Family/Work Problems

[Lady's Human]

Unless you have a contract or another document stating specific conditions in which you may be terminated, you are an employee at will, and can be terminated because the owner has a bad hair day.

Sorry to hear about your situation, but working with family can create problems.

[cmayer31]

Sorry to hear about the bad experiences at work. I believe Dominos is a mix of company and franchise owned stores. If this store is company owned bypass everyone at the store level and go straight to human resources. Document everything that has been said and done in the past to the best of your ability. I mean right down statements and date them as accurately as possible. There is more than likely a field contact and 800 number to reach HR. Explain your situation and hope for the best. One thing to be leery of is many corporations have policies about working with relatives in the same store. I'm not sure if this will work in your favor or against.

If this store is a franchise then I'm not sure what route to go, but a HR manager is going to be your best friend in this situation. Do NOT let the store do, or say anything to you without bringing a human resource manager into the loop. Hell go all out and demand district manager and HR manager information. Call them and if you're not happy with their response ask for their boss.

The key here is to not say anything out of anger or passion. Stick to the facts and talk only to people that matter. In this case a general manager doesn't sound like an appropriate person as a pending termination has already taken place.

Write things down and get witnesses to sign the documents. Keep everything professional and be a better person by not dealing with the issue people. In this case let them make fools of themselves and you deal with the right people in a professional manner.

[Laura's Babies]

Sounds to me like your Dad has broken MANY company rules, starting with sexual harrassment, why did she not call and report THAT? Why did no one report that he is coming to work drunk?

If that 20 year old is still there, why not report him NOW and get rid of the jerk?

The workers there are enabeling him to do these things by not reporting him so as long as no one reports him, he will get braver and braver and pull more and more.

[Pawsitive Thinking]

Report him, then walk away. You deserve better

[Cataholic]

Find another job. I can't believe you would go through the bother of thinking of making a claim against the company, based on what you have mentioned. Where was the illegal firing conduct as it relates to YOU? And, why EVER would you want to be in such an environment?

But, I would think a little bit about some life style choices. If this is what you are dealing with, at age 20 (or, was that your friend's age?), with a minimun wage type job, imagine how you would feel dealing with that in your 40's?? I would look into furthering your education. Not that you won't have to deal with jerks like you have described your father to be, but, hopefully it won't be as often.

I never understand getting embroiled in this sort of thing, instead of just taking your energies and walking away.

[JenBKR]

I am so sorry that you've had to deal with your father being this way. I can't even imagine how heartbreaking that must be. I know that he is not your biological father, but that doesn't matter. He has raised you, he is your father. I hope that you can get this whole thing resolved easily. Good luck ((((hugs))))

[areias]

Thank you for the replies.

I got my job back, I started back tonight. My dad had called and apologized, but I think the general manager made him, as he really didn't talk to me again tonight. We'll see what happens, but for now it's ok. Me and Chris, the general manager, had a long discussion about different things, and it turns out my dad had lied about things that I had supposedly said (that I wanted to quit and stuff?) and that I agreed to leave? So that is where that stands.

I can't, and don't really want to get in the middle of any sexual harassment accusations, that is my friends issue should she choose to pursue it.

Find another job. I can't believe you would go through the bother of thinking of making a claim against the company, based on what you have mentioned. Where was the illegal firing conduct as it relates to YOU? And, why EVER would you want to be in such an environment?

But, I would think a little bit about some life style choices. If this is what you are dealing with, at age 20 (or, was that your friend's age?), with a minimun wage type job, imagine how you would feel dealing with that in your 40's?? I would look into furthering your education. Not that you won't have to deal with jerks like you have described your father to be, but, hopefully it won't be as often.

I never understand getting embroiled in this sort of thing, instead of just taking your energies and walking away.

Well, I really like the job. That is why I stay. It is decent money, I like my 'duties', and I like most of the people I work with. I don't see why I should leave if I only have a riff with my dad. Literally, everything else is fine, which is why I questioned why I was being fired. It really wasn't fair.

I am 19. Domino's is my part time job, full time I am a vet tech. I tried college for a year and it didn't work out, I really didn't enjoy it. -shrug- Maybe if I find something that I like, I will go to a technical school or certificate program. I am really starting to like working with the xray machine, maybe something along the lines of that, but for right now I am fine.