Accused of Setting a Fire at Work

My question involves criminal law for the state of: Michigan

I was working a store yesterday. Convenience store with connected laundrymat.

I got my display table set up. Asked to use the bathroom.

Get started with demoing beers. 10-15 minutes in, the girl (I guess manager?) asked me if I smoked in the bathroom.

I don't smoke. I am allergic. I do live with a smoker.

Today, the person I work for on this job calls and says the store says I set a fire in the bathroom.

I know if I am questioned, lawyer up. But sheesh....any other advice? I've already emailed to say to I quit, send me a UPS label for the demo kit.....

This place has been so disorganized as it is. 3 times out of 5 the credit card was declined, addresses were incorrect. First time, I had to stand there for 30 minutes waiting for payment to be made. 10 months later, you would THINK it would be more organized......

Was there any damage involved?

I have no idea. All I know was there was a fire in the bathroom 10-15 minutes after I was in there.

I did not see any sprinklers, firetrucks. I was demoing so I assume no evacuations.

The store is a convenience store with an attached laundrymat, where the bathroom is. Same company, I know that much.

I was just suddenly asked if I smoked, and said no, but I do live with smoker so I may smell like I do. I though nothing of it...

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If I had been fired, could I have sued? (I pretty much know the answer is 99.9999% "no" but my mom wanted the question asked)

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If I had been fired, could I have sued? (I pretty much know the answer is 99.9999% "no" but my mom wanted the question asked)

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tell mom, no, I could not have sued for a wrongful termination.

Just keep your ears open and mouth closed in case something does come of it.

You need to move and start over. You have ridiculous work experiences. I have never known anyone to have this many issues with so many jobs. Good luck and hopefully moving will break the curse of bad luck.

Damn Pandie! :eek: Semi-pyshotic grandma, little devil-spawn of a dog, enough goofy employment trials and tribulations to adapt into a mini-series for the Lifetime Channel, a few things you've mentioned that I can't recall at the moment, coupled with possibly a few issues or so you've never brought up pretty much adds up to Bam being spot on.

My suggestion would be a start-over move of at least a thousand miles to put all this silliness well behind ya before the roller-coaster ride you've been on sails off the rails!

I want to move back to Florida. Just don't have the finances to do it. Though I am getting closer to being out of debt.

Job interview #300000000 today. Let's see how this one goes.

guess it's karma for not marrying who everyone wanted me to. I swear, I have had nothing but bad luck since meeting my ex!

Do you really think a judge is going to believe that because you live with a smoker somehow a fire magically started? Only advice I can give you is to get a lawyer ASAP and only speak to your lawyer about this incident, not a bunch of strangers on the internet.

-Buff

These aren't strangers to me. I'm a senior member here, been here 4 years. These are friends who are very knowledgable.

My other thoughts on this: I don't smoke. I don't even have a lighter or ashtray in my car. So a person who doesn't smoke, does not carry a lighter or matches....

Next: A convenience store and laundrymat with one multi-sex bathroom, single toilet. I would guess other people used it before and after I did.

And...if I were going to start a fire....why would I park my car right outside of the laundrymat, rather than in a further away spot?

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Quoting Bo_Buff

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............not a bunch of strangers on the internet.

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Some of us ain't strangers. Strange perhaps, but not strangers!:eek:

Sometimes, those of us that have been around here for way too long stand around a virtual campfire, holding virtual hands, and sing Kum-Ba-Yah......in a virtual sense of course. :cool:
The last time was a virtual emotional experience that almost got me a virtual sniffle going. Lucky for me there was a virtual kleenex.:D