Two weeks ago, I was fired from my job. It was undeserved, unexpected – and unexpectedly brutal.  I wasn’t fired because I was lazy or because I stole or because I was watching porn on my computer or because I took a nap at my desk.

California is a “right to work” state, which ostensibly means that workers cannot be forced to join a union as a condition of employment, but what it means in reality is that basically an employee can be fired for any fanciful reason your employer can cook up, and there are very few exceptions.… [Read more]