Abusive boss at work place.

[Marco Valerio]

Hi everybody,

I'm al old mate of Loveshack, ussualy poking in the love section. Today I'm here to ask your opinion and perhaps some help about a situation my girl is having at her work place.

She started on 18th of January at a restaurant as a waittress. When she signed the employment contract she was not given any copy of it. The boss treats her awfully,he mistretes people, and every time she kept asking she wanted a copy of her contract, she was told "next week". Last time she asked for it, she was told that she was too persistant, and that she didn't need a copy of it. After arguing with the boss for the last time, and speaking to her in terrible manners, she was fired just for the fact that she was demanding a copy of the contract. 
This is usually done (not extending a copy of the contract), when the employers try to take advantage of the employees' rights, and that's what she's afraid of.

Thanks for your time.

Edited February 3, 2020 by Marco Valerio
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[amaysngrace]

She only worked there a brief time and doesn’t work there anymore so I’m not really sure what advice you’re looking for.

I guess tell her next time to  take a picture with her phone.

[d0nnivain]

Contracts for low level jobs like waitress are not the norm where I am from.  If the contract is required where you are from, there is probably a governmental agency that oversees this.  She should reach out to that body to ask them to demand the contract.  Once she has it, then she can speak to a lawyer to see if she has a claim.  Meanwhile, she needs to find new work.  If she doesn't have significant damages -- enough money to interest a lawyer to take  her case, she needs to simply move on.  

Hopefully she learned her lesson & will always keep a copy of everything she signs before leaving the building.  

[Ellener]

Texas is what they call an 'at-will' state so you can be basically fired for anything, anytime. Saying that, most of the corporations are from other states or other countries, so the expectations and values of inclusiveness, fairness, non-discrimination etc come with them. Large swathes of Texas are catching on now that these things exist for a reason, and make a better workplace.

I've only ever been fired once here. Once ever. I called out a boss on mild sexual harrassment, then tried to resign; he said no, don't do that, come in and we'll talk it through- then when I got there he told me I was being fired because I had a mental illness! In my mind that cemented that he was a very abusive mixed-up and unprofessional person and I talked to him for another two hours to try to get to the bottom of what happened, which of course didn't happen. 

You can't know, unfortunately. People get into leadership roles who are bullies and inadequate to be role models and mentors to others. He was very charming and I naively took him at face value.

As others have said, best to move on, draw a line under it and be positive about the next thing.

When she goes to new interviews/jobs your partner needs to have a clear head no baggage from this unpleasant experience, and also as others have said request a copy- there and then- of anything she signs.

Good luck!