Employment Law Forum Of California


Lawyer:	Hello.
Caller:	Yes, I'm being fired from my job and I am wondering if I can sue my employer for wrongful termination?
Lawyer	How long did you work for your employer?
Caller	Around 40 years.
Lawyer:	How old are you?
Caller:	68
Lawyer:	Why haven't you retired?
Caller:	I'd get bored at home.
Lawyer:	Why are you being fired?
Caller:	The people I work for are old too, they are thinking of closing the business. So they are telling me in advance I may have to go.
Lawyer:	How many employees work at the Company?
Caller:	Around ten.
Lawyer:	I suspect you have spent many a Christmas at your employer's house.
Caller:	Oh yeah, they're like family.
Lawyer:	And now, after working with them for 40 years you're wondering about suing them?
Caller:	Well, I'm mad.
Lawyer:	Don't you think the employer providing you a job for 40 years has been fair with you?
Caller:	Maybe.
Lawyer:	Based on the fact that the employer is closing the business and they employed you for 40 years I doubt you have a case.
Caller:	Well, you are probably right. Thanks [click].


Lawyer:	Law offices.
Caller:	Yeah, I was just fucking fired for being rude to fucking customers [caller worked at a rental car agency customer service counter.]
Lawyer:	What did you do?
Caller:	A few fucking customers said I swore at them, but they're a bunch of fucking asshole liars.
Lawyer:	Did you swear at them?
Caller:	Fuck no, they fucking made it up [the customers].
Lawyer:	Well, you probably don't have a case
Caller:	Fuck you man <click>.

Lawyer:	Hello..
Caller:	I've been employed about three months and I have a problem.
Lawyer:	What happened?
Caller:	A group of employees and I were at a shopping mall for a meeting and lunch. My boss ridiculed me in front of everyone.
Lawyer:	What did your boss say?
Caller:	He said my pants smelled bad and told me to change them.
Lawyer:	What did he say they smelled like?
Caller:	He wouldn't say.
Lawyer:	You probably don't have a case, he was expressing an opinion which he is entitled to do. There are other reasons why you don't have a case, but I can't go into them.
Caller:	Okay, thanks. <click>

Lawyer:	Law offices.
Caller:	I was fired. It's been bothering me that I should have sued my employer, so I want to now.
Lawyer:	When were you fired?
Caller:	In 1970 [this was a 1998 call.]
Lawyer:	So you were fired 28 years ago?
Caller:	Yeah, I guess it's been awhile, huh?
Lawyer:	Yes, but we are not taking any cases, so you should check with someone else.
Caller:	Thanks <click>

Lawyer:	Hello.
Caller:	Yeah, oh, hello, is this a lawyer?
Lawyer:	Yes
Caller:	I used to work for a government and I need a lawyer to go after them. I have evidence of a conspiracy and cover-up.
Lawyer:	Why do you say that?
Caller:	Well, when I blew the whistle on my employer they all came after me, I mean the U .S. Attorney, the FBI and the police.
Lawyer:	So what happened? [I confess I probably sounded very disinterested in this caller's story].
Caller:	Wells, it's a long story, but it was a fucking conspiracy. Everyone was in cahoots. Just like you are probably with them, you fucking lawyer asshole.
Lawyer::	<click>