They were fired for unjust reasons (in my opinion). They were fired at will but initially it was for insubordination, but when they asked for an official email stating the reason for termination the employer switched to "terminated as an at will employee" because they were not insubordinate.
The reason for the firing:
They gave their two weeks notice due to mistreatment (half of which was paid vacation which was approved months in advance) and then the employer said they would not be approving the vacation because the company was short-staffed (despite already approving it). They were then expressing this frustration to their boss and how they were treated badly and that's why they were leaving in the first place. They then received a text back informing them of now being fired for insubordination.
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They were fired for unjust reasons (in my opinion). They were fired at will but initially it was for insubordination, but when they asked for an official email stating the reason for termination the employer switched to "terminated as an at will employee" because they were not insubordinate.
The reason for the firing:
They gave their two weeks notice due to mistreatment (half of which was paid vacation which was approved months in advance) and then the employer said they would not be approving the vacation because the company was short-staffed (despite already approving it). They were then expressing this frustration to their boss and how they were treated badly and that's why they were leaving in the first place. They then received a text back informing them of now being fired for insubordination.