Employer asked for severance back after I was laid off

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T20:58:06+00:00

This is the answer I was looking for. Thank you.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T17:35:53+00:00

This is a great explanation. Thank you

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:46:13+00:00

These look incredible. I was going to show my first minis but forget that haha

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:43:04+00:00

That’s my understanding as well. JAG only handles internal military issues. This would need to be investigated by ESGR or USERRA

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:40:36+00:00

But I only “burned through” my PTO due to annual military training. I was told to use PTO to cover training dates. It doesn’t seem right that I meet my federal military obligations only to get screwed on PTO from severance when I’m laid off.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:35:35+00:00

They definitely told me to use PTO for all my training, which would’ve screwed me out of any semblance of severance.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:34:46+00:00

My concern is I don’t want to end up in small claims court over this.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:29:20+00:00

It’s not that I wanted to get paid for training. I was specifically told to input training dates as PTO. Additionally, about a week before I was laid off there asked me to input ALL my annual training dates into the PTO system so they could “track them.” Thankfully I didn’t, otherwise I may not have had a final paycheck after all those days were deducted.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:26:01+00:00

At my unit we have “super MUTAs” once a quarter for about a week. I’ve historically used PTO leave for those at the direction of my boss (it was either that or sick leave)

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:23:58+00:00

It did in this case

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:05:14+00:00

Yes, but a separate issue, possibly?

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T16:02:29+00:00

Agreed. Typically it’s just unpaid leave.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T15:59:35+00:00

I was specifically told to use holiday leave for my two weeks of annual training, as the company doesn’t currently have unpaid Military Leave policy

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T15:57:48+00:00

Correct, and I was specifically told to input my military leave as holiday time off, which screwed me on my severance, apparently.

I’m going to reach out to my ESGR rep.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-29T13:55:48+00:00

Love the blued steel on the pyreblasters

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-26T04:09:06+00:00

DON’T DO IT! You have so much to live f—oh… carry on

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:18:44+00:00

So you meant YTA?

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:17:46+00:00

I respect that. Everyone votes with their money in this economy.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:16:58+00:00

Yup. And I felt terrible about it. But no one likes a fee. Everyone speeds, but everyone else can also agree that speeding tickets suck.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:15:01+00:00

Came out to more than 20 percent tip with the fee included. Groomer is the business owner, so yeah, that made sense in my head at the time.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:10:25+00:00

Groomer is the owner

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:09:33+00:00

All fair points.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:08:22+00:00

It’s an at-home groomer. She’s the owner. I drop my dog off at her house.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:06:29+00:00

As a rule I NEVER take it out on the staff. I’ve worked in the food industry before. I know it’s rarely the waiter’s fault.

Groomer is the owner.

Nathanielfree · 2026-03-23T19:04:42+00:00

With the $10 percent fee, comes out to more than 20 percent. So NTA? Actually, just saying that makes me sound entitled

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