Opinion ID: 795392
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Green's Termination

Text: 22 On August 21, 2002, Green spoke with Reep about taking classes the following week. These classes were for another job that Green wanted to do on her free weekends. The classes were scheduled on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Reep arranged for a teller from the Blaisdell location, Shelly, to cover for Green while she attended classes. According to Reep, Green's time missed was all set in terms of coverage. Reep told Erdman and another officer at the bank about the coverage. Erdman agreed to the coverage arrangement so that Green could attend classes. In his deposition, Erdman admitted that other employees were allowed to attend classes during work hours. 23 On August 23, 2002, Reep gave her two-week notice to Erdman. Erdman told her that he accepted the resignation to be effective immediately. The vault was audited before Reep was allowed to leave the bank. Reep stated that this made her feel like a criminal. Reep generally felt that she was treated unprofessionally when she offered her resignation. Green noted that Lynn Miller, a Caucasian employee, was not been treated the same when she gave her two-week notice. 24 Green worked at the bank on August 24. She attempted to confirm with Erdman that she had permission to take her classes the following week. Erdman told her to go to her class on Monday and call him during that day's break in her classes. 25 On August 26, Green went to her class and called Erdman during her break. He told her that she would be needed at the bank the next day, August 27. Green came to the bank later on August 26 and began work at 3:00 p.m. She worked two hours before she found time to talk with Erdman. Erdman again told Green that she was needed at work on August 27 and that she should not go to her class. Green told Erdman that she would be at work by noon and that Miller could cover for her. She told Erdman that she could not reschedule her class. Green told Erdman that Reep had made coverage arrangements with a teller at the Blaisdell location. Erdman said he needed Green there and that the coverage arrangement was unacceptable. He also refused the suggestion that Miller cover for Green. Erdman offered to pay for the cost of Green's classes. However, Green informed Erdman that the classes were free. 26 It became apparent to Erdman that Green was upset by their conversation. Erdman told Green to turn off her computer and put her drawer away. He told her that he was letting her go. 4 Miller, Markoe, and Koop would cover Green's teller duties after she was gone. 27 Markoe prepared a series of memos related to Green's performance issues. Green alleges that these memos only surfaced after her firing and that she suspects they were prepared after the fact. The memos stated that Green was rude to customers, staff, and Markoe. The memos also detailed some problems Green was having with lock box processing. Green believes the memos were prepared at a later date because none of the issues therein were discussed in her August 7 meeting with Markoe. Reep also stated that she had never seen the memos before her deposition related to this case. Reep said that she was unaware of any of the underlying issues described in the Markoe memos. Reep further noted that the Markoe memos were unusual because it was generally Reep's job to evaluate the performance of tellers. 28 Franklin National Bank did have a regular performance review policy. Normally, an employee would receive a performance review and an individual improvement plan after ninety days with the bank. Reep stated that Green's performance was okay when Reep wrote the ninety-day performance review. There is neither a record of the performance review nor individual improvement plan. Neither document was given to Green during discovery. Franklin National Bank does not have an explanation for why the performance review and individual improvement plan are missing from Green's file.