I sent an e-mail at work, was accused of misconduct, and fired. What can I do about it?

Answer by  flamiss22 (5081)

If you did do this them you may not have any recourse. Sending inflamatory emails at work is strictly forbidden and it would have been included in what's not allowed rules when you were hired. Perhaps your best bet is to move on and never do this at your new employment.

Answer by  ambersfrog (157)

You can always fight it. Now if it was an e-mail containing anything that would not be considered HR friendly or was slandering the job or anyone who works there, then the chances go down greatly of a positive outcome.

Answer by  Taylor (863)

If this was against company policies, you cannot do anything about it. If this was a work related email and they fired you because it was inappropriate you can't do anything; however if it wasn't any of the above, I suggest you contact a lawyer right away.

Answer by  runnerbeans (374)

Probably nothing: Remember that all equipment at a company site is their property and should be treated as such. Many companies have explicit rules in the employee handbook regarding communications.

Answer by  henners (568)

Unfortunately, there is little if anything you can do as a result of being fired for sending an e-mail from your work location as you most likely agreed to refrain from such acts when hired.

Answer by  meena (400)

At work you are not suppose to send e-mail by which you may loose concentration at work in turn you will be dismissed. Try not to do it again.

Answer by  tamarawilhite (17883)

Find a copy of the message for which you were accused of misconduct. Then have a paralegal to determine if that message does constitute misconduct. If it was pornographic, sexually explicit, contained racist language or was derogatory of a supervisory level team member, it will be considered misconduct in all cases. Other cases are less certain.