- Recon Number 54
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Well, here we are. I guess that it was destined to come to this.
Story.
Okay, so the woman lost her job. She was good at her job, she had been at her job a long time. She didn't do anything wrong. She didn't make an error, or cost the firm money, or steal, or anything bad.... she and her boss flirted and he came to the conclusions that sooner or later, he and she might take the flirting too far and that was a risk that he couldn't take.
So... thanks for playing, it's been nice, really nice, please feel free to ask for a letter of recommendation.
Now, I agree that sucks. But who "owns" a job? If you ask me, a job is a willing and mutual agreement to exchange time, effort and expertise in exchange for money or some other compensation. If the exchange or agreement becomes unpleasant to either party, either can (and should) end it. Some agreements are laid out in a contract, and if so, the terms of that agreement should be followed. Other than that, I (as an employee) can leave any time that I want, for whatever reason I want, and the the employer can choose that my services are no longer required for any reason that suits them and/or their business.
Was her termination "fair"? No, it wasn't, especially if we link "fair" to "nice". But was it illegal? According to the court, no it wasn't. It was crappy, but not a civil crime.
Does someone (anyone) have the "right" to maintain the employer/employee relationship even if one of the other parties is unhappy and doesn't want it to continue? Should an employee or an employer (without a contract) be forced to continue their part of the arrangement if the other says "no, we're not breaking up"?
[Edited on 12.24.2012 10:21 AM PST]