My boss called me into his office and sat me down, said that I had missed more work than everyone in his small family business combined which is an absolute lie and exaggeration. I missed 5 days from October to now plus I had a few days where I had doctor appointments to clear up what the pain in my stomach was. I came to work sick a couple of times and he sent me home saying I looked and sounded like crap. He let people come to work with Covid and I ended up catching that again in December. When I stayed home one day in December to recover from that, he texted me and offered me a full week off but I didn’t take him up on because I knew it would be a problem. His systems security guy missed 4 days in January because he himself had Covid, and 3 days this month. So that’s already more days than I missed.
I have doctors records of these things and email chains so at least there is that proof. He recently hired someone new for much less than what he is paying me so I think this was his plan all along, to have her do my spot for less money and the days out was just his excuse. He also said my enthusiasm and attitude just didn’t fit in. Gave me last check and that was it.
My question to you guys is…can he fight my unemployment claim? I submitted yesterday but wasn’t sure what reason to put for termination. His exact words were actually “I’m letting you go”.