<prompt> Human: Hello, personalfinance-Longtime lurker here. I was fired yesterday while I was on my way to work. The manner in which I was fired was pretty fishy in the sense that it was over the phone, and the events leading up to yesterday. I worked at a well known branding agency here in California. Its notorious for being a very toxic environment and the turnover rate is unbelievable. Despite this, I managed to stick around for over 2 years and Ive seen many people come and go- especially in my department. I figured Id respectfully ask for a small increase on my pay because Im training people in the middle of rush projects with tight deadlines, which meant Id have to stay a little longer than I should to get new people up to speed. I mentioned to the HR last Friday that if it wasnt too much to ask, if I could have a month to train new people with a little increased pay. She gave me hope when mentioned that wed have a discussion the following Monday 625.This is where my life becomes a living hell: Monday I come in, training a new employee. We didnt have much to do per se, but I trained her by showing her the procedures that we follow and give her tips in entering orders in the accounting software that we use. We recently had a Director of Operations come on board and guy watches our every move and reports to the CEO. Just so happens on this day, he acknowledges that we didnt have much on our plate but could clearly see that the new employee was taking notes on everything I was showing her and yet tells the CEO that he didnt know that we had nothing to do. This already infuriates the CEO because at this point, she now knew that I talked to our HR about my request to increase my pay. We didnt have the conversation regarding said request that day.On Tuesday, I come into work later than usual per my CEOs request. I was fine with complying so that I would be able to have the conversation as promised, but I walked into a sabotage. I was tasked by the DoO to train 2 people in other departments to do what I do- mind you, I was already training the new employee the day before and she was already bothered by the fact that I was training other people to do the job she was hired to do. Essentially, I was training 3 people at the same time to process orders while given a quota of 5 orders to enter myself. I could have easily met my quota if I wasnt being pulled in 15 different directions. The reason behind this was because of my punishment. I say this because the new employee sat down with the DoO to express her frustrations of her trainer me being taken away from her. The DoO then expresses that hes on her side and simply following the CEOs instruction, which was a reaction to what she felt was retaliation towards her. Included in this instruction was to basically punish me for giving a 1-months notice and thinking I was too good for the company. These ridiculous demands were made to make it look like I wasnt doing my job. I trained the very best I could, and at the end of the day, there was still no discussion, despite my request to talk to someone. The next day I get a call while on the way to work saying I was being let go at will because I gave a 1-months notice. That was not the case, and I did ask am I being fired? and they reiterated that I was being let go at-will because they have the right to accept or deny my notice. I clarify that its not what I gave them but theyre still moving forward with their decision. Throughout the day, Im finding out from my fellow co-workers that the Sr. sales manager requested Id be let go and that she couldnt work with me anymore. I am not one to step on anyones feet and Im compliant when it comes to the higher ups, but something seems fishy about my firing. Like I was set up.Im at a loss and I dont know what to do. I picked up my belongings and my final paycheck today, and the HR said I didnt know it would end up this way and acknowledged that there was a misunderstanding. I intend to file for unemployment, but despite my conversation with HR, she did mention that she will tell them that I did indeed quit, and that took me by surprise because she knew what went down. I know now that they will fight against me receiving unemployment, but what can I do on my end to get some justice here? Is it even worth seeking legal advice?TL;DR - Asked for a small raise for a month to train new employees, CEO thinks Im a cocky bastard and worked with management to sabotage my career. Fired me 2 days later and claim that I put my notice in that I intended to quit. Wat do  <response>: Based on the way you describe the place, my opinion is they did you a favor. Now get revenge by finding a better job. 