As she shared on Reddit, she started on a Monday, came in on Tuesday and asked to take Wednesday off to care for her son, got the OK, and then came in Thursday and was fired.
“I was let go in the morning for not being a good fit due to time,” she wrote. “My question is, is this job market for real?”
She asked Redditors whether it was fair that she was fired or if the company “sucks.” Most commenters said it may not be fair, but it was within bounds.
As one Redditor, Salty-Employee, put it: “Your company sucks but it isn’t uncommon for jobs to fire people if they don’t show they’re reliable in the first months, as well. It’s not right, but I’ve seen it happen.”
We asked a lawyer to weigh in, reaching out to Gennady Litvin, managing attorney at Moshes Law, a firm that specializes in employment law. Here’s what he had to say.
Litvin told Moneywise that the law is pretty clear in almost every state — with the exception of Montana, which is a special case.
“Employees can be hired or fired for any reason or no reason at all,” he said, at any time, even on their first day.
That’s because most states follow the rule of at-will employment, meaning employers can fire workers at any time, with or without cause. Montana offers workers greater protections. Once an employee finishes probation, bosses can’t fire them without cause. At-will employment doesn’t apply there.
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