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January 18, 2008
Shawn Gets Fired
Because he had the impertinence to ask a supervisor that promised him three extra days of vacation per year to sign off on his taking two of them over my birthday, Shawn got fired from his workplace. Maybe he should have seen it coming. He had earlier been branded as a troublemaker for suggesting to the owner of the school that the weekly essays in English that she wanted all the children to write - including the first grade and kindergarten students - were possibly too much work for them along with their current, already full, schedule.
In Mexico, legal foreign workers are granted all the same rights as workers that are citizens. Having been fired from his job, Shawn is due a severance package of three months pay as well as one day for each month that he worked there. The boss that let him go refused to give him this severance package, although he was legally entitled to have it immediately upon being let go. The boss guy said, "You'll have to take me to court!"
Silly boy! We're Americans. Like we would think twice about suing someone.
Just when things were getting tedious, I get some new and dramatic material for this blog. I never thought I would get the chance to write about exciting courtroom drama, especially the type that is likely to have big cash payoffs. In Mexico, the vast majority of labor cases are won by the employee, because labor laws definitely favor the worker. We won't be able to retire when we get the money Shawn is owed, but it will give him some greater flexibility in being able to find a decent job.
If any of you readers en este lado know of any possible prospects, let us know.
Posted by crispy at January 18, 2008 09:22 AM
Comments
bastards, take em to the cleaners!
Posted by: sleepless in seattle at January 19, 2008 06:43 PM
Hope Shawn is OK. Sounds like they were kinda sucky to work for, but I know that losing a job is no fun - even when you work for jerks.
Posted by: ~b at January 20, 2008 07:19 PM
Hola muchachos,
Que pena me da leer que ya se toparon con la realidad de todo mexicano trabajador y honrado, no sirve de mucho si los jefes son unos idiotas, mediocres y prepotentes; es la enfermedad de la sociedad mexicana: Dale poder a los estúpidos y espera el resultado. En fin, supongo que saben como funciona la ley allá. Lo más imprtante es, A quién conoces?. Yo tengo algunos contactos en Consiliación y Arbitraje, si necesitan algo con todo gusto los pongo en contacto con ellos, o al menos, les paso nombres y les doy referencias. Contactenme directo a mi email.
Y espero conocerlos pronto en persona, regreso a vivir a mi caótica Guadaljarita en el verano! No hay nada como S.F , pero las tierra me llama....
Ciao,
Bere.
Posted by: Berenice Obeso at January 21, 2008 01:01 PM