Helene
Elgin,#2UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fri, November 17, 2006
Unfortunately, security work can be like that sometimes. You have to put the needs of the company first and work where and when they tell you. The long hours are not compatible with family obligations especially single mothers without family and/or reliable friends to keep the child(ren). I feel VERY sure they discriminated against you because the figured that you would have a lt of absences in case anything happened to your childre. etc.& etc. Besides, it gave them the excuse to get rid of one more woman employee. If you are African American or Latina, I would have added the company had ulterior motives that were racist too. Talk to an attorney and see what you can do. Security work is very demanding and the hours are long, unpredictable and sometimes it can be extremely dangerous. If I were you,. I would also rethink my career choice. I did it for 20 years and had no children and I ended up permanently disabled and having to retrain for another job.The same as if I had never been in it at all.