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Review of CSC

I was terminated from CSC on the two month anniver...

I was terminated from CSC on the two month anniversary of my father committing suicide. And this was after nearly 3 years of consistently above average service with no history of major issues / prior errors. I made a couple of procedural errors within the first couple of weeks back from my bereavement and was fired for that. They gave me a severance package of sorts, just one month of pay and a couple months of sub-par health insurance. I think they knew deep down that this termination was not morally correct. I ve been waiting for over a year to write this in order to let the initial shock and anger pass, but I must say, it still feels as though I was unfairly terminated due to the stigma associated with not only my father having committed suicide, but also they had no apparent training or overall interest in understanding my own mental health as a result. My manager (and former teammate) was both very new at her job and was under tons of stress since she was late into her first pregnancy. So I try to keep this in mind when I think of CSC and the decision she made to proceed with terminating me. However, at the end of the day, when you look at the situation, it begs the question if CSC has ever truly taken a stance of solidarity with their employees suffering from mental illness and things of the like. I recall my manager as well as the head of CSC s entire HR department admittedly not understanding how it felt in regards to returning to work after one of your parents has committed suicide, which in my opinion is unacceptable for a company of that size and scope. As a result, I would not recommend CSC to my friends, family, or otherwise as a workplace worth working at.