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Can I get fired for not opening Company charge cards during a recession?

Question Details: My supervisor harasses me everyday if we do not have a certain % of credit for each day. Co. standard is 5% & she has requested 6,7 & now 8. I have to call her & be harassed @12pm, 3pm, 5pm & 7pm if we are not @ 5%. if we lose the % over the course of the day we have to call her. There are no manuals for standards in the Co. that is made available to management. We also do not get to take breaks due to having no coverage. The co has lowered there prices & is holding each manger responsible for the loss of sales.... please help? I work for co. for 7 yrs w/no probs till I came back to her!

Asked 10/7/2009 under Employment and Labor | 104 View(s) | More Legal Topics

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M.D., Member, California and New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney Answered 2 years ago | Contributor

I know that this seems harsh but it is probably legal.

Most employment relationships are what is known as "at will".  This means that basically the employer can hire or fire someone for any reason or no reason whatsoever, as well has increase/decrease salary/hours, promote/demote, and generally impose requirements as they see fit.  In turn, you can work for an employer, or not, your choice. 

The only exceptions to the above would be if there is a stated company policy covering this, or there is a union/employment agreement that governs, or this situation has arisen due to some type of discrimination.

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