The push I needed, (you gotta read this)

**imported_pugoman** · 07-23-2004, 02:15 PM

Can`t believe a company can do that to you! If that happened to me, I`d be taking my employer to court, no question about it! I`m pretty sure I`d get a nice cheque at the end of it too! Obviously the laws are a bit different your side of the Atlantic... still like you said, it`s the push that you needed to go and try something different. Good luck.

**imported_Terry** · 07-23-2004, 04:51 PM

You will double your success in detailing and keep your people more informed and accountable. Congrats, I hope to be in that position in the near future.:xyxthumbs

**carcrazy22** · 07-23-2004, 04:59 PM

whatever happens, it happens for good. Believe in God, believe in yourself, you will be successful...

**imported_DetailGirl** · 07-23-2004, 05:56 PM

Progressive Insurance sucks!

**Scottwax** · 07-23-2004, 11:45 PM

Originally posted by DetailGirl

Progressive Insurance sucks!

Especially since their CEO is a big moveon.org supporter.

**Lowejackson** · 07-24-2004, 05:07 AM

Sounds like a good opportunity :up

In the UK you could claim either unfair dismissal or breach of contract. I would seek the opinion of a second lawyer and one who deals in this area of the law. Generalist are fine for routine work but in my experience of (UK) employment law, you really need a specialist.

**jaybs02** · 07-24-2004, 05:25 AM

I think what they did to you stinks!!!

It sounds like they were looking for an excuse to reduce staff.

Now show them how "big" you can get

Good luck

"J"

**DaGonz** · 07-24-2004, 07:55 AM

NYD... a friend of mine had a similar circumstance. He`s an electrical engineer and was working for a company that made computer parts. He and another engineer started a small side venture starting a company refurbishing the machines used to make the chips. In the beginning, it was just the two of them working a few hours a night and on weekends.

Their employer saw their little venture as a threat and fired them.

They went out on their own, and now have a thriving business with plants in New Hampshire, Texas and Japan.

Ironically, the company they had worked for went chapter 11, was bought out by a competitor and closed down. The jerk that fired them applied to to their company for a position. Can you guess what their answer was?

**vinnymack** · 07-24-2004, 02:45 PM

^^ now that was a perfect example of the phase "what comes around, goes around"

**quamen** · 07-24-2004, 07:53 PM

That is the most absurd thing i have ever heard!! If your doing your job they shouldnt really care about ur outside life. If i were you I would try to fight that and sue them if possible. Im not very sure, but that seems like a very shady excuse to me. Was your detailing affecting your job performance,attendance,tardiness etc? If not something is fishy with that excuse. Anyways, best of luck with everything!

**Auto Care USA** · 07-24-2004, 09:16 PM

Everyone is looking at this wrong. Lets just say that NYD was the employer and his employee was working as an adjuster on the side, how happy would he be. I want say that when an employee works for me, he works for me only. I will pay him to make sure that I am his only employer. I am happy for NYD in the fact that now he can prove to himself that he can take his business to the next level and I wish him luck. Remember always take opportunity over security.

**imported_walt** · 07-31-2004, 07:52 PM

1, u have their letter as acceptance

2. did u EVER sign a contract upon your hiring????

3. Any NON compete clauses.

4. did u ever work on cars on THEIR time???

What U have is a Law suit- and a damned good one

probaly enough to build you detail garage or get u through

the winter-

U have my email address- send me yr cell #

Joseph

**DaGonz** · 07-31-2004, 07:58 PM

Originally posted by jwmciti

1, u have their letter as acceptance

2. did u EVER sign a contract upon your hiring????

3. Any NON compete clauses.

4. did u ever work on cars on THEIR time???

What U have is a Law suit- and a damned good one

probaly enough to build you detail garage or get u through

the winter-

U have my email address- send me yr cell #

Joseph

Not to nitpick...but would anyone take legal advice from someone who uses "teenage level internetspeak"?

:nono :doh

**DaGonz** · 07-31-2004, 08:08 PM

Originally posted by Auto Care USA

Everyone is looking at this wrong. Lets just say that NYD was the employer and his employee was working as an adjuster on the side, how happy would he be. I want say that when an employee works for me, he works for me only. I will pay him to make sure that I am his only employer. I am happy for NYD in the fact that now he can prove to himself that he can take his business to the next level and I wish him luck. Remember always take opportunity over security.

There`s an awfully big difference between appraising collision damage to a vehicle and appraising a car`s paintwork and interior surfaces for detailing.

As long as one job does not interfere with the other, there is no problem.

In my line of work...having personnel who are carpenters, plumbers, electricians, backhoe operators, computer gurus, paramedics and such on the side is an asset. Their talents have been used many a time to give fireground commanders the information they need to mitigate an incident as safely as possible and end the duty tour with the same number of people that it started with. As we say in the fire business...everybody goes home!