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Mandy21:
Dobie1018, is there any chance you could have a brief, informal meeting or just a quick phone call after-hours with the discrimination attorney you worked for previously? Maybe he/she could give you your chances of how worthwhile pursuing this in court might be. If I were you, I would be PISSED and would want to fight back, if only for principles' sake so that this company doesn't just think they can get away with things like this. You wouldn't have to sue to get your job back, necessarily; you could just sue for a cash amount in emotional damages and lost wages, etc. Sounds to me the onus would be on the company to prove that this hottie-tottie was a more capable or educated or well-trained person for the role. Push THEM into the corner, and let them see what it feels like.
I can only imagine what stupid fluffy drivel this girl had to say to you on your last day, about how sorry she was. I'd be livid, and I'd make sure somebody paid.
Good luck.
Brown Eyes:
Well, to be fair... it doesn't sound like it's the younger woman's fault if she's just an employee too. The problem is with the bosses/ employers.
Dobie1018:
Thanks for the support Mandy & Atz! I know from experience that there is no evidence to produce in a court of law that there was discrimination in my layoff. My boss told me he lost $3,000,000 last year. This is a land development company, and I know this type of business is really suffering now, and we hardly ever had anything to do at work, so I guess it was not a total surprise that my boss announced he had to lay one of us off. I'm done with them now and am moving on. It's not worth the aggravation to try to pursue anything. It's good to have you guys to vent to anyway!!
Front-Ranger:
Dobie, my experience had some similarities to yours. I was the only one let go from my department. I had the most experience, the most years of anyone except my supervisor, and was earning the highest salary. I also had the most awards and the trust and confidence of the engineers I worked for. After I was let go, my responsibilities were given to a person with less experience and credibility. She lasted less than a month and then the engineers refused to work with her. Another junior person was then given the work, but she refused to do it. Now, guess who's doing the work...my former supervisor. I don't expect her to last much longer at the job either.
I lost my job in early February and am just now coming to terms with it. I'm not in any hurry to get another job in the corporate world, and I may not ever do it!!
Dobie1018:
Thanks for sharing your story FrontRanger. It certainly is similar to my situation. I have a feeling the same thing is happening at my old job, with young person in it, trying to do it all, now that I'm gone. Oh well. Sorry if I'm grumpy and grouchy around here lately. I'm just going through a lot of emotions these days - anger, sadness, desperation, hoplessness, sometimes even happiness that I'm not at that job anymore, and actually enjoying searching for something new. If I knew that I wouldn't eventually run out of money, I might enjoy job searching even more! I'll keep searching.. . . . . and searching.
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