So, my roommate and I live in eastern Georgia, and she works at a local jewelry store. I am not going to get any more specific than that, for obvious reasons, but she has been looking to quit her job for some time.
Her boss is a total lunatic who takes her anger out on both her employees and customers. and today broke the camels back when she chewed out one of my roommate's friends for trading shifts with another employee, putting him into overtime. The manager approved this trade without having calculated how many hours the other employee would be getting, and didn't do so until the day before the friend was supposed to take off. Upon realizing her error, she had the audacity to chew out my roommate's friend (who is also sort of my friend to a lesser degree) for not doing this calculation for her (despite it being the manager's job to do this).
This is just one thing in a long line of bullshit that my roommate and her friend have had to deal with. Dealing with her wouldn't be so bad if the pay and hours weren't garbage also. The jewelry store only has five employees, including the manager, so they will often work 10-14 hour days, four days a week, and only for $10/hr. They know they can be paid more, as they know exactly how much money the store takes in, and how much is spent on inventory, and there is plenty of room to give substantial raises for 5 employees.
They are still on the fence about quitting immediately (no alternative employment lined up, despite searching for it, though they are leaning towards quitting anyway), and one of the things that would help push them over the edge would be to find a way to get fired without costing them unemployment benefits.
I know in some states, if you are fired for certain reasons it can cost you your unemployment, and I wanted to know if any of you guys knew enough about Georgia labor laws to give suggestions I can pass along to my friend.