California woman suing Texas Children's Hospital, says job revoked after she moved to Houston

[@SoCalBrian]

No job security in the medical field either. Yet all these medical and nursing schools keep saying there is a shortage. Hypocrisy.

[@carolclayton6442]

There is definitely a shortage of medical personnel nationwide, but the hospitals expect those who remain on the job to just absorb all the extra work of those who are let go.

[@blah7160]

Does no one know this hospital is in the midst of controversy and lost the love from the public it is supposed to be caring for? They were performing irreversible Trans medical care on literal children and wouldn't stop till we made a law to make them. This is the result of bad business practices and a terrible economy. They lost so much funding and donors when a doctor rated them out. I stopped donating myself. I understand it wasn't a lot but I'm not alone in this. This is just the consequences of their actions. They knew we didn't support it and they still did it.

[@infinitedreaming222]

They’re is a shortage… they are just not hiring to relive the shortage. Also we live in a different time you can use that degree many ways

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

@@carolclayton6442 ABSOLUTELY!! I know bcz I work in the medical field. They work to death those that are already in the system. They do NOT truly care about their employees…not really.

[@marcusinfinity9386]

The old hospital is still there.. Just no employees I'm pretty sure

[@darlenab.7179]

Hope she wins. This lady relocated from a different state and spent 20k to relocate. Why should individuals give a two week notice while employers can release on the spot.

[@sliedogg]

Only chumps give two weeks,, I currently have a job but start a new one on Monday. My current employer will find out monday.

[@darlenab.7179]

@sliedogg Good for you. Don't start with name-calling people. It shows a lack of character.

[@jamescash887]

@@sliedogggoing from McDonalds to Burger King without giving a two weeks notice isn’t that brave bro.

[@78213oswaldo]

Texas is an "at will" state. Nothing she can do.

[@sliedogg]

@@jamescash887 Ok buddy, 🤣. If that's the best you can do perhaps you should get an education.

[@EricFortuneJr.]

I couldn’t imagine what went through her mind finding out over the phone. Bills never stop.

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

I doubt she's telling the full story.

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

Well THAT is why she went PUBLIC. Now EVERYBODY KNOWS. Lets see what the hospital will do. I pray she WINS this case.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@UncleDavesKitchen - What could be missing that would make a difference? By all means, explain what you think is missing and WHY you think it. We'll wait. ⏳🕰️

[@maxalberts2003]

@@UncleDavesKitchen How do you account for the other 1000 employees who were just laid off?

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

@@MakeWay4CJ Per the segment she was offered the job but not hired. Per the segment the job was resented while she was doing her medical screening, did she fail that screen? Why sell her house and move her family before getting hired? Is she impulsive, that is a red flag about her ability for decision making. What was the exact reason per the hiring department that they did not hire her, we only hear her side. There is more to this story than she's telling.

[@deeprollingriver52]

I was an RN for 45 years. Hospitals are ruthless

[@AI_MIT_71]

Not only hospitals, the other high tech companies behave the same way too.

[@mistiinseattle]

So are other companies

[@thetruthsayer8347]

@@AI_MIT_71well, the story is about a hospital and he/she is speaking from the perspective of someone who has worked for one.

[@AI_MIT_71]

@@thetruthsayer8347 My comment was that it's not only happening to the hospital, but happening to the tech companies too. It happens everywhere.

[@misspiscesdreamz]

I thought nurses were in demand everywhere

[@user-cg3rq4jq6m]

These companies do not care about people at all. They do this all the time they just picked the wrong person to mess with. I'm so glad she is fighting back for us all. I hope they have to pay her for every penny she used to get there.

[@toniwatson466]

It is the hiring comp

[@i420Austin420i]

yea its the hiring company brother, a texas judge is prolly gana throw this out, she should be sueing the other company for not notifiying her about the freeze prior too her move.

[@jayp-ki4zo]

That’s Texas for you, they care about the employer and not the employee.

[@KonohasYeIlowFlash]

@@i420Austin420iYeah, I don’t see the case against the hospital. Her offer letter probably had a clause about rescinding without cause and that her employment was at-will. If the hiring company knew about the freeze, they probably have some liability, but I don’t think the hospital has any liability.

[@KonohasYeIlowFlash]

@@jayp-ki4zoThat’s everywhere for you. She was probably an at-will hire which means they can fire you whenever for no reason. She also did not technically start the job, so I imagine there was a clause about rescinding the offer without cause. I don’t agree with it-especially in this unfortunate situation.

[@wendy833]

I can't believe this hospital laid all these people off. Get rid of all the top heavy number crunchers.

[@jamescash887]

Lots of people are getting laid off right now but the media is covering it up. So much for this great economy right?

[@JB-pe2yn]

Lol heavy number crunchers... you have absolutely no I'd love what you're talking about and it shows.

[@stephendotson9255]

@@JB-pe2yn you are showing that you are a dickhead

[@wendy833]

@JB-pe2yn uh, I do know what I'm talking about. I work at a hospital, and they're talking about doing the same thing. The big dog makes $8 million a year and gets almost the same amount as a commission each year. Every sentence starts with $$$.

[@ambersalazar9171]

@@wendy833 it’s the same at the hospital in my area. They have 42 Vice Presidents, more than 1 per department. Every few months they create a new VP position to promote someone else to. The hospital is bleeding money. They were even caught stealing the frontline worker bonuses for the regular staff to pay the hefty paychecks at the top. These hospitals need to be investigated

[@crinklecut3790]

Why is it that hospitals generally seem the least concerned about the welfare of people?

[@vidaacheampong2563]

Because it's not about caring for people it's about PROFIT

[@somoody9322]

@@vidaacheampong2563 exactly Just try and go to the ER especially if its by the time the sun goes down. You'd be sitting there for hours if not well into the next morning waiting to be seen. They hardly have any doctors and nurses working its like they have less than a skeleton crew. To freaking cheap to have enough staff working.

[@freespeech.7254]

Because they are rich and will always be rich

[@biolife3274]

Because they’re trying to keep from going under. They can save your job and then you’ll lose it a year later after they go through chapter 7 bankruptcy.

[@christopherlee5584]

Because they aren't. Medicine isn't Marcus Welby of the 50's, or even the Huxtible's of the 80's. Event the good, caring people still in healthcare are tools of the greediest of corporations. Sorry.... I'm all about capitalism, but some things shouldn't be about the money. And capitalism would work just fine if our useless politicians in DC weren't in the pockets of big corporate conglomerates. It's called "crony capitalism" and the republicans are just as guilty of it as the demoncraps.

[@savingpyro]

Is it just me or does it sound like she should be suing the hiring company, not the hospital. Report said the hiring company knew about the freeze 2 months ago and had her continue the process anyways.

[@moreanita8]

How was she able to continue the process when they had a hiring freeze? How was she able to interview with anybody at the hospital? All of that should have been canceled from the get go. The hospital and agency are at fault here.

[@JacobScholl]

I am Mrs. Pedram's attorney. Don't worry, we sued them and the recruiter too.

[@Jblaze024]

​@@JacobSchollI hope your client has a lot of money because those lawyers are going to litigate you until you have no more. Are you going to do it pro bono

[@HotaruGlaive]

I bet the hiring company is an LLC. She's going after the money. She already got a job though since Houston's market is so good and because of this I have a feeling this will be tossed.

[@geneclarke2205]

Believe me, hospital administration is mismanagement on steroids. It seems HR talent management and clinical management are never on the same page. I worked with a hospital recruiter for months on a salary, schedule, and credentialing only to show up and the clinic director said they knew nothing about this agreement and that's not what the position actually required. I walked out and was in a position to find another job but it must have cost the hospital thousands of dollars in the recruitment process all for nothing. Yes, sue the pants off the hospital because they have overall responsibility for hiring, even if using an outside agency.

[@randys6220]

I moved across the country for a government job and before I moved I accepted the tentative offer and was "hired" before moving. The employment checks such as extensive background investigation, physical and approved onboarding documentation were already completed. There was no longer a job offer to pull/rescind before I moved because I was already hired as an employee. This is crazy to move to another state based on a "job offer" that could be rescinded at any time.

[@alisonh4022]

Most of those who are overpopulating TX nowadays are doing so for a "job offer" or what they are hoping it is because they just want to get away from their states. And now this one is unhappy that things don't go their way.. too bad, Maybe she can go back to Cali before loosing the rest of her money to lawyers 🤣🤣

[@Meow4B]

Yeah people are stupid. I hope she at least had an offer letter or her lawsuit isn’t going anywhere. But even if she had an offer letter I’m sure it said contingent upon passing the pre-employment screening she was in the process of doing after she moved like a dummy

[@QuangNguyen-ng5zh]

The likelihood of getting the permanent offer once you get the tentative offer with federal job is pretty high, but even then you moving at your own risk pending the security background check, or even position being cancelled.

[@MakeWay4CJ]

@MeowNow494 - you could've said all that without calling her names. As if you're any smarter than her? I bet you could be followed around for weeks and plenty of things that you've done or said could be considered dumb by most so why do you feel so free to call someone else that. Besides, if she was as dumb as you claim then she wouldn't have been offered 120 K job, would she? Ironically, had you NOT bothered to call her names like a child then maybe your opinion would probably have some validity. Please be a bettwr human being next time.

[@ThePorshaEdmun]

Never do that again. With government jobs you aren’t really hired until you have an EOD

[@kenthompson5723]

People, stop blaming "hospitals". It's not nurses, doctors, secretaries, or janitors that are doing this. IT'S THE CORPORATE SUITS, the executives at the top, who make millions of dollars and who only care about MONEY, not patients, not people.

[@dreday1708]

Hope she wins!

[@JacobScholl]

I am Mrs. Pedram's Attorney. I hope we have wonderful people like you on our jury!

[@HarrisonFjord-n3v]

​@@JacobSchollwe're a right to work state, she can kick rocks back to commiefornia.

[@lanedaw811]

Texas is an at will work state stupid, you are not guaranteed a job are you that ignorant

[@neilt4168]

So it's not the hospital at fault. It's the hiring company who should've put a pause on hiring. The hospital told them about the hiring freeze two months earlier.

[@vikkyvictoriaf2395]

They glanced over that part so fast I wasn’t sure I heard right.

[@JacobScholl]

I am Mrs. Pedram's attorney. Don't worry, we sued them too.

[@ladywed2699]

Yea she's suing the wrong company.

[@raphealaazaniahi4761]

To say that it’s not the hospitals fault is inaccurate. She still went through the on boarding process at the actual hospital. Throughout the process, I’m sure she was not only communicating with employees of the employment agency, but also employees of the hospital. Neither company could take the time to inform her that she was not getting hired?

[@LoganGraceHope]

The hospital allowed the highering so they are responsible.

[@brownbarrett6842]

But but but I thought no one wants to work. This is why loyalty to any company is insanity. They will cut your job without a second thought but are upset people want livable wages and job security.

[@ExceptionalLibra]

That part!

[@AMD9510]

The HR department should have reached to the lady before she moved from California to Texas. She file a complaint to Labor Board and recoup her moving expenses.

[@pearlsswine]

Yes, Barbara, it's HR's fault for not stopping this woman from uprooting her life so impulsively. Clearly no one saved this woman from herself, so it's not her fault she made a stupid decision.

[@abbottshaull9831]

Wait a minute if the Recruiter extended a Job Offer before the HR Department of the Hospital was inform, then it would be on Recruiter for her to recoup her cost for moving.

[@HeatherRose2023]

She should have held out for a relocation package and hiring bonus to prove the hiring company is committed.

[@zoraidita2022]

She shouldn't have a problem getting hired. But you don't uproot your family until you've been there for awhile and definitely not sell your house.

[@jamescash887]

Yeah. That’s exactly what I told my wife when we moved. I take no one at their word.

[@mattschehr163]

@@jamescash887you do take them for their word

[@shalehausler4383]

I agree with you, but unfortunately that may not be an option for everyone. It's a shame what the world has become

[@HotaruGlaive]

They said she already has a job.

[@elysiyah3364]

For all you know the way she did it could've been her only option. You don't know if she had a stable support system or maybe she's a single mother.

[@luisriba8082]

With all these laid off, people should start suing for wrongful terminations. People sick and tired of playing games.

[@NuffinEdited]

Can't sue a right to hire or fire company in Texas

[@luisriba8082]

I am assuming you are lawyer​@@NuffinEdited

[@luisriba8082]

Its still at will a state. People can file a suit for many exceptions under the state and federal law.

[@2davivadiva]

Luisriba oh that’s def what you’re gonna start seeing. There will be an increase in suicides, workplace violence and lawsuits because of these predatory behaviors this is not a measure of a healthy society for employers to behave this way

[@HotaruGlaive]

@@NuffinEdited You can sue, but it is doubtful you will win.

[@victoriaanderson863]

She's EXACTLY, right... people, in Houston, DO NOT CARE about other people... it's terrifying 😳

[@BigRodd91]

No we don't care about commies from Commiefornia!

[@blah7160]

Okay this is just stupid and is irrelevant to any of this! This hospital is in the midst of controversy. This has NOTHING to do with Texans and EVERYTHING to do with what they were doing. Most Texans don't support irreversible Trans care of literal children. They knew this. They still did it. Actions have consequences.

[@maxalberts2003]

One word: Texas.

[@drelioh]

What's that got to do with people in Houston? People in Houston didn't offer her a job, but the hospital.

[@victoriaanderson863]

@drelioh it's the place in general... the people are evil. I got away from that hell hole as quick as I could. I'll never go back. DO SOME RESEARCH

[@errolneal9789]

This is why you NEVER move your entire life upon accepting an offer in another state. You should be prepared to have temporary living arrangements in the target state until you at least pass your probationary period. You need a plan in case things go south because there is very little legal recourse unless there is blatant discrimination that can be proved. Texas is an "at will" state so you can be fired for any reason at all.

[@Fat12219]

That is super messed 😳 up at TCU 😮

[@TatankaTaylor]

Absolutely nothing of what you said applies here. You're blaming this woman instead of the hospital which is the only party that caused this issue. This hospital is going to lose big against her. And I promise you that they will try to settle out of court because it was THEM who are at fault here. Not the woman. What the hospital should've done is to issue a relocation package AFTER she had been hired and AFTER she had earned her first paycheck. That's how its usually done by professional and responsible institutions. What this hospital did was scummy and unprofessional. And that is why they will lose this case in court. So again, stop blaming the victim here, OP. Stop being a corporate apologist.

[@GR3YD3ATH]

@@TatankaTaylor no, always assume your employer will screw one over until proven otherwise. this is modern times, because they jobs not careers...

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

Oh LORD …”AT WILL” clause will definitely be a negative in her pursuit of financial losses. 🤦🏻‍♀️⚖️

[@stephanieallangarman5598]

@@TatankaTaylor Hey, look up AT WILL legal terms in EMPLOYMENT LAW 😳. Worked in Federal and State Agencies and “AT WILL” clauses are not about being fair.

[@jreynolds3208]

The hospital told the hiring company they were halting their hiring. It’s the hiring companies fault for not telling the woman. Can’t go after them though! They don’t have as much MONEY.

[@Moondoggy1941]

If she was an executive she would have been given a moving allowance, a signing bonus and a guarantee salary and exit package, you and me. Nope.

[@thecurator2626]

It’s bad in Texas. This happened to me with one of the big four auto insurance companies. Be careful moving for work without a backup.

[@FracturedReality777]

So wouldn't she have a case against the recruiter rather than the hospital? The hospital notified the recruiter but the recruiter decided not to inform her (likely hoping the hiring freeze would be dropped) She wasn’t working with the hospital recruiter but rather a 3rd party recruiter.

[@abbottshaull9831]

Exactly she has a grounds to sue to the recruiting company that failed to tell her about the hiring freeze at the Hospital. This is the one thing people missed in the entire story. If the recruiting entity knew about the hiring freeze, they had obligation to inform any potential people they were trying to recruit for the hospital. So the Job Offer was more from the recruiter than from the hospital. A misunderstanding at the end of the day.

[@d3r3kyasmar]

TX has this culture of favoring corporations over people. I hope she wins.

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

That makes no sense

[@emacias1473]

Moved myself from CA to NV for a job. Didnt take the whole family or even rent a room for myself till orientation was completed and a start date was given. Than after that i just rented a room didnt bring the whole family and get a home till training/probation period of 3 months was completed and i was assigned my own route and an official employee. We are lucky though to have plenty of family in both states. Wife and kids stayed at MILs during that time same town we were living at and she helped me get a room from an aunt who is a real estate agent.

[@Grombow45]

How outrageous!!!😡

[@rebitedon]

Being that it's TCH I'm not surprised... they have shady ways.

[@Nin204292]

Sadly it's a lot of companies doing this. I signed a letter of acceptance to work in Nellis Air Force base and was in the middle of buying my plane tickets when they bailed on me. The only sad time it's a good thing I live with family.

[@reemagee4828]

That's infuriating 😡

[@Doc5thMech]

I believe you are referring to Nellis AFB.

[@Nin204292]

@Doc5thMech Damn! I made a typo

[@grog1473]

Found out she was from Cali and was like nope.

[@celestialblue7229]

She's probably not even originally from California, in fact most people aren't true natives. It doesn't matter though if she was wronged in this way, it could've been anyone else from another state too.

[@talkingthetalk3640]

That's okay because Texas is trash anyway.

[@mtz3843]

comletely right, who wants someone from thug evil leftest demonrat cali.

[@rooksandcastles]

This is sad. I'm glad she was able to find another employer quickly. Children's hospital's around the country are money pits, so please be mindful when applying to them specifically to work with children. All of them are operating in the red.

[@kcindc5539]

Wait…. she was offered the job contingent upon successfully completing health screening (and drug screening) among other things. WHY would you uproot your family when you haven’t been onboarded yet???

[@sport07-o2l]

Fair question

[@Surannhealz]

Some people are willing to do anything to leave the current coastal cities 🏃‍♀️ 🚪

[@ericstewart517]

That is NOT what it said AT ALL.... Nothing about "contingent upon medical screening" ( while I agree the story would lead a "non listener " to jump to that conclusion....it was an unnecessary red herring...that helps half-paying-attention types to get "lost in the weeds") It said she was told there was a hiring FREEZE (nothing about a damn medical screening ) that the 3rd party headhunters they were using did not rely the data properly That is a communication gaff between who THE HOSPITAL works with to fill positions and the hospital....NOT the applicant. It appears SHE got caught between whomever in HR and management didn't update that whatever allocations they thought they had got cut or something But nowhere in that piece did it say her offer was contingent on passing medical screening ( which some gigs are) nowhere did it say she FAILED a health screening. Health screenings aren't at big a deal IF asked for....any sane person could fly from John Wayne to Houston for a health screening and fly back the same effing day....that wasn't the case .....that she did all that where it was "only" about a medical screening did you 👂 🙉 listen

[@Meow4B]

Yeah that’s crazy, I don’t consider myself actually hired until I pass the preemployment screening and I get an offer letter. And even then until I show up and do the paperwork where they get my information to file taxes it’s still not a done deal

[@Meow4B]

@@Surannhealzlol good I hope she enjoys her hateful karma

[@NativeAmericanSwag]

She needs to sue not only the hospital but also the hiring agency too! Both were trash for doing this in the middle of the hiring process! Thank God she was able to find another job at a much better hospital, but what about all of the other innocent people who were hired? They also applied and more than likely had their job offers taken too even after relocation, they should all file a lawsuit too.

[@maxalberts2003]

One word: Texas.

[@abbottshaull9831]

I would say the Recruiting Entity is more at fault than the Hospital. We don't have any information how much the Hospital HR Department was involved or when they got involved in this process. Regardless when the Recruiting Entity contacted HR, requesting for Medical Examine and other onboarding process, should of pumped the breaks, an re-inform the Recruiter about the hiring freeze, so that the Recruiter could tell her that there was not a Job Offer on the table. Just because the Hospital has more money to get from law suit doesn't mean they are valid party to go after in this case. It appears the Recruiting Entity is the one who should shoulder the responsibility of covering any part of the 20k she spent for moving her family, especially if the misled her in believing that the Hospital was moving forward with the Offer they supposedly secured for her.

[@natashatravowski1211]

Why would you uproot your family before you were hired in? Most professionals i know secure the position then move the family.

[@PatrickBaptist]

My thoughts exactly, and I'm suppose to be sorry for someone not getting a high paying job? Women are suppose to be keepers at home, when they think they can man up and be a man they will always fail, sad her loser husband won't support his house like he is suppose to.

[@talkingthetalk3640]

But the hospital offered her the job.

[@JESUSISLORDforevermore888]

She may have had no other choice.

[@PatrickBaptist]

@@JESUSISLORDforevermore888 Yeah obviously her husband is one of those mooches that makes his wife work, sad.

[@firefeethok_tui2355]

An offer is the best you can do, if they offer you a job, and you accept, thats a hire.

[@mjbankhead9063]

Welcome to Texas.

[@JonnyHolms]

Ah yeah no, it's welcome to Houston and if you knew anything about Texas to begin with you would know how different the state is compared to that blue swamp called houston..and just as dangerous as LA...

[@alisonh4022]

Now go back

[@JonnyHolms]

@mjbankhead9063 it's more like welcome to houston, Let me educate you.. Texas and Houston couldn't be more farther apart in values.. Texas is for the free and brave and houston is just a blue dump...Thanks..

[@scottmiller4711]

I am amazed how many commenters don't actually watch the report...She already has another job and it was a "hiring company" not the hospital that failed to notify her of the hiring freeze before she made the move...but of course she is sueing the deeper pockets of the hospital and not the hiring company.

[@JacobScholl]

Howdy, I'm Mrs. Pedram's attorney. We sued TCH, the recruiting company, and the recruiter.

[@shalehausler4383]

The news story does not clarify if the hiring freeze affected people already in the process. Also from the news story it seems the hospital was still actively going through the motions of hiring. Information is missing from the news segment, but either way, this family made large financial decisions based on the expectation of employment, and that the family did their part, but were mislead by either the hospital, hiring agency or both.

[@acer4237]

She took a risk moving and also one by being on camera suing, which may be an issue later if she is looking for another job.

[@odalisgonzalez6875]

Employers need to be held responsible for their sloppy hiring practices. I hope she wins. I've heard reports like this before

[@TwntyUp]

there are no rights for employees in texas for the most part

[@1972OGTony]

Red state

[@Meow4B]

Yep they vote for it, and I can’t help thinking this is this lady‘s karma. She wanted to leave California where they don’t do this to people to go to a state full of cruelty. Welcome to TX lady.

[@blah7160]

Lmfao what's the alternative? All the money and businesses leave like in CA? Also I'm so tired of the blatant ignorance of this whole situation. This hospital is in the midst of controversy. They aren't supported or loved here anymore. Texans are not okay with irreversible Trans medical care of literal children. They knew this. They still did it. They lost substantial donors and funding. I stopped donating myself. Also please never move to a red state. Yall keep coming here for a better life than yall spit on us. Stay where yall are. We don't like yalls policies and opinions either.

[@richardschaffling9882]

I feel bad for her but before she moved she should have made sure she had the job in person

[@tmdx6345]

A company is an emotion-less person. Glad she found work . Blessings

[@trapdoor8888]

Welcome to Texas..

[@farmgirl6866]

The at will state.

[@rirkc]

After 46 years in the healthcare industry, I've come to the realization that hospitals are in the business of making money. When I started my nursing career, hospitals were in the business of providing quality care to their patients. I watched the evolution over the years with sheer horror and sadness.

[@anikaelizabeth]

Sounds like Houston, then a recruiter has the nerve to keep calling me to come back there from the Pacific Coast scenic byway.

[@michaeln.2383]

That's the bait and switch.

[@abbottshaull9831]

How can you say it bait and switch, we were never told how far along the Hospital knew about her "Job Offer". If the Hospital HR knew anything before she moved, then yeah they would be open to law suit. If the Recruiter didn't inform the Hospital until after she moved, then it on the Recruiter only.

[@michaeln.2383]

@@abbottshaull9831 Sure, cowboy.

[@jenniferwells2291]

Not surprised at all. We moved from McKinney to Ft Worth as part of a requirement for a job he took at a law office (Keith Law Firm), then 2 months later the attorney fired all the new paralegal hires who had each moved for the jobs, 3 in total. Between moving there and then having to move in with my mother we lost all of our savings, $14,000. Then he was told Not to sue to get it back because he would never work again if he did. Years later we still haven't recovered.

[@bbutler7158]

Not the first time. Glad she is speaking publicly. This will encourage others to do the same so it doesn't happen to the next person.

[@everyxheart]

Oh I would be pissed. I’m glad she got another job, but this hiring company should be put out of business

[@sheerwillsurvival2064]

She’s better off in California. Texas is a right to work state . They won’t get a dime. This happens ALL the time

[@my2cents945]

Never relocate for a job, NEVER. This happens more often than you can imagine. Top tier people get to sue because it's worth it for a law firm to take the case. Lower tier people don't stand a chance.

[@MyDzilla]

Why can't they hire people from Texas?

[@robertward8035]

Seriously? 😒

[@eric1302]

Qualifying pool is small.

[@acer4237]

Texas is an at will state, maybe anyone relocating should only do so if company pays for the move and has a contract in place if they do an RIF. If all this is not in place, I wouldn’t relocate and accept all liability and risks.

[@PhrontDoor]

For something like that, always get a signed contract. Hire a lawyer, spend a couple thousand to get those situations covered in writing. Don't spend a single dollar for the new position until that contract is bulletproof.

[@gerardgarcia7127]

Welcome to the real world!

[@eyelovecolorado2195]

Sue the hiring company not the hospital. Lol

[@GrayWolf413]

Red state values! 🟥

[@steveperry3572]

First of all, never make a big life decision of moving until you know you have the job. Second, she should be suing the middle man, not the hospital.

[@jdrancho1864]

I've heard of this happening so many times, but usually in tech companies and related start=ups. Generally speaking there is nothing an applicant or new hire can do about it, as long as it is a bona fide business decision and not aimed at the employee specifically. In this case, since it was known that the hospital had a hiring freeze in place, the woman has a reasonable right to expect to be informed about it by either the hospital or the recruiting company. While the outcome of no case is guaranteed, Scholl and his client seem to have a much better than even chance of prevailing in court.

[@Jblaze024]

She's in a big surprise because the hospital's lawyers are going to litigate until she has no more money.

[@maxalberts2003]

Bad P.R. move on the hospital's part. That dump is already on its last legs and has just laid off 1000 more employees. Then again, Texas has never seemed to care about P.R. or its position as America's rectum.

[@arwinvicente4024]

Never quit until you signed everything.

[@mohakon1]

I believe this is normal here in the U.S. since they have at will position. Technically they can let you go anytime even a week after you get hired without any reason. Even if they say it’s permanent position, it’s not really permanent. We should make the changes, we should never accept any position out of state so they can change the rule to become like Europe where they have better job security.

[@Doc5thMech]

Another change to be made: Any employee should have the right to quit any position simply by not showing up for work. What’s good for the janitor should be good enough for the CEO.

[@darrengaither3428]

So the 3rd party that recuirty the lady knew that the Hospital had a Hiring freeze but didnt say anything. But its the Hosptail's fault ? Though I understand that she went through all the hoops and when all the paper work hit HR, HR was lit yeah we are not Hiring anyone. The 3rd party recuiter is who needs to be sued.

[@nattamused9074]

What? A Californian suing? Shocker.

[@rich-lf1bm]

What a republican complaining , it fits, like Trump reeking of feet and cornchips

[@celestialblue7229]

Oh please, many people from every state sues all the time, it's not exclusive to Californians.

[@jimmyaber5920]

Almost at the rate Texans sue.

[@JSRTales]

if she is in healthcare she can easily find a job elsewhere, she shuld however contnue with lawsuit

[@Cucumberflavoredmustard]

What. A job offer, and then you accept and show up for your first day? That's a HIRE. A "hiring freeze" no longer applies.

[@BusArch42]

Exactly. They terminated her. The contract goes both ways.

[@41divad]

Welcome to texas

[@wickedbird1538]

😮😮I worked for state government. We would interview. Then, I would call back the best candidate for the second interview. At that time, potential employees were finger printed. The actual offer would not be made until AFTER a background check was completed.

[@breewashere]

Question though, why is she suing them when she found a different job somewhere else. It kind of defeats the purpose of her whole argument. Like that dude said it could take her 3 months to find another job but she already got another job? It's just weird to me.

[@janetwebb2701]

Nope. You dont move for a job you dont have. Thats just common sense. Most professionals temporally travel until work is established. Tgere is more to this story than is being related.

[@JacobScholl]

Howdy, I'm Mrs. Pedram's attorney. You're right. This 2 minute video is merely a snapshot. If you have any questions, I'd be happy to answer what I can here. First, she had a written job offer with a firm start date, hourly rate, and a slew of other paperwork. This was after over two months of interviews. The decision to move wasn't impulsive. It was a long drawn out process with multiple panel interviews, background checks, drug tests, health screenings, references, and more. They were in contact with her through text messages and emails the whole time. They knew she was moving from California. One text message wishes her a safe flight home. The whole thing is outlandish.

[@COVERartistLOL]

This is disgusting. It is disgraceful how They wasted that woman's time when this country has such a shortage of physicians. 😤😤 I hope she wins 🎉

[@BlackSheep-qs6vu]

company has every right not to accept you. Maybe should have waited to move, see if the job works out. Cry me a river.

[@cocoace7587]

Somewhere in the process , a higher up wasn't " feeling her ." Like #ugh 😬

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

It said something about her health, did she fail the health screening? I bet there is WAY more to this story than she's telling.

[@dalereal7211]

Find another hospital

[@holymelon8011]

Wellllll welcome to texas

[@pixieazul19]

When i heard the attorney say it would take 3 to 4 months to find work in HOUSTON, I thought to myself, please! She will have so many offers here. Being a recruiter who recruited for all the major health systems here without enough qualified applicants, i know she'd be ok. Glad she was.

[@MsAchampion]

Yeah. They gave it to one of they're friends probably 😕. Give her that job already. Bless her heart ❤️. I'm glad that she found another job. 🙏🏾 😊

[@susansilvey1614]

Thank you

[@MexicanChrisKyle]

Hospitals not caring about people?? Never heard that one before. Good thing she found out quick which establishment she shouldnt be wasting any time at

[@GaryHurst-v3s]

If this is the hospital’s policy, perhaps people should pledge donations to the hospital for a new wing and then rescind their pledges after the the groundbreaking. It’s the same thing.

[@elChato369]

At will in Texas. Quit thinking California laws transfer to Texas

[@mr.x291]

It’s at will in California too.

[@stub4488]

Recession yet? Or are we still ignoring reality?

[@susansmith493]

Never make permanent changes until your acceptance is full, complete and your temporary period is finished. "But you promised ..." is not a contract. This is on her.

[@ZpapM92]

Degrees doesn’t mean common sense 😂 i agree she should’ve taken more precautions

[@ElusiveMackerel]

I actually heard about something similar last year when tech companies started laying off loads of their employees: there was a person who had already signed a lease for an apartment in California to start their new job but right before they were due to start they received a notice that the job offer was rescinded because the department the person was to work for had been downsized. It is BRUTAL to do that.

[@mpcjunkie72]

She'll win. This is what I tell people. Make sure you get an offer letter that is in writing. People get phone calls and run with it. Get in writing your start date, salary and position name.

[@AlexCab_49]

If I got a job offer to Texas, I'd pass

[@frankmacleod2565]

Couldn't pay me enough to move there

[@LexyTheEbikeQueen]

Trust me she gonna lose the lawsuit … she found a job to fast

[@JacobScholl]

Howdy, I'm Mrs. Pedram's lawyer. My client diligently mitigated her damages as was her duty to do so. Even though she found a new job, she has to wait another three months for hospital privileges. She is going 5-6 months without a paycheck.

[@celestialblue7229]

@@JacobScholl Exactly, she should also be compensated for all of the expensive costs from moving state to state, it isn't cheap. I hope you all can win this case, best wishes.

[@sport07-o2l]

@@JacobSchollTexas Children’s probably don’t care about paying the lawsuit. They have an endless supply of money in their patients, insurance companies and charitable organizations. They’ll just pass the buck on down the line

[@BusArch42]

@@JacobSchollshe has every right to get that gap covered, the cost of moving, and the lawyers fees covered. They will probably settle because if I were on this jury I would add punitive damages to the pile as would most I suspect.

[@thehonesttruth8808]

At will hospital and who the heck uproots everything until they make sure that the job is a good fit?

[@brooke4188]

such a shame nobody wants to work, right guys?

[@serenesrn3827]

This is so wrong . Hope she wins the lawsuit.

[@jmfs3497]

The CEO makes $8 million per year. I'll give him credit for being CEO since the 1980s, though. However, I've seen the hospital in my state become an extension of bloated administrative salaries under the guise of "competitive". These executives job hop from one governmental institution to the next, often making everyone that works there focus their energy on making the executive look good so they can continue to climb the ladder, and absorb massive salaries while pushing the functional people out. It's not about helping people, or making health care more functional, it's all about appearing to make money or save money on paper.

[@goodgirl8966]

The only 2:42

[@mrsjamessmom9044]

On boarding is such a cluster....

[@sjohnschafer]

I’m sorry this happened, but why would a person go through all those changes without waiting until they definitely have the job.

[@gomerhanger2285]

I'd be pissed of to if I was now stuck in Texas after leaving the great weather of Southern California🤨

[@alisonh4022]

You know that she made a decision to move to TX before looking for a job in TX right??

[@tamhead1]

Been to SoCal...pretty, but def not as great as y'all try to make it. All these Cali plates in HTX lol.

[@daisymae3258]

California is a crap hole

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

It says the job offer was resented during her health screening. I wonder if she didn't pass the screen. The report says she had a job offer, not that she was hired. It's not the hospital's fault she jumped the gun, sold her house and moved her family across the country. That's a decision she made. Maybe get hired first, then make major life changes. If she was already a resident of Houston and this happened would it be making the news? She chose to apply in Texas while in California. She chose to sell the house before being hired. She chose to move her family 1500 miles on a job offer, not a hire

[@highcottonhoneybeecompany3299]

They realized she was from California!

[@MajinMist603]

And yet the hospitals are understaff/ overworked and need more pay

[@Doc5thMech]

None of that applies to the CEO nor to the CFO.

[@Noone9227]

I had a tentative offer quietly revoked with Department of Justice after their rather weird CFO meddled and jumped to incorrect conclusions about my background. The deputy CFO had the audacity to make disparaging comments about my professionalism in his response in the complaint when I did follow-ups checking on my on-boarding progress. Yet, from the findings of the investigation they had already determined not to hire me before that and didn’t tell me. In fact, they lied to me about my continued candidacy three times. Speaking of unprofessional behavior! Filed an EEO complaint, and they settled. Ironically, they ended up doing me a favor for other reasons than solely the way they conducted themselves.

[@LamarA-bq1zz]

Hospital not at fault. Her sense of entitlement is real!!!!

[@alisonh4022]

What else you expect from Californians

[@lindat3607]

Why would you uproot your whole family before you even know you like the job? Welcome to the real world my dear.

[@jefferyburgess7291]

No she planned horribly who moves without a absolute position at said job I wouldn’t have move until I did my on boarding

[@stevechance150]

Texas is an "at will employment" State. At-will employment allows employers to end employment at any time, for any reason, and employers don't have to give notice or state a reason for termination. (You can thank Republicans for that).

[@chrisl1201]

Thank you Greg Abbott!

[@macman1469]

Unless it's actually stipulated as a condition of work , with a signed contract . You are under no obligation to give 2 weeks notice in any state . Even if contracted most employers will not try and enforce it due to costs of legal services.

[@FredPena-rd5cf]

Actually it received bipartisan support. And i worked for Medicare in several states. Same thing. We had to sign a document every year stating that we were aware of this law. Its a Bi Partisan deal. Check your partisanship if youre going to allow yourself to be so uninformed.

[@MrGaryg20047]

The State of California has at will employment and the same thing, they can get rid of you anytime they want!

[@JacobScholl]

Howdy, I'm Mrs. Pedram's attorney. I appreciate your feedback. Yes, while Texas is an At-Will Employer state, the matter at bar concerns issues in the realm of contract law, not employment. The main claim here is called Promissory Estoppel. TCH made a written promise. Mrs. Pedram relied on that promise to her detriment. The reliance and detriment were foreseeable. She was not yet an employee. Her employment had not yet vested. She wasn't fired. They failed to uphold their promise.

[@NK-xk9kj]

You haven’t signed the papers, you don’t have a job! Period. Thats the chance you took!

[@ericaking4026]

Yeah I have to agree she should have probably rented an apt before moving her whole family without signing paperwork or at the very least started working to see if she was going to like the WK place environment.

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Agreed. It’s also employment at will. You can be fired at any time and can quit at any time. The time between jobs is when you’re most at risk. Just move on with your life. Nobody wants to hire someone who has sued former or prospective employers. This isn’t Kally-forn-ya. You’re not entitled to a job.