone!

just spreading my Christmas "spirit"

Edrof · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:02

EGuitarStar said:
She had been with an accountancy firm just over 6 weeks they were desperate in November and today they called her to a meeting and told her that the new manager didn't approve of her (no reason as to what) and because she had a 6 month probation period today was her last day.

She worked really hard to help them get all their end of year stuff done often working over time without any additional pay.

We live together and now have to be very careful with spending over Christmas and new years. Our rent is due on Monday.....

Sorry to read that, matey. If it is any consolation to you both, I think it is much better to find out what an awful company it is sooner rather than later. If a company treats its workers like that then she's better off finding alternative employment before invests too much of her life n it. Good luck with the hunt, hope your Christmas plans go well in the end.

zoomee · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:05

I'd take that to court tbh - pretty sure they can't pull a stunt like that without proving she was underperforming or causing difficulties for the firm. Name and shame the gits

stoofa · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:06

zoomee said:
I'd take that to court tbh - pretty sure they can't pull a stunt like that without proving she was underperforming or causing difficulties for the firm. Name and shame the gits

Probation period - no reasons need to be given.

KiNgPiN83 · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:07

I'm pretty sure within the probation period they don't need a reason and can let you go at will.

Rroff · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:08

zoomee said:
I'd take that to court tbh - pretty sure they can't pull a stunt like that without proving she was underperforming or causing difficulties for the firm. Name and shame the gits

As per the post above - until you've worked for a company for about a year you have very few rights and even less when they take you on with a specific probationary period of less than a year which is quite usual these days. Conversely its quite hard to get rid of someone after they've been there 2 years unless they do something that qualifies as gross misconduct.

chief barker · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:10

Sounds like she was just 'used' for 6 months.

******s.

wez130 · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:11

Rroff said:
As per the post above - until you've worked for a company for about a year you have very few rights and even less when they take you on with a specific probationary period of less than a year which is quite usual these days. Conversely its quite hard to get rid of someone after they've been there 2 years unless they do something that qualifies as gross misconduct.

It's recently changed to 2 years for some unknown reason before an employee gets any rights. God knows why though! Like an employer wouldn't know if their employee was suitable after a year.

Dugganator · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:18

chief barker said:
Sounds like she was just 'used' for 6 months.

******s.

I think you mean six weeks.

Better that it was a few weeks they could have just been using that excuse to get someone in to fill a temp role. Horrible thing to do.

Craig1981 · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:20

I feel for you. I lost my old job a couple of weeks ago. I brought it on myself by letting some personal issues affect my work, but I honestly think I could have pulled it around if they'd given me a second chance.

I was lucky enough to get another job though, right off my first job interview. Hopefully your girlfriend will have the same luck as me.

Souleh · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:20

Shocker as accountancy firm only cares about the numbers !!

Hyburnate · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:22

chief barker said:
Redundancies and sackings? why is it nearly always this time of year?

I think we can just sum it into money troubles, all money troubles have to happen at Christmasish time.

platypus · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:23

That's a crap thing to be told on the Friday before Christmas, sorry to hear it

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Rroff · 20 Dec 2013 at 16:23

wez130 said:
It's recently changed to 2 years for some unknown reason before an employee gets any rights. God knows why though! Like an employer wouldn't know if their employee was suitable after a year.

You still get some rights after a year (EDIT: Atleast going by my handbook for work anyway) - its mostly the stuff like constructive dismissal thats been moved to 2 years.