I think I am going to be fired. Anything I can do?

I am a good worker, I have never been late (usually 30m early) and work all day long while everyone else slacks off and plays on the internet. I have never had any formal discipline for anything at my office. Over the past week, I have over heard comments about me getting fired even yesterday I heard one of my managers asking why the other hasn't done it yet. Since I was catching onto the hole ordeal, I asked my boss if my job was in a stable condition and he said it was he told me YES! Then today I get an email saying they no longer need my position. Is this legal? To offer false security of a stable position then fire the NEXT day?



Is this legal? Yes.





In fact, managers are told to keep silent until all the HR paperwork is in place to give you the news. You could be buying a house, making a deposit on a big vacation, or otherwise making a big financial commitment all while asking your boss if your job is secure.... and they would be required to tell you all is okay while knowing the very next day they are going to lay you off.





I imagine you think this is hard on you. But, I can assure you, it's a moral delima the manager must live with the rest of their life. A decade later, and the knowledge that you had to axe someone's life stays with them.