Question about getting wrote up at work?

Question

Alright, so I have had my job at a fast food restaurant for 2 and a half years now. Never gotten into trouble, never call out sick, etc. We recently got a new assistant manager. I worked with him for the first time yesterday. I wasn't supposed to go in until 5 and I got asked to come in at 12:45 to help make drinks and take orders. We got a rush mostly in drive thru of a lot of drinks, ice cream, etc so I was trying to help the drive thru girl make drinks and stuff. Well the new guy asked me to fill up the ice machine (which was still like 3/4 full) so I was like you know it's fine for now, let me finish making these drinks and I'll fill up the ice. Well he got in my face screaming ice at me so I went and did it. The whole way to the ice machine he was still screaming at me. So i filled up the ice, whatever. Then he goes and tells my general manager that I got a rude attitude at him. She comes up there and pulls me to the side and tells me I'm going to be wrote up. Keep in mind, this is my first write up. So later she filled out the paper and asked me to come sign it. I told her I still didn't understand why I was getting wrote up because I wasn't in the wrong. And also at the top it had check boxes of either verbal warning, written warning, final writtenn warning, suspenison or termination. She checked final written warning. Now this can't be right, because it is my first write up. and she told me my next write up id be fired. Even though state law is 3 write ups in 12 months. Is there anything I can do about it?

Answer 1

You need to go talk to your GM when you've calmed down. Or talk to the manager (if the one who yelled at your is the assistant manager) about the situation. I will tell you that it is best to just do what they say when they tell you to do something. Some managers can let the power go to their heads, and even if an employee protests then for some (even rational) reason, they will go off and take it to their highest authority to show that employee who's boss. When talking to the manager, you need to tell them that you were called in and came in early because you wanted to help. When things get busy and become stressful and people are hurrying to get things done, it can make anyone mad with the just one wrong word. Bring up the fact that this is your first write up. Remember, do this calmly. And this may make you think that if they threaten to fire you from one slip up and if the manager or who you talk to does not listen and continues to threaten termination, you might possibly look for a new job. But sometimes calmly protesting why you got the write up can get it thrown out.

Answer 2

There is no law that requires any warning before you are fired. It's a matter of company policy. And if they decided that what you did warranted it, they could have fired you on the spot. Just the same, you could leave without notice. Walk right out the door without even saying a word.



It may not be right, but it's perfectly legal.

Answer 3

First, it's WRITTEN up. Second, there is not state law about 3 write ups...don't know where you pulled that from.

Whether it's right or wrong is irrelevant. It happened. I also think there's more to this than you're telling,.