Picture an extremely small town in Texas, Lorenzo. The Lorenzo City Counsel was hiring one City Manager and two clerks. That was the entire office. I was married into a prominent family at the time and the city counsel decided I would be the first clerk they would hire. The City Manager was hired next. He was a terminated police officer from another small town.....a total Idiot. There comes along a lovely, incredibly competitive woman for Clerk #2. She hated me.
It was noticed by all that the Clerk #2 and Manager began flirting around. They were both married to other people, of course.
As the City Manager (Rick) was an Idiot, he thought he could re-do the City budget and give Clerk #2 (Trish was her name) a sudden raise in salary. When I confronted him, he said it was used as a promotion to Trish and a demotion to me. Note that I was a very quiet person, but smart and a good worker. I was to do any job that required Math as Trish never finished High School. I am serious.
It took only two more months for Rick to call me in his office and say he had to terminate me. As he was still an Idiot - he did not understand that you need to have reason/cause for termination of an employee.
The end is the best part. My family sued and won (compensation and the change of record), Rick and Trish had a 'love child' and he was forced to quit, and Trish was charged on felony counts of embezzling around $500,000.
WooHoo!!! I love that story. It is absolutely true. I do not hesitate to use names. They deserve it.
(Posted by Anonymous)
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