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Question:
What if a volunteer and boss have disagreement and boss fires volunteer with no reason
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Hi Jacob, and thanks for contacting CTB.
The most accurate answer to your question is "It depends." A volunteer may not have available some of the options that a formal employee may have.  That depends upon whether and how legal protections are extended to volunteers in the jurisdiction where the "firing" occurs.  You might want to consult an attorney  or local human resources people for the specific answer where you live.
As is often the case, prevention may be the best available option.  The parties should try to identify and address the source of disagreement in constructive ways before it gets beyond solving.  We suggest that the volunteer try to meet with and talk with the boss about the nature and extent of the disagreement, and about whether any mutually acceptable compromises/solutions can be identified short of termination.  During that conversation, it probably wlll be helpful to determine whether the disagreement is about the desired outcome itself or about the methods proposed to reach the desired outcome.  If the latter, there is often "more than one way to skin a cat," and compromise may work better for both parties.  If the former, then the best decision may be to part company, hopefully on positive terms.  There is no shame in agreeing to disagree and in parting company.
Realistically, getting fired, whether as employee or volunteer, hurts.  The volunteer and others should recognize that a painful and/or angry reaction will last for a time.  As part of the recovery process, take some time to look back and identify useful learning gained from this experience that can be applied to future endeavors.  Successful entrepreneurs often have had failure experiences.  One important way they cope is to take what they have learned from past failures (and also from the successes experienced within that failure) and apply it to the next effort.
You might find some relevant information in our Chapters 6 and 7 and the two related toolkits.  Click on the Learn a Skill Graphic and then on Table of Contents.  Scroll down to those chapters and look over their content. Portions of the Advocating for Change toolkit also may be relevant.
 
 

Question Date: Mar, 08/02/2016