Would it be lame to beg for money?

Axtman · #1 11-15-2010, 02:19 PM

I got let go on Election Day from my job of 10 years. Anyhow they gave me 2 weeks severance, no bonus or year end profit sharing. Combine this was close to 20 to 25 percent of my salary.

Would it be lame to draft a letter and try to appeal to their sense of fairness?

Deluge Of Sound · #2 11-15-2010, 02:22 PM

Couldn't hurt, but I don't think it'd do much good.

Strat-Mangler · #3 11-15-2010, 02:24 PM

I don't think it'd be lame, but frankly companies won't do ex-employees any favors. Either you have legal leverage or you don't.

And if you don't, the answer will automatically be "no."

And there is no fairness in business, unfortunately.

hover · #4 11-15-2010, 02:28 PM

Are you able to collect unemployment at all? I mean your benefits through that should start 2 weeks after your termination, which is prolly why they did that.

Schlyder · #5 11-15-2010, 02:32 PM

"Would it be lame to beg for money?

Come on man. Read that sentence again.
The only thing lamer than begging for money, is asking if it's lame to beg for money.
Get another job... unemployment insurance...
Do not beg for anything.

UnsungZeros · #6 11-15-2010, 02:37 PM

It's not begging if you feel your contribution is worth more than you received. That's your call.

MJ5150 · #7 11-15-2010, 03:15 PM

You want them to increase your severance package you accepted, or you going back to ask for me after the fact?

-Mike

bassteban · #8 11-15-2010, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Schlyder

Do not beg for anything.

Begging for poon is OK if one gets it, in my book.

oldrocker · #9 11-15-2010, 03:21 PM

It doesn't seem fair to work 11/12ths of a year and then not get the year end bonus, due to no fault of your own.

What does their employee handbook state on this matter?

Appeal to their sense of fair play. If you feel you were discriminated against - age / sex - in the decision to fire you seek legal advice.

macaroni tony · #10 11-15-2010, 03:30 PM

I don't know whether or not to call it lame, but it would be a complete waste of time.

Unless, of course, you have some sort of leverage. Unless the owner of the company is a relative or childhood friend, there is no reason to think they will do anything for you just out of the goodness of your heart.

Spend your time and energy on getting all of your unemployment paperwork filed, and looking for a new job.

kjpollo · #11 11-15-2010, 04:13 PM

I would at least try a letter- you've got absolutely nothing to lose except a stamp and a few minutes of your time.
Point out your contributions over the years, etc.

Like everyone else said- it'll probably yield nothing but you'll never know unless you try. I wouldnt call it lame, you still have to make ends meet somehow, right?

Then- like most everyone else said- get to the unemployment office and start looking for another job.

MatticusMania · #12 11-15-2010, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bassteban

Begging for poon is OK if one gets it, in my book.

If you have to beg for it, its probably not worth having. ALIME.

Munjibunga · #13 11-15-2010, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by oldrocker

It doesn't seem fair to work 11/12ths of a year and then not get the year end bonus, due to no fault of your own.

What does their employee handbook state on this matter?

Appeal to their sense of fair play. If you feel you were discriminated against - age / sex - in the decision to fire you seek legal advice.

In my ex-company, bonuses are paid at the discretion of management. There is no entitlement. One condition is that you have to be employed there to get one, if you get one.

We had one employee who got fired for cause near the end of the year, and he filed a claim for a bonus he did not receive. Well, let's see. He got fired for poor performance, so he was not going to get a bonus in the first place. At the hearing, he dropped his demand as soon as he caught a glimpse of all the porn we had printed from his office computer. He had downloaded it all on company time. We kindly did not enter it into the record for all, including mamacita, to see. BTW, he got two weeks pay.

We typically give two weeks severance even to people who are terminated for cause. More in certain circumstances.

MatticusMania · #14 11-15-2010, 05:04 PM

If youre going to beg for money, I find that offering up sex usually sweetens the deal.

People like to, you know, get something for their money...

Jim Campbell · #15 11-15-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Axtman

I got let go on Election Day from my job of 10 years. Anyhow they gave me 2 weeks severance, no bonus or year end profit sharing. Combine this was close to 20 to 25 percent of my salary.

Would it be lame to draft a letter and try to appeal to their sense of fairness?

don't even think about it.....that is the kind of thing that the nastier employees well be talking about behind your back.....once you're canned the machine will not dispense 1 cent more than they have to and sometimes you have to fight to get that.....take the unemployment insurance for a while,look for another gig,and figure out what you need and don't need,and downsize a tad.....