Documented their conversation and what both Amber and I observed and overheard. (check email)
Jaime finally decided to extend his leave to September and will still get paid. Luckily, that is enough time to find out if he gets approved for his disability. He also offered to go back to Stone Oaks, so I will encourage him to do so as soon as he can.....
Jaime reached out to David about three times this Dmorning around 10:00 am CT, but he did not pick up. Around 11am, David called back and he and Jaime spoke about next best steps and how Jaime should not retire but instead maximize all the resources and options the company has to offer. For example, David suggested extending his disability leave to the full amount allotted, which is through Sept 2021. Jaime also explained he was going to start working with a law firm to help him use AT&T, which David explained he should not do and also asked if he had communicated his intent to HR, whom Jaime spoke to earlier. David explained he could not sue AT&T because he would need to go through arbitration, as agreed upon when he first got hired and HR also advised him of the same. Their call concluded around 11:30am in which Jaime walked away with saying, “David doesn’t want me to retire, but use all possible resources, for now”. 30 minutes later, David called Jaime back they continued to discuss what Jaime’s plans were and again, David advised him not to retire, not sue the company and to use this time to take a break from AT&T. At 12:20pm, I asked Jaime to hang up the call with David so I could talk to him about this situation. I explained to Jaime that he should no longer have any further phone calls with David, but instead via email or text bc he needs to be careful and start documenting everything he shares with David and HR. I also explained, that AT&T is probably already working on building a case against him to ensure he gets nothing and will probably be terminated. Jaime said David has a way of reminding him of his father and is able to convince him of changing his outlook and plans. I also explained to Jaime that David has already shown not to be trusted and that he and HR are probably scared should he pursue the arbitration tactic because it involves David, which is the reason he is talking Jaime out of pursuing it. I clarified that earlier when both Amber and I suggested to Jaime he should start documenting everything he does (dates/times/conversations/topics/names/verbatim statements) we were only trying to help him protect himself. Earlier when we mentioned it to Jaime, he started to shut down and asked us to stop “pushing him” into doing things and to let him handle things himself. I also explained that now since Jaime reached out to him, David feels he can reach back out to Jaime whenever he wants. I advised against this because David has his own self-interest to be concerned about, as well as, AT&T’s. Jaime also offered to go back to Stone Oaks to do additional therapy and I stated it might be a good idea and might help his case in getting his disability approved. He said he would start working on getting back into the program. My conversation with Jaime ended at 12:37pm.
- Spoke to Amber about all of this too and she agrees Jaime needs to protect himself and
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