Offer - Oosik in the house?

 

I'm at a point where I can embarrass alot of "important people" in court with how I got jacked in getting terminated,(Oosik, I had 4 seasonal positions before being terminated for the same job, at a new created GS-5 position) and as a veteran got jacked out of another job where procedures weren't followed to send me a "resondents right to reply"(CFR...something (?). when given a negative suitability paper. I hit these guys left ways to sideways(?)

 

So I asked that $50,000 would make me whole

$15,000 and the job I should have had(seasonal)w/ other supervisors

$5,000 and an apology from 5 "players" - I got wronged by, and I will write the apology scripts - in front of all my former workmates.

 

I just got an offer for $10,000.00 and go away.

 

Am I in the 98% losers and lucky? Is this a "first offer? I live w/or w/o them and have nothing to lose -  Do I get perverse satisfaction of embarrassing questions, and go for more w/a judge and go for broke?? Or just get 30% tax off 10,000 and glad to get something?

 

From this zone w/you guys - Should I think I should celebrate that I have a response from these people? (It took a week). Are they showing weakness?

 

So I have no Judge appointed yet, but have met my deposition deadlines, no Judge to amend my charges  to (to add on), the lawyer on the other end has real work to do........

 

I feel my stuff is strong.......and embarrassing.............Do I get greedy and ask for $20,000 ..or put my tail btwn my legs and go home........Any experience here?    Help!

                             

 

I was informed of my transgression of talking in a "sarcastic " tone of my voice on the radio to a security guard . This was presented to me 40 days after the fact and no proof - even though the statement said this was overheard by staff and visitors...at my "counseling session" about this they couldnt even say what I said or who accused me ...I found out 3 mos. after my termination.

 

I had a "heated argument" with a security guard in front of visitors when entering my complex with a bag.(No bags allowed)  I am an employee, that for forever has a right - no questions asked.- been able to enter with a bag. This was my second day at work and if there was a rule changed - it changed while I was gone. The Guard (which I had negative history with) blew it up to where I cussed him out and he had witnessess with....he didnt, and I did, to prove him an idiot...but  this was never investigated for me to show my side.  I was judged wrong. I even got this admitted by the Superintendent, and Chief Law enforcement Officer, as bogus - yet it was used against me.

 

I had to yell at an unruly bunch of 7-year olds to restore order at a gravesite and 5 days later an e-mail comes to complain against me  - and I am put on Admin Leave.....I write an informal grievance against this treatment.

 

I get a call 6 hrs later from my GS-11 that I can come back to work the next day.

 

I call in sick the day after this incident    My GS-11 supervisor calls me, to tell me ,that I called in sick improperly and if I wanted to be a victim - then maybe I should consider other other employment...(hence grievance #2)

 

Another school group comes to my gravesite, unruly ,and I check their behaviour prior to entering ...and an e-mail complains that I am boderline "brusk and rude"....this was used to fire me 2 days before my first grievance was to be heard....and I had #3 grievanve about how lazy females were given a pass on performance - but others like me were held to a higher standard. She gets a recommendation to another Park - I get jacked on the tone of my voice on the radio that no one knows of. (and a myraid of other male/female discrepancies in the workplace)

 

I have witnesses to my facts.  Background: This is new management brought in in the last part of my 4th season...that I got a bad vibe from ....and got re-hired later, after not being invited to my standard seasonal, as permanent, by being the top qualifier at the new GS-5 ..they reluctantly hired me. 

 

I have witnesses, and what I overheard from third party, put out at a staff meeting, that the GS-11 Puertorican female has ,as her modus operandi ,that as far as tolerating rude behavior, at a gravesite, to all the white staff, that  you cannot impose your "white values on visitors"

 

There's more - but thats the meat and potatoes.  I was a probationary employee- hence no MSPB - but I had been there 4 ys. prior to this new management, coming in ,

and can show that I was the first of 5 white males in the division 1/12 ys ago to which there are zero today, also.

 

I also got screwed out of a maintenance position within the department (Vet preferance)for which I was the only qualifier for 2 days after I was terminated. They collaberated to squezee me out - the Maintenance Supervisor wanted me...but they put pressure on her...what I cant sweep floors effectively?....just a letter of unsuitability w/o a CFR right to respond....

 

Anywhoo....there's more ....my wife says take the $ and shutup!

 

 Its all stomach-turning

 

 

 

Based on your own description above I wonder why it took them so long to terminate you.

To answer your question was it fair for you to waive your rights to complain to OSC to settle your complaint -- Absolutely.  You don't have to agree to a settlement if you don't like the terms.  However, an agency rep would not be doing their job if they simply resolved one complaint while still having to litigate the same matters in a different forum.  Global settlements are well accepted and widely used.