Thats terrible. Why would they let the one with all the experience go?
Because they're MEN, Kelda, and these particular men don't think with the
heads on top of their shoulders; they think with another part of their body. Sorry; sometimes I feel like Elaine in that Seinfeld episode where she was on the subway holding a prettily wrapped present, on her way to a friend's lesbian wedding, and she became involved in a conversation with an older lady standing next to her who was asking her about the 2 people getting married, assuming all along that it was a man and a woman. When Elaine told her it was 2 women getting married, the woman gave her such a shocked look, and walked quickly away from Elaine, and Elaine yelled to the woman as she was quickly moving away from Elaine "I'm not a lesbian - I just hate men!"
Anyway, here in Florida, you can be terminated for any reason at all or no reason at all, unless you can legally prove discrimination. I worked for an attorney for 5 years that mainly did discrimination law, and believe me it is extremely difficult to prove you've been discriminated against. I was at this last job for a year and 2 months, and the 21 year old lovely was hired about 2 weeks after I started. Don't get me wrong, me and the girl got along just fine, and I have nothing against her really - it's the guys. They want what they want, and it's not a 50 something woman - it's a 21 year old girl.