Are there any laws that I can use to have my former govt. employer set the record straight as I resigned and was not terminated?
I recently resigned from a high level position in local government after less than a year. I'd come from the private sector, therefore was accustomed to a very professional work environment. To my dismay, the leadership there (and I use the term lightly) were extremely unprofessional. Rather than treating their subordinates as such, they instead constructed an environment of fear, threats and retaliation, assuming the roles of tyrannical parents who decreed that all would do as they said, when they said, and how they said should be done … or else! To make matters worse, 75% of time (unfortunately, this is not an exaggeration), they were doing things incorrectly, ignoring set procedures and guidelines, thus, wasting tax payer monies. I finally decided to extricate myself from this situation, thus, put in my resignation. Prior to my tenure, there was another individual in my unit that had put in his resignation and given them two weeks notice. They promptly handed him a box that day and told him to leave. Shortly thereafter, he received a certified letter in the mail stating that his resignation "was not accepted" and that he was terminated. They did this for two reasons, 1) because they have an extremely high turn over rate, thus, wanted it to seem as though the individual was a problem rather than them being the problem 2) because their tyrannical parent approach to management, grounded in ego, would not let them do otherwise. Knowing their vindictive ways, I sent my official notice of resignation via next day service to ensure there was a proper record of my resignation and I stated that the date of my letter would be my last day. True to form, I received a certified letter in the mail stating that my resignation was not accepted and that I was terminated. As this will affect me in future when pursuing and securing other job opportunities, naturally, I want the record straight. Thus, my question, are there any laws that I can use to have them set the record straight as I resigned and was not terminated?
On a separate note, does Cobra apply if you resigned?
I recently resigned from a high level position in local government after less than a year. I'd come from the private sector, therefore was accustomed to a very professional work environment. To my dismay, the leadership there (and I use the term lightly) were extremely unprofessional. Rather than treating their subordinates as such, they instead constructed an environment of fear, threats and retaliation, assuming the roles of tyrannical parents who decreed that all would do as they said, when they said, and how they said should be done … or else! To make matters worse, 75% of time (unfortunately, this is not an exaggeration), they were doing things incorrectly, ignoring set procedures and guidelines, thus, wasting tax payer monies. I finally decided to extricate myself from this situation, thus, put in my resignation. Prior to my tenure, there was another individual in my unit that had put in his resignation and given them two weeks notice. They promptly handed him a box that day and told him to leave. Shortly thereafter, he received a certified letter in the mail stating that his resignation "was not accepted" and that he was terminated. They did this for two reasons, 1) because they have an extremely high turn over rate, thus, wanted it to seem as though the individual was a problem rather than them being the problem 2) because their tyrannical parent approach to management, grounded in ego, would not let them do otherwise. Knowing their vindictive ways, I sent my official notice of resignation via next day service to ensure there was a proper record of my resignation and I stated that the date of my letter would be my last day. True to form, I received a certified letter in the mail stating that my resignation was not accepted and that I was terminated. As this will affect me in future when pursuing and securing other job opportunities, naturally, I want the record straight. Thus, my question, are there any laws that I can use to have them set the record straight as I resigned and was not terminated?
On a separate note, does Cobra apply if you resigned?
