Dole Cases/Complaints regarding Employment Termination
Hi! I just wanted to seek some advice.
I am currently a resigning employee who is still under a 5-month probationary period. I failed my 3rd-month evaluation due to frequent absences caused by health issues, which I believe resulted from the regular overtime and heavy workload. The company places a lot of pressure on new hires. There was no proper turnover of tasks, and we were expected to learn everything on our own. I also experienced poor treatment from my senior and manager whenever I lacked knowledge about certain tasks. While I acknowledge that I still had areas for improvement, I was genuinely trying to figure things out despite receiving little to no guidance.
Overall, it felt like they set very high standards without providing employees a fair opportunity to learn and develop.
During my 3rd month, I reached out to HR regarding a possible team transfer because my team handles one of the company's VIP clients, and I could no longer sustain the workload and demands. However, the transfer never happened because my manager did not process my request. Instead, she told me that I was the one lacking in performance and that she would have to disclose everything about my shortcomings to any team that I wanted to transfer to. I felt threatened by those statements, so I stayed and continued doing my best.
By my 4th month, I still did not pass my evaluation. Once again, my manager told me that she might fail my 5th-month evaluation, which could lead to my immediate termination.
Despite this, I continued to perform my duties to the best of my ability. I may not have rendered overtime every day, but I completed the tasks assigned to me and fulfilled my responsibilities. What I find frustrating is that the company expects employees to perform at a high level without providing proper training or turnover of responsibilities.
Eventually, I decided to resign and submitted my resignation letter two weeks before my 5th month. I expected to go through the usual resignation process. However, after submitting my resignation, my manager still proceeded with my evaluation and failed me.
Now, I do not know what to expect. According to my contract, the company may either terminate my employment immediately or extend my probationary period by another six months. My concern is that I had already submitted my resignation before the evaluation was completed. Can they still terminate me? Why would the regularization evaluation still matter if I had already resigned?
I feel that I have already suffered emotional and physical distress throughout my employment, and now it seems like they are trying to shift all the blame onto me.
I have screenshots and other evidence that I believe show unfair treatment and possible abuse of authority. I would appreciate any advice on what I should expect and how I should prepare for next week.
Thank you.