A Large Chain Store manager threatens to fire employee if employee leaves office. Is it leagal ?
Asked by troubled
Employee has problem with manager and wants to know how to handle situation and meets with store manager. Store manager turns it around and talks over employee and won't listen and says he doesn't hear a problem. When employee can see he is wasting his time, he is going to leave and store manager demands he sit down and he's being subordinate and if he goes out door he's fired. Employee is being treated as if he was in school instead of at a job. Being treated as though he has no rights to walk out the door. Employee hasn't ever raised voice or said anything other then refusing to tell all the things manager has said or done to employee to avoid risk of additional trouble from whom employee is already having bullying harrassment from. Especially since store manager doesn't want to acknowledge it and is protecting the other manager.

Best Answer:
Manager can do what he pleases, right or wrong. Is there an open door policy where you can appeal up the chain of command? If so, ask the supervisor to arrange a meeting with his supervsor. If he refuses, you may have a legitimate complaint. But, if you are in a "right to work state" you can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. If the company is a national org they are more likely to abide by a different policy. In either case, once you make that move to challenge, whether it is policy or not, your future wth that manager is questionable and you may also have to request reasignment. Unless you are not presenting all the facts, my guess is your boss is being a little unreasonable. You might ask your manager, if he doesn't see a problem, then what does he suggest you do to change your perception of the problem. If that "doorway to resolution" doesn't work, and he offers you no resolution, plan on moving on. Life's too short.
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Answered by Alan W

yes it is
Answered by bor_rabnud

of course they can do whatever the want if there the head manager
Answered by cuteyes20390

i think that the empoyees should look for another job period. it doesnt really matter what happens, because it seem slike the empoyer wants the employye gone anyways. they will try anything to get rid of them. if in extreme doubt, they get a labor attorney and see whe you can go with it, but chances are they will reject the case good luck with it
Answered by f1avor_f1av

I have been through this. I would do what the manager says, but I would immediately ( on next break) go and talk with human resources, or call if not on site, and speak with them about this matyter. It has to be handled professionally. It would be good to get some other employees to back him up as well. The more the better. Trust me, HR will handle the situation. Hopefully the employee's record is clean and good.
Answered by andrew b

Under these circumstances yes it is. if he is going to fire you he needs to give you a reason why you are being an unfit employee. He can only fire you if you are an unfit employee or if he can't afford to pay you, in that case he would have to lay you off.
Answered by vampire_kitti

Find out who the Regional Manger of this chain is and write a decent complaint...names, incidents, etc. Start documenting what the guy is doing and let him know the troops are restless.
Answered by SOOTY CAT

Unless a union has negotiated a contract that protects the employee from being fired arbitrarily, most employment relationships are "at will" That means the employee or the employer can terminate the relationship at any time for almost any reason - including no reason, at all. There are a few exceptions. One of the exceptions is Federal law which makes it illegal to fire someone based upon race, creed, color, religion, gender etc.
Answered by hot slaw

You have the right to leave, but you do not have the right to that job. The company can make the job conditional on following the orders of the manager. In fact, without that condition the company would rapidly go bankrupt. if the manager wants you to spend the day sitting in the office, and you decline that assignment, then the management is quite right to fire you. Furthermore, you do not get the ability to decide for yourself which directions of management make sense, which ones you will follow. This is the benefit of a union, to avoid arbitrary and nreasonable decisions. Absent a contract of your own or through a union, you are subject to whatever orders the management issues.
Answered by laughter_every_day

Here's how it works... when your boss tells you to sit down and not go out the door, you will be insubordinate if you don't follow directions. Yes, insubordination is grounds for automatic dismissal. Sounds like you'd be better off in another place, so discretely begin your job search.
Answered by Mike S