An update, though not much of one
Sep. 6th, 2023 09:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lydamorehouseI was writing to some other people about this (including in comments of my previous post,) but I just wanted to add a bit more to this baffling story.
The Loft has chosen not to reply to me at all. I suspect this because they know as well as I do that no lawyer would take on a suit because it's never profitable to sue a non-profit as they just don't have any money. So, their policy seems to be to ignore my pleas for answers or proof that I have violated any contracts, because they have no reason to engage. In the meantime, they are continuing to spread lies and besmirch my character.... and, oh, boy are they dropping IMPLICATIONS.
One of my students did ask them for more detail and got this response:
"Thank you for your feedback - you have been refunded in full for the class and it will be back on your original form of payment in 3-5 business days. I did have to keep the language intentionally vague to protect Lyda's privacy, but you are correct in that we have had to let Lyda go due to a violation of her teaching contract."
Which.. the way that's phrased? Especially around "to protect Lyda's privacy"??? That makes me sound like I'm some kind of predator or secret racist.
And what contract? I have a class-by-class contract. I'm not staff. I am fully an independent contractor. Having re-read my contract the only thing I can be in violation of before the class starts is not making a good-faith effort to promote my class. I clearly did that? Nothing else kicks in until the class STARTS.
I have no idea why they are being THIS cruel.
It's not necessary. They could have let me have my last class with them and then just never accepted proposals from me. If they had later said to me, "Oh, you know, you just don't get that many requests for manuscript critiques, we're going to remove you from our stable" I would have probably agreed? So, this is STRANGE and pointed and I am truly baffled and hurt.
Like, I think this is about the summer issue, but I really, really do not know and they WON'T tell me (I guess to preserve my privacy??) But, if it's something else, shouldn't they have been very clear about it when they told me they were cancelling my class? They really made it sound innocuous, like maybe there were lots of other staff who used Wet.ink who would be affected.
What the fuck.
I continue to have no words.
The Loft has chosen not to reply to me at all. I suspect this because they know as well as I do that no lawyer would take on a suit because it's never profitable to sue a non-profit as they just don't have any money. So, their policy seems to be to ignore my pleas for answers or proof that I have violated any contracts, because they have no reason to engage. In the meantime, they are continuing to spread lies and besmirch my character.... and, oh, boy are they dropping IMPLICATIONS.
One of my students did ask them for more detail and got this response:
"Thank you for your feedback - you have been refunded in full for the class and it will be back on your original form of payment in 3-5 business days. I did have to keep the language intentionally vague to protect Lyda's privacy, but you are correct in that we have had to let Lyda go due to a violation of her teaching contract."
And what contract? I have a class-by-class contract. I'm not staff. I am fully an independent contractor. Having re-read my contract the only thing I can be in violation of before the class starts is not making a good-faith effort to promote my class. I clearly did that? Nothing else kicks in until the class STARTS.
I have no idea why they are being THIS cruel.
It's not necessary. They could have let me have my last class with them and then just never accepted proposals from me. If they had later said to me, "Oh, you know, you just don't get that many requests for manuscript critiques, we're going to remove you from our stable" I would have probably agreed? So, this is STRANGE and pointed and I am truly baffled and hurt.
Like, I think this is about the summer issue, but I really, really do not know and they WON'T tell me (I guess to preserve my privacy??) But, if it's something else, shouldn't they have been very clear about it when they told me they were cancelling my class? They really made it sound innocuous, like maybe there were lots of other staff who used Wet.ink who would be affected.
What the fuck.
I continue to have no words.
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Date: 2023-09-06 06:59 pm (UTC)The local newspaper has also reached out, but both they and MN public radio are very honest and clear that personal gripes don't often a news story make. And, that's okay with me. I would really only get deep satisfaction if I was able to tarnish the Loft's reputation they way they tried to do to mine, and I'm kind of an evil Scorpio that way--so it's fine if nothing comes of it.
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Date: 2023-09-06 11:44 pm (UTC)Stuff like they're saying would have a proper HR department in conniptions. Once someone no longer works for you, saying anything other than "they no longer work for us" can cause big trouble. Not that you want to cause trouble! But they really should not be implying or saying anything about why you no longer work there.
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Date: 2023-09-07 06:02 pm (UTC)K.