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BL just fired the drummer

#122
When the old drummer had his work schedule rearranged he asked to come back into the band. The BL said no. It would not be fair to get the new drummer up to speed then let him go. Plus the new drummer was never told that they are just a temporary substitute until the old drummer comes back. The old drummer was mad but understood.

As a side note, my father worked with a guy who went on an extended leave of absence, without pay. After a long while the guy came back and asked for his old job back. He was told that the company had hired a replacement. They could not put their business on hold waiting patently for the employee to come back....if ever.
 
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#126
Axtman said:
The BL did let the drummer go yesterday. I still do not know why. The BL did not confront the drummer in front of the band. Instead called and spoke with him. I am sure that the BL explained why he we was being let go.

As a side note, I got let go from a company once and was never told the reason. This is unfair to the person being fired. At least tell them what they did wrong so they can possibly correct the situation at their next job. For example if I was always late for work (and I was not) then I would be sure to be on time at my next job.

Oh, and the BL hired back a previous drummer. He had to be let go because work schedule interfered with rehearsals and gigs. Now that he is no longer working the night shift and weekends he can play with us.
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Ah, got it. The drummer didn't do anything. She just wanted the old guy back. I knew it was something like this. That's why she didn't tell you why; there's nothing to tell.
 
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OK, now it makes sense. BL spreads a rumour about current drummer to make it easier to get preferred drummer back in the band. I've seen this before, that's a bit Machiavellian of her, you'd want to be careful around a band leader like that if this assumption is true.
I've had to fire 2 people in my career- one a guitar player that didn't turn up to gigs even when he said he would and two, a keyboard player that was brilliant but just argued with everyone to the point where we lost a contract because of his behaviour. I've never replaced a guy because someone better became available.
 
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#135
QORC said:
but a band member, unless you have an explicit contract, is not an employee. most bands aren't even a legal entity. So there is nobody to fine or money to provide to an employee, who in bands are all treated legally as "independent contractors"
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I wasn't specifically referring to bands, but replying to @Rabidhamster's comment that:
Rabidhamster said:
Most places you can actually just fire someone for no reason at all just because you want to.
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#139
Koshchei said:
This is based on several hypothetical assumptions (not sure if they translated through my posts in this thread):

1. That playing music represents a sizeable portion of my income, and
2. The allegations being made are sufficiently egregious that they would effectively blackball me from finding more work.

In any case, the bar for slander cases is quite high, but if a person can prove damages then they are entitled to remedy.
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If the BL comes out publicly with false allegations that could be slander. If the BL simply stops using this independent contractor I'm pretty sure there is nothing to sue for
 

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