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Subject:Re: FWD: An ugly job incident (long) From:John Posada <john -at- TDANDW -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 20 Oct 1998 16:58:07 -0400
Mike.
Thou hast snippeth too much. :-)
I was only refering to kissing the severance pay goodbye. I also said
that I'm not a lawyer for the other items.
John
Huber, Mike wrote:
>
> > From: John Posada [mailto:john -at- tdandw -dot- com]
>
> > I'm sorry, but I deal in reality.
> >
> > Is the severance deserved? Maybe.
> > Will it require lawyers, courts, etc.? Yes, at least lawyer(s).
> > What's severence pay? Two weeks? That will get eaten up in
> > the first two
> > meetings with the lawyer.
>
> > > Kiss that puppy goodbye
>
> There are more issues than the severance pay. Anon stands accused of theft
> and sabotage. Walking away might not be an option, depending on the
> attitudes of those left behind. I don't know how far it is likely to go (my
> guess is probably nowhere) but blacklisting, lawsuits, or even criminal
> charges are possible.
>
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