toughluckworker
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I was working for a company where supervisor 1 was really good to me. He was there for my initial hiring and he was helping me to get my Class B drivers license because I was hired on to become a driver for the company. while working there supervisor 1 allowed me to take my test and I passed and then he was eventually going to set up my driving test. Well few months went by and supervisor 1 was training supervisor 2 on how to do the job in the warehouse. After supervisor 2 learned how to do the work supervisor 1 was terminated. Supervisor 2 is the owners son. Supervisor 2 did not give me a good feeling as liking me much at all. I was held back from driving trucks anymore and when I had asked him if he could set up my driving test he just kept telling me "yeah when I get a chance". I eventually had a 90 day review in which the general manager and supervisor 2 were present. Supervisor 2 was stating out that he felt that I needed to improve where as the General Manager said to him that he was new to supervising and should look at facts more correctly. In the end the General Manager had told me I was doing a great job and to keep up the work. So a couple of months went by and I have been doing good work and following orders. One of our employee drivers had told supervisor 2 that he was going to quit. I thought this would be a good opportunity for me to ask him for the driving test again. He said again that "yeah as soon as I get a chance". A few days later they hired another driver to take over for the one that had left. I was the only Filipino working in the warehouse and all others were white especially the new employee. well one day supervisor 2 tells me and another employee to hand load some material into a trailer to get it ready for delivery. I had asked supervisor 2 if me and the other employee could use the forklift to bring the material closer to the trailer to load it in and he told me YES but be careful. I had asked the other employee to grab the material with the forklift. He was not watching what he was doing and ended up damaging the material. Supervisor 2 went into the office and then came out telling us to find out how much was damaged. We put the damaged material onto a pallet and worked the rest of the day. After I was about to punch out to go home, supervisor 2 asked me to come into the office. He proceeded to tell me that I was being terminated. I asked why and he said because it was my idea. I had asked what would happen to the other employee and he said that he was going to recieve a write up. I told him I disagree with the decision and he had me sign the termination slip. I put down that yes it was my idea but i did not damage the material. Do I have a case against them if they are an at will employer? Even with a procedure for termination in the employee handbook? I have never recieved any write ups and the other employee has. Im curious.
