Q: Not sure if I can do anything about being told i have a job for 6 months & then I dont
Last Oct I interviewed with a company & was told as soon as I got my license to let them know! (My master captains license)
I left my job to go to school & as soon as I had it I let them know! I've been getting strung along since December, I have a voice mail & text messages telling me nothing had changed the owner had just been really busy! So as far as I knew I had the job! 6 months later(or this afternoon) I get a message from them saying they aren't going to hire me because I don't have experience driving inspected vessels but I do have experience! I've begged them for the past 3 months for updates,pretty much weekly, at no time was there ANY hint that they weren't going to hire me! At this time of year it's almost impossible to get a job doing what I do! I would have been applying months ago at other places! I spent EVERY PENNY I had to be able to work there and now, 6 months later, they say they aren't going to hire me! I lost a lot of $ & spent a lot
A: Unfortunately, Florida is an “at-will” state, which means private employers are free to hire, promote, demote, suspend, terminate, reinstate, and rehire employees for any reason—or for no reason--at any time, i.e., “at will.” The only thing employers cannot lawfully do is to make any of these employment decisions solely based upon the employee’s race, gender, age, national origin, handicap, disability, religion, or whether single or married or pregnant.
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