<p>Does it stay on your record after you turn 18(asking because criminal records are erased)? Also, how does this effect getting jobs in the future? Is it legal for a company to fire you without telling you?</p>
<p>Um...there's no record of being fired and whatnot. Employers don't have a registry or anything that shows your work history. They go off your resume and references. You can choose to omit it on your resume and everything, but if you do, you can't use them as a reference and it'll show less work experience.</p>
<p>And how does one get fired without being told?</p>
<p>Bojangles is right. Your employment history while you are still a minor is mostly irrelevant, unless you want to indicate some kind of prior work history on applications. When you create a resume, you don't have to put down every place you worked at, especially as a teenager, you just need a few good references.</p>
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it's always been made quite clear when i've been fired...</p>
<p>I was fired once with them not telling me. They just stopped giving me shifts. After two months of going in to check the work schedule with no shifts I finally got a straight answer on whether or not I had a job after hounding the manager for a week.</p>
<p>My circumstances are a little more unique, but I sued and they settled out of court. Got a decent chunk of change for it having been a high school job. I am not really sure if you can expect the same in your case, but if you know a lawyer I would at least tell them about your situation and see what they think. Just because you are young, don't let them take advantage of you.</p>
<p>I was fired on my last day of work. They "sent me home"(they do this a lot) but didn't say I was fired or anything until a few days later when I wasn't working anymore for some reason. It was because my boss didn't like me. I could give you guys the story if you want.</p>
<p>edit: Yeah, I might take it to court just to get off the fired list, but I don't want to waste money on a lawyer so I'm not sure yet. Anyway, definitely having a meeting with one of the higher-ups. Probably won't do anything since it's always a "my word against theirs" case.</p>
<p>I would just suggest talking to a lawyer first off the clock if you know one to see what they think. No point in wasting your time and money if you haven't a prayer.</p>
<p>My case succeeded because they had a history of shady business practices like this. I think they feared their past actions in other cases being brought to light more so than my individual case. I won't say any more than that, but just keep it in mind.</p>