Quote Originally Posted by cla1945 View Post
The new firefighter shouldn't have been fired. There was nothing wrong with what he did. Being new is just that...being the newest member of the house. These thin skinned firemen at Engine 55 really overreacted in a big way. I can't imagine that was the only reason they gave the Commissioner. The proby will get his job back. If not, he needs a good lawyer because that's bullshit!
The key here is that he was a probationary employee. Employers have a lot of leeway in firing probationary employees.