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This past week has been interesting...
14 years ago
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Some rather surprising things have happened in the last 7 days, mostly in reference to my mom but it seems that my family now has its very own soap opera going on...
I will start with a brief background. Mom recently turned 65 and was planning to retire in a few minths. My mom has, for the past 10 years, worked for a doctor - We generaly refer to him as Dr. Cranky (cause he is, or I call him Dr. Asshat). For the purpose of what follows, I will call him Dr. Asshat, cause he is an Asshat. He is routinely a jerk and rude not only to his employees but also acts so in front of patients. There was another person, Julie, at the office who works with the medical billing, but she got offered a new job for twice as much $$ so she put in her 2 weeks more than2 weeks ago and has been continuing to work 1 day per week to help train the person to replace her.
Friday, July 1, after her day at work was almost done, Dr. Asshat hands my mom a check for work done since the normal pay period ended and told her he does not need her anymore, that he's going "another direction" and hired someone who knows how to do a particular type of therapy. (he never asked, and my mom knows about that particular type of therapy) So, Dr Asshat mistake #1, if someone's old enough to retire, talk to them about retirement rather than simply telling them you have no more work for them. Mom got off of work and called and told Julie.
Sunday July 3, because of what happened, my mom filed for unemployment.
Tuesday July 5, Julie called to tell mom that since she had already done her 2 weeks since getting her new job, she stopped into the office over the weekend, left a letter of resignation telling the Doctor that she refuses to work for someone who would treat an employee of 10 years so poorly. She also took all of her information off of the office computer so that someone else could not log in as her for billing because she no longer works there. It just happens that the doctor never let anyone else get a log-in for the billing so they are kind of screwed based as a result.
Wednesday July 6, Julie called mom after the doctor called her. The Dr. Asshat asked Julie if she knew my mom file for unemployment. (dhe said she knew nothing of course) and he proceeds to complain "How can she do that to me after 10 years!" Julie asked him to think about it becaue he gave her no notice and no reason and let her go after the same 10 years.
(I will note, that he had NO reason to terminate the employment, even though there is no right-to-work law in the state of PA, you do have to have a valid reason to terminate someone or they get unemployment... she's never been written up or anything similar.)
Thursday July 7, Julie tried to pick up her last paycheck but doctor Asshat said he was too busy and didn't have it ready.
Friday July 8 (today) julie went back for her paycheck and was told that they NEED some billing done before they would pay her. she got the computer going again, processed the payments on the desk, and removed her info from the computer when she was done. She then asked for her check. The Dr. Asshat's wife was there, and informed Julie that they want Julie to keep doing the billing for the next week and leave her billing computer information for them or they will not pay her. (she's due abouy 40 hours of pay.) Julie told them that they won't be getting paid either in that case (cause the billing would not be submitted to the insurance companies.)
Just minutes ago (also Friday July 8) Julie called to say that Dr. Asshat called her to try and find out more about my mom filing for unemployment. He seems to be planning to disputing her claim to unemployment. I will be interesting to see if he tries because he really doesn't have any valid reason for ending her employment.
I will start with a brief background. Mom recently turned 65 and was planning to retire in a few minths. My mom has, for the past 10 years, worked for a doctor - We generaly refer to him as Dr. Cranky (cause he is, or I call him Dr. Asshat). For the purpose of what follows, I will call him Dr. Asshat, cause he is an Asshat. He is routinely a jerk and rude not only to his employees but also acts so in front of patients. There was another person, Julie, at the office who works with the medical billing, but she got offered a new job for twice as much $$ so she put in her 2 weeks more than2 weeks ago and has been continuing to work 1 day per week to help train the person to replace her.
Friday, July 1, after her day at work was almost done, Dr. Asshat hands my mom a check for work done since the normal pay period ended and told her he does not need her anymore, that he's going "another direction" and hired someone who knows how to do a particular type of therapy. (he never asked, and my mom knows about that particular type of therapy) So, Dr Asshat mistake #1, if someone's old enough to retire, talk to them about retirement rather than simply telling them you have no more work for them. Mom got off of work and called and told Julie.
Sunday July 3, because of what happened, my mom filed for unemployment.
Tuesday July 5, Julie called to tell mom that since she had already done her 2 weeks since getting her new job, she stopped into the office over the weekend, left a letter of resignation telling the Doctor that she refuses to work for someone who would treat an employee of 10 years so poorly. She also took all of her information off of the office computer so that someone else could not log in as her for billing because she no longer works there. It just happens that the doctor never let anyone else get a log-in for the billing so they are kind of screwed based as a result.
Wednesday July 6, Julie called mom after the doctor called her. The Dr. Asshat asked Julie if she knew my mom file for unemployment. (dhe said she knew nothing of course) and he proceeds to complain "How can she do that to me after 10 years!" Julie asked him to think about it becaue he gave her no notice and no reason and let her go after the same 10 years.
(I will note, that he had NO reason to terminate the employment, even though there is no right-to-work law in the state of PA, you do have to have a valid reason to terminate someone or they get unemployment... she's never been written up or anything similar.)
Thursday July 7, Julie tried to pick up her last paycheck but doctor Asshat said he was too busy and didn't have it ready.
Friday July 8 (today) julie went back for her paycheck and was told that they NEED some billing done before they would pay her. she got the computer going again, processed the payments on the desk, and removed her info from the computer when she was done. She then asked for her check. The Dr. Asshat's wife was there, and informed Julie that they want Julie to keep doing the billing for the next week and leave her billing computer information for them or they will not pay her. (she's due abouy 40 hours of pay.) Julie told them that they won't be getting paid either in that case (cause the billing would not be submitted to the insurance companies.)
Just minutes ago (also Friday July 8) Julie called to say that Dr. Asshat called her to try and find out more about my mom filing for unemployment. He seems to be planning to disputing her claim to unemployment. I will be interesting to see if he tries because he really doesn't have any valid reason for ending her employment.
Your comment is really appreciated. He's already getting what he deserves in one way, we are still hearing things through other people. He's even making rude and untrue statements about my mom and julie in front of patients who call and tell Mom and/or Julie about it. (I think that might be - legally speakig - slander which will probably be mentioned if a hearing comes up.)