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Fired? Afraid You Might Be? With Tom Spiggle

Fired? Afraid You Might Be? With Tom Spiggle

Tom Spiggle of Spiggle Law Firm is back on the show to talk about his latest book, “Fired? Afraid You Might Be?“

More about Tom:

Tom Spiggle is a former prosecutor and former Assistant U.S. Attorney. His website also has a very informative blog regarding these topics at SpiggleLaw.com. He is regularly quoted in the media often in publications such as The Washington Post, Forbes, CNN, and Huffington Post.

Episode highlights:

  • You need to have a plan because it’s not a matter of if but when, and you may leave voluntarily.
  • Layoffs in the last few years have adversely affected the employment status of pregnant women. “There are certainly cases where an employer takes action, and it’s unclear what their motives are, or they’re not clearly discriminatory. And those can be tough cases.”
  • Even if they’re not coming right out and saying we don’t want you here because you are pregnant. And then we also have, there, we have the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which is fairly new that requires that employers give you accommodations.
  • if you’re, undergoing a rift, negotiate the best deal that you can. A lot of people, maybe most people don’t want to, file a case in court and, haul their butt down to federal court and deal with all of that.
  • if you’re, undergoing a rift, negotiate the best deal that you can. A lot of people, maybe most people don’t want to, file a case in court and, haul their butt down to federal court and deal with all of that.
  • Some cases are worth that. But. A lot of times there are things that you can do to put yourself in a better situation. Buy yourself another six months, buy yourself another 50, 000, buy yourself some more health care while you’re working with, reading some of your good work or working with some of the career professionals that I list in the book or that are out there everywhere to help you get on in that next better job.
  • So just because they offer you something doesn’t mean you can’t negotiate it. Without having to, file a lawsuit without even having to necessarily hire an attorney or even if you do have that attorney come forward and negotiate on your behalf, which sometimes is good, but it does up the temperature a little bit.Get your best deal that you can.  

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About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development. Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!" You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.

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7 Lies Your Conscience or Others Told You About Being Laid Off or Fired to Ignore

Interestingly, people who cheer for the disparaging narratives make separated employees the villains or “bad employees.”

I go through Twitter or LinkedIn and put the words “layoff poor performers” in the search box, and as sure as snowstorms in Buffalo cheering on a company to lay off those who “don’t put in the work.”

For example:

Managers give competitive ratings to employees and are told (in many companies) only can be considered high performers. Some managers make layoff decisions unnecessarily complicated, and the bottom line is good employees can be “poor” performers.

When you’re laid off under the guise of poor performance, this could stain your work record if you let it. Any separation from a company categorized as “poor” is subjective and is not a death sentence these days.

I explain in the video below you can’t allow companies under any circumstances to dictate your career’s narrative. I also wrote a Payscale article to help you define and disregard the self-effacing thoughts about what people or your past projected you about an unwanted separation from a company.

Hint: It’s not the end. Not even close.

I should mention most companies don’t offer a performance rating when a potential employer of an ex-employee calls for a reference. You should ask and agree nothing should be said about performance.

About Mark Anthony Dyson

I am the "The Voice of Job Seekers!" I offer compassionate career and job search advice as I hack and re-imagine the job search process. You need to be "the prescription to an employer's job description." You must be solution-oriented and work in positions in companies where you are the remedy. Your job search must be a lifestyle, and your career must be in front of you constantly. You can no longer shed your aspirations at the change seasons. There are strengths you have that need constant use and development.

Be sure you sign up to download my E-Book, "421 Modern Job Search Tips 2021!"

You can find my career advice and work in media outlets such as Forbes, Inc., Fast Company, Harvard Business Review, Glassdoor, and many other outlets.