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By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:41:34 +0000

It can be career suicide even if you DO win. By filing a lawsuit, you’ve branded yourself as a high-maintenance, high-risk employee. If you’re willing to sue your previous employer, what’s to stop you from suing another one? Most people are not willing to risk their future paychecks just to be “right.” You might win the job battle, but lose the career war.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:29:28 +0000

Hi Meg, very good points… especially about career suicide, b/c you might not win! I wish more lawyers would do pro bono work. And you’re right, it’s easy to say “why not sue” b/c our culture has taught us it’s OK to sue for anything.

By: Meg

Meg — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:22:14 +0000

The reason you don’t see more lawsuits is (1) suing someone is expensive, (2) it’s career suicide, and (3) there’s always a chance you won’t win even if the facts on your side. As a lawyer, I’m so tired of people saying, “So why don’t they sue?” in this or other similar situations. The fact is, life is not fair, and most wrongs are never redressed. I’ve worked with lawyeres in law firms who do egregiously sexist things and get away with it because the emotional and financial cost of suing simply isn’t worth the bother.

By: Don't Have Children If You Can't Take Care Of Yourself | Financial Samurai

Don't Have Children If You Can't Take Care Of Yourself | Financial Samurai — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 09:02:23 +0000

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By: Charlie

Charlie — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:23:55 +0000

I can see your point. Not every manager will have a soft spot, but I imagine there are definitely people out there that that will have thoughts like that when making a tough decision about who to let go. Hopefully our economy will keep getting better so we don’t have to have so many layoffs anymore!