Throwaway unfortunately because of my situation and potential for others to connect the dots...
I’ve been working in downstream manufacturing in the oil & gas industry for the past ten years, working my way up through the company from entry-level unit Operator to a departmental manager. I do not have a degree (neither do most of my peers as it’s typically a 15-20 year experience position), and up until very recently I’ve been successful for this company.
Long story short, my family and I (single parent to three children) were displaced by Hurricane Harvey, having to be rescued from our home by boat and removed from the area for approximately two weeks (due to lack of access as all roadways into or out of the area were closed by state DOT). As if that wasn’t enough, we took approximately 50K worth of damage excluding furniture and personal effects that will come out of pocket. While this is ongoing my facility attempted to continue operating through the storm, eventually being required to shut down as well. Upon my return to work, I find out the following:
“You have been relieved from duty due to not fulfilling job responsibilities” prior to the event for approximately a year and “it’s highly suggested that I find another organization to work for” by the end of the year.
I’ve never, ever been coached, counseled, written up, talked to by HR, my manager, or anything. Further, two weeks before being displaced I was told that “the sky was the limit” and that I was a top performer in my skill pool. Further, I was awarded numerous cash incentives to retain me as an employee, paying out 45K over three years (first 15K was to pay out 1/1/18). Also, I was told three times during the conversation that “your removal had nothing to do with the flood event”...
Finally, I was in contact with my manager every day while displaced and informed them of the situation, where we were and what my next steps were going to be. This can be verified by text message records throughout the event and the manager’s acknowledgment of my situation.
I feel as though I am about to lose my income stream, my house (repaired or not) and my children. As if there wasn’t enough going on with all the destruction in my community this has to stack on top of it all. Can anyone offer some advice, insight, etc. as to what I should/could do from here?
Submitted September 25, 2017 at 03:39AM by Throwaway3875776796 http://ift.tt/2ynMmfI
