Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason

Re:Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason by shampine on Friday August 08, 2014 @01:05PM (#8153875)

I had an offer withdrawn the day before I was supposed to get on a plane to move myself cross country. I had quit my job, broken my lease, etc.

The company paid me a 6 week severance, even though I never worked a minute for them, just to compensate me for what I had given up.

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Re:Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason by Alupis on Friday August 08, 2014 @01:25PM (#8153980)

That was a very nice company. They were in no way obligated to do any of that. You chose to break your lease on a gamble that things would work out for you... obviously they didn't... that's just how it is.

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Re:Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason by pmiller2 on Friday August 08, 2014 @01:48PM (#8154103)

I'm not a lawyer, but having quit a job, broken a lease, and literally packed up to move the next day, I think promissory estoppel might apply.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promissory_estoppel#Promissory_...

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Re:Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason by sbalea on Friday August 08, 2014 @02:10PM (#8154237)

Yes, which is why they paid him 6 weeks. I am sure in the papers there there's a "no lawsuit" clause…

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Re:Ask HN: I was hired and unhired in 2 weeks, for no reason by onedev on Sunday August 10, 2014 @09:17PM (#8161450)

It appears to me you don't have a particularly good grasp of the laws and legal code surrounding these circumstances beyond cursory Wikipedia articles. Often the laws are much much more complex than they appear on the surface.

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