I'll try to be discreet as possible, my reason for posting is to see if I have any grounds for any type of compensation (not just money, but even re-employment) considering the circumstances. I appreciate your time for reading the whole post.
In the industry I work for it is common practice for a Contract Company to place employees into positions at the Main Business. In the situation described below, I am on contract with the Contract Company to perform work onsite at the Main Business. This means that I do not work for the Main Business, I'm only associated with them via my contract with the Contract Company.
To make this easier to read, there are 3 jobs involved. Let's title them Job A, Job B and Job C.
Here's the prelude:
Last year I was fully employed (full-time salary employee) for a Contract Company (Job A) and was working onsite at a Main Business. I made a mistake while working at the Main Business (I will not go into details of the mistake, it was not work-performed related, overall a minor mistake). The Main Business verbally reprimanded me for the mistake and then told me to go back to work. Later the same day, a representative (my manager) of the Contract Company told me they were letting me go (i.e. firing) because of the mistake I made. This was the decision of the Contract Company and NOT the Main Business.
The above situation happened 2 jobs ago (i.e. I've worked for 2 other Contract Companies since then). After Job A, I moved on to Job B, but Job B really isn't important (not related to the conclusion).
When I knew my contract with Job B was coming to an end, I started interviewing for new positions (Job C). I had an interview at Job C that was in the same division (and was the same Main Business) as Job A, although a different team within the division. During the interview I disclosed that I was fired at Job A for a mistake I made. I offered to explain the details, but the interviewers (2 people interviewing me from Job C in the same room) both said, "We don't want to know". I was immediately accepted for the position (I was a really good fit for the position). This means that I was now working (Job C) with a Contract Company and on contract to perform work at Main Business.
Current Day:
I had been working at Job C for 1 month and was then suddenly fired. The reason I was fired (explained to me by my manager at the Contract Company) is because the supervisor at Main Business found out the details of why I was fired at Job A.
Conclusion:
I've typed the facts above and now I am going to type about my personal opinions/feelings on the matter.
It feels like I've just experienced an employer (Main Business) 'bait and switch'. The interviewers of Job C (one of which became one of my supervisors) knew I was fired from Job A, but refused to know the details. Both co-workers and managers from Job A and Job C (and the Contract Companies) have told me numerous times that I am a great worker and have come highly recommended. What this helps describe is that none of the firings were in relation to my actual work while at Main Business. One thing to note, rumors did spread at Job A after I was fired that over exaggerated the reasons for why Contract Company fired me from Job A (I found out from ex-coworkers who are still my friends).
Not at any time (during my firing at Job A or Job C) was I given the chance to explain any of the situation or to defend my actions.
Overall I'm very upset that I have now been fired twice for the same reason. To reiterate, the firing at Job A was a decision of the Contract Company and NOT the Main Business (i.e. they didn't feel it was worth firing over, just a verbal reprimand). However, at Job C (same division and Main Business as Job A), the Main Business suddenly felt that my actions at Job A were bad enough that I should be fired from Job C (almost a year later), even though I am getting very high/positive remarks for my work performed at Job C (plus all jobs in-between).
Do I have any legal grounds to get some kind of compensation out of this? I would very much like to have kept Job C for a long time. It feels very wrong for a Main Business to fire me for something I did 2 jobs ago, that they didn't fire me for at Job A (just the verbal reprimand). What makes it worse is that my spouse and I are expecting a child soon, so stress levels are a bit high regarding money right now (we have no health insurance, doing it all out of pocket).
Thank you.
In the industry I work for it is common practice for a Contract Company to place employees into positions at the Main Business. In the situation described below, I am on contract with the Contract Company to perform work onsite at the Main Business. This means that I do not work for the Main Business, I'm only associated with them via my contract with the Contract Company.
To make this easier to read, there are 3 jobs involved. Let's title them Job A, Job B and Job C.
Here's the prelude:
Last year I was fully employed (full-time salary employee) for a Contract Company (Job A) and was working onsite at a Main Business. I made a mistake while working at the Main Business (I will not go into details of the mistake, it was not work-performed related, overall a minor mistake). The Main Business verbally reprimanded me for the mistake and then told me to go back to work. Later the same day, a representative (my manager) of the Contract Company told me they were letting me go (i.e. firing) because of the mistake I made. This was the decision of the Contract Company and NOT the Main Business.
The above situation happened 2 jobs ago (i.e. I've worked for 2 other Contract Companies since then). After Job A, I moved on to Job B, but Job B really isn't important (not related to the conclusion).
When I knew my contract with Job B was coming to an end, I started interviewing for new positions (Job C). I had an interview at Job C that was in the same division (and was the same Main Business) as Job A, although a different team within the division. During the interview I disclosed that I was fired at Job A for a mistake I made. I offered to explain the details, but the interviewers (2 people interviewing me from Job C in the same room) both said, "We don't want to know". I was immediately accepted for the position (I was a really good fit for the position). This means that I was now working (Job C) with a Contract Company and on contract to perform work at Main Business.
Current Day:
I had been working at Job C for 1 month and was then suddenly fired. The reason I was fired (explained to me by my manager at the Contract Company) is because the supervisor at Main Business found out the details of why I was fired at Job A.
Conclusion:
I've typed the facts above and now I am going to type about my personal opinions/feelings on the matter.
It feels like I've just experienced an employer (Main Business) 'bait and switch'. The interviewers of Job C (one of which became one of my supervisors) knew I was fired from Job A, but refused to know the details. Both co-workers and managers from Job A and Job C (and the Contract Companies) have told me numerous times that I am a great worker and have come highly recommended. What this helps describe is that none of the firings were in relation to my actual work while at Main Business. One thing to note, rumors did spread at Job A after I was fired that over exaggerated the reasons for why Contract Company fired me from Job A (I found out from ex-coworkers who are still my friends).
Not at any time (during my firing at Job A or Job C) was I given the chance to explain any of the situation or to defend my actions.
Overall I'm very upset that I have now been fired twice for the same reason. To reiterate, the firing at Job A was a decision of the Contract Company and NOT the Main Business (i.e. they didn't feel it was worth firing over, just a verbal reprimand). However, at Job C (same division and Main Business as Job A), the Main Business suddenly felt that my actions at Job A were bad enough that I should be fired from Job C (almost a year later), even though I am getting very high/positive remarks for my work performed at Job C (plus all jobs in-between).
Do I have any legal grounds to get some kind of compensation out of this? I would very much like to have kept Job C for a long time. It feels very wrong for a Main Business to fire me for something I did 2 jobs ago, that they didn't fire me for at Job A (just the verbal reprimand). What makes it worse is that my spouse and I are expecting a child soon, so stress levels are a bit high regarding money right now (we have no health insurance, doing it all out of pocket).
Thank you.
