After 30 years ( at 50 ) of dedicated service to this non-profit, I am being ousted like a dirty old dish towel. With the economy being money tight, the Exec is restructuring me out and protecting the jobs of her personal close and semi-close friends that she brought in who have only a fraction of the time that I do. In my position I have weathered through four Executives in 30 years. Not bragging, I am the person everyone goes to for answers. One of these friends was hired to assist me. She wound up taking away part of my work. Now, to protect her employment, her job has been integrated with a city goverment grant. Oh yes, her new boss under this city grant is another very close friend brought in by the Exec who baby sits the Exec's 11 year old son.Though her responsibilities are shifting elsewhere, I am still out of a job. Another friend recently hired, at a time when there is no monies, was promoted from part-time to full-time, almost doubling her salary. But I am still out a job. What's going on here? Anyone? I always thought, " last hired - first fired ", " Job promotions based on merit not favortism ", " No discrimination here ". Now I am being forced, at mid-life, on a career change. Basically I was told to take my two months of vacation and then return with a 30 day notice of termination. Also, I was promised, for my silence and disclaimer of liabilty for wrongful firing, a used 1988 SAAB Turbo (valued at $4,500) and five month severance pay of $13,125. Lets see then, I figure by taking my two months of vacation and not remainding at work til my termination date I am saving them $5,000. Hey, I just paid for that SAAB by not working during my two month vacation period! Wow, thats pretty clever. Well, thats pretty much the jist of it.
Do I just shrug my shoulders and go on with my life, or do I resist? Should I ask for a better severance package?
Statistis: Single latin parent with 18 year old at home. Was saving up to by a home - was.

I'm sorry to hear about your job loss. I know it is very tough. When you describe the reasons for your upcoming termination, I heard you say that you are terminated because the boss wants to protect her friends. If so, there is no law against that, unfortunately. If, on the other hand, you are being terminated because of your age, race, religion, that is discriminatory and illegal.

Best of luck to you. Please let me know if I can answer any other questions for you.