A Texas mother’s son has accused USPS of terminating his mom after they attempted to get her to work two extra hours off the clock, unpaid. Prior to being fired, she worked 6-hour days 6 days a week, never missing a day or arriving late. Days after telling her manager that she was “uncomfortable” working a bit longer because the person she swapped shifts with was running late, she received her letter of termination.
Posting a photo of the letter to USPS, Reddit user Nervous-Matter-1201 explained that his mom had been working at the post office for 89 days. “She has been told multiple times that she was doing an excellent job,” he wrote. OP continued: “The only issue she can think of is the PM asked her to stay two hours late until the next person came in,” to which she declined and then was laid off; hundreds of Redditors found the PM’s alleged behavior unacceptable.
Redditors Advise the Texas Mother to Take Legal Action Against the USPS PM
“That two hours unpaid was a test to see if she was willing to be taken advantage of. Since she showed she wasn’t, they let her go,” wrote a commenter, adding how the mother should have just accepted to work for free before filing a complaint to the labor board. “They need to call their union rep asap. And working off the clock is against the contract AND law. That PM, hopefully, will be put in the hot seat real quick,” remarked a second user.
Dozens upon dozens of others echoed the same sentiment. “That PM is such a dirt bag,” sighed a Redditor, with others imploring the mother to speak with the Department of Labor. As to why the PM was able to do this, one person explained, “Sadly any or no reason during probation. It’s the only window that you can be easily let go. Sounds like they waited until the 11th hour.”
Managers and employers taking advantage of their workers isn’t uncommon, sadly, so it’s not hard for people to quickly believe Nervous-Matter-1201’s story and support his mother. Though, the burden of proof still will fall upon her if she wishes to make a legal case against the USPS PM.
