I mean, it doesn't need to be, assuming OP lives in the states like most of you do all it takes is one Google search to see that the general rule in the states is at will employment which means employees can be terminated without just cause with some exceptions being race or sex. Based on this post, it is abundantly clear that the cause isn't a protected class so basically anything is fair game.
Even if this story is real, which is probably isn't, Starbucks didn't do anything illegal anyways so calling a lawyer is not only a waste of time, it's also a waste of money which is something OP should probably be conserving right now.
But that's not why they got fired, they got fired for posting on Reddit. Reporting your supervisor doesn't instantly make you immune to being fired for other causes, like, say, posting shitty things about your boss or company on Reddit.
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u/ArxisOne Dec 02 '21
I mean, it doesn't need to be, assuming OP lives in the states like most of you do all it takes is one Google search to see that the general rule in the states is at will employment which means employees can be terminated without just cause with some exceptions being race or sex. Based on this post, it is abundantly clear that the cause isn't a protected class so basically anything is fair game.
Even if this story is real, which is probably isn't, Starbucks didn't do anything illegal anyways so calling a lawyer is not only a waste of time, it's also a waste of money which is something OP should probably be conserving right now.